Latest Due Dates for payment of Service tax – Rule 6, of Service Tax Rules, 1994

by Paras Mehra 5.32K

Introduction

Due dates of service tax are prescribed under Rule 6 of Service Tax rules, 1994. They are crucial to remember when you are under service tax ambit. 

The payment for Service tax has to be paid electronically on or before the 6th day of the next month.

The amount of service is to be done for every month or every quarter is depend on what is your form of business? Or what is your revenue figure?

Whether it has to be paid monthly or quarterly?

It is important to understand that due dates differ according to turnover and form of business. Let us have a look at these due dates.

FORM OF BUSINESS

DUE DATE

Individual, Proprietorship, Partnership, Hindu Undivided family (HUF) and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Quarterly (April to June – Q1, July to September – Q2)

One Person Company (if turnover is 50 lakh or less in previous financial year) w.e.f 1st April, 2016

Quarterly

Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company, Foreign Company or any other business form like Trust, etc

Monthly

One Person Company (If turnover exceeds 50 lakh)

Monthly
 


Due date for newly formed One Person Company (OPC)

After reading the above due dates, the question may arise for the due date of newly registered One Person Company? In other words, what is the due date of One Person Company when there is no previous year?

The law is silent on this issue. But as per our interpretation of law, Government wants to provide benefit to small One Person Company and hence, the due date for newly incorporated One Person Company (OPC) will be quarterly. 

Due date for Month of March – Important

The due date for the month of March for all the forms of business (including partnerships, LLP, OPC, Private limited company) will be 31st March of the calendar year and not the 6th Day of next month.
 

Due date Charts for all the forms of business:

MONTHS - PERIOD

DUE DATE

April

 6th of May,

May to Feb,

6th of Next Month

March,

31st March,

 

QUARTERLY - PERIOD

DUE DATE

April to June,  – Q1

 6th of July

July to September,  – Q2

6th of October

October to December,  – Q3

6th of January

January to March – Q4

31st March 2016

 

Conclusion

The above due dates are based on the latest amendment. However, law is very dynamic and the above due dates may change. Hence we request you to please contact us for most recent information.

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