Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise & Customs)
Circular No. 153/04/2012 – Service Tax
New Delhi, the 6th March 2012
To
Chief Commissioners of Central Excise & Customs (All)
Chief Commissioners of Central Excise (All)
Directors General (All)/Chief Departmental Representatives (CESTAT)
Commissioners of Service Tax (All)
Commissioners of Central Excise (All)
Commissioners of Central Excise & Customs (All)
Madam/Sir
Subject: Allocation of work relating to Service Tax procedures to the Service
Tax wing of the CBEC – regarding
The undersigned is directed to invite your attention to the Board’s
Circular
No. 661/52/2002 – CX. Dated 11th September 2002 read with amending Circulars
issued from time to time.
- The work relating to Service Tax has grown multi-fold over the years with
the expansion of tax base and there is an imminent need for addressing the
issues referred by the field formations expeditiously for issue of suitable
directions by the Board. Further, TRU is also over burdened with a number of
references on technical matters from the Commissionerates.
- In order to enable more focused and timely attention in matters relating to
Service Tax, it has now been decided by the Board that the following work
allocation be made to the Service Tax wing of the Board functioning under the
Member (Service Tax).
Service Tax wing
- Amendment to Service Tax Rules, 1994 and allied rules pertaining to
procedure.
- Work relating to Service Tax procedural matters such as registration,
assessment, scrutiny, returns including its formats.
- Monitoring of field formations for Service Tax work; Formulation of action
plan
- Monitoring and implementation of Key Performance Indicators including
Service Tax revenue collection, performance in technical areas of work by field
formations.
- Providing comments against litigation before Courts on matters of
constitutional validity or policies framed by Government, after a period of two
years from the change; and in respect of matters emanating from Service Tax
wing.
- Issue of clarifications or instructions in respect of taxable Services,
where there is a clear stated position in law, which has been raised by trade or
field formations
- Furnishing replies to C&AG, Draft Audit Paras, PAC reply on matters
involving Service Tax procedure and issues relating to individual assessees and
other work connected with aforesaid items.
- All Parliament Questions, complaints, representations relating to above
items of work and other work connected with aforesaid items.
- Any other item of work of a miscellaneous nature that may be specifically
allotted to by the Chairman (CBEC) or Member (Service Tax).
Note : All other item of work relating to Service Tax, including Finance Act,
1994 and other legislation, exemptions and abatement, preparation for Union
Budget on Service Tax, Goods Service Tax roadmap, revenue analysis, modeling,
fixation of revenue targets, clarification on issues referred by chambers and
associations etc. would continue to be handled by Joint Secretary (TRU-II) under
the charge of Member (Budget).
- Accordingly, entry No. II & III, items of work allocated to CX – 4 Section
vide Annexure to the Board’s Circular No. 661/52/2002 – CX dated 11.09.2002
stands modified.
- Henceforth, all communications to the Board on the matters relating to
Service Tax wing should be addressed to the Commissioner (Service Tax) or to the
Director (Service Tax) of the C.B.E.C. working under the Member (Service Tax).
- Receipt of this Circular may kindly be acknowledged.
Yours faithfully
(Deepankar Aron)
Director (Service Tax)
CBEC, New Delhi
Dy. No. 357/Comm(ST)/2007
Copy for information to,
Chairman, CBEC
All Members, CBEC,
All sections of CBEC.