e-payment of service tax till midnight of 31-03-2017. Banks open till 8.00 pm on March 30, 2017 and up to 6.00 pm on March 31, 2017

e-payment of service tax till midnight of 31-03-2017 

Circular No 205/3/2017-Service Tax

F. No. 137/155/2012- Service Tax (Part IT)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs
Service Tax Wing

New Delhi. dated the 27th March. 2017

To
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Central Excise/Service Tax
Principal Directors General/Directors General of Goods and Service Tax/
Central Excise lntelligence/ Systems and Data Management/Audit/Tax Payer Services/ Performance Management
Chief Commissioner AR CESTAT
All  Principal  Additional  Directors  General/Additional Directors  General (Audit)
All  Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Central  Excise/Service Tax

Madam/ Sir.

Sub: Extension of e·payment deadline and of banking hours

The  Reserve Bank of India   has   issued   instructions  vide  Notification RBI/2016-17/250 dated  16th March, 2017 wherein it has been decided that all agency banks shall keep the counters of their designated  branches conducting government business open up to 8.00 pm on March 30, 2017. and up to 6.00 p.m .on March 31, 2017. All electronic transactions would, however. continue till midnight of March 31.2017.

2. Thus the assessees can make e-payment till the midnight of March 31, 2017.

3. It is requested  that Trade notices may be issued to publicize the extended e-payment hours as well as the extended banking hours.

Yours faithfully

Dr. Sreeparvathy S. L.
Under Secretary Service Tax