Apr 30, 2017: Deadline ends today for registration of indirect tax payees with GST network. Duties and credits accumulated under current tax regime will expire if not migrated. Last date also to declare unaccounted income under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Deposit Scheme.
It is the deadline set by the Central Board of Excise and Customs to all existing taxpayers for their migration to the new GST Network . The government plans to put into effect GST from July 1st and in the run-up to the new indirect tax regime, it has started migrating excise, service tax and VAT assessees to the new tax payment portal.
It is also the deadline set by the Central Board of Excise and Customs for filing service tax return. Every registered service tax assessee has to file service tax return in form ST-3 on a half-yearly basis before the due date to avoid penalty. (DD News)
