ST-3 e-filing Due Date Extended upto 26.12.2011

F. No. 137/99/2011 – Service Tax

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise and Customs

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New Delhi dated the   20th October 2011

ORDER NO. 1 /2011 – Service Tax

In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule  7(4) of the Service Tax  Rules 1994 read with notification No.  48/2011-Service Tax dated 19th October  2011, Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby extends the date of submission of half yearly return for the period April 2011 to September 2011 from 25th October 2011 to 26th December 2011. This is being done in view of the fact that the e-filing of service tax returns for all class of service tax assesses has been made mandatory for the first time vide notification no. 43/2011- Service Tax  dated  25.8.11, as such leaving less time for the trade to adjust to the requirement of e-filing. 

Director (Service Tax)

CBEC, New Delhi 

Source :http://www.aces.gov.in/Documents/N_1_2011_ST.pdf

A Fellowship on ‘Communities in Conservation': An initiative of FES in the North-East, India.

Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) is pleased to announce a fellowship program that supports activities / research by individuals from the 8 North Eastern states on governance and conservation of the rich biodiversity values of the region. Support will be provided for (but not restricted to) efforts that promote issues of: A. Governance of natural resources. B. Community conserved areas. C. Biodiversity beyond protected areas. The Fellowship: A. Would be up to Rs. 2,00,000/- (two lakhs) and for a maximum period of 18 (eighteen) months. B. Encourage individuals eager to comprehend and conserve the biodiversity values of the region. They could be engaged in employment (full time / part time) / pursuing academics or otherwise. C. Would favour activities that lead towards field level conservation while age and academic qualifications are not a bar.  Applications can be sent to northeast.fes@ecologicalsecurity.org and should include curriculum vitae of the applicant, detailed proposal and justification on how the actions would benefit conservation. Candidates are encouraged to share reports, images, web-links and write-ups of their earlier efforts. FES requests friends to share information on the fellowship and welcomes enquires atnortheast.fes@ecologicalsecurity.org / 02692 261402 / 0 89782 79595

Source : http://www.fes.org.in/includeAll.php?pId=Mi01Mi0x

MCA Repealing "Company within 24 Hours" Scheme

Barely a month after an initiative to allow online incorporation of companies within 24 hours, the government has gone back on its ambitious plan aimed at giving ease to the corporate world to carry out business in India. Making an about turn on its plan, which would have made starting companies in India as easy as in countries such as New Zealand and Australia, the government said that online incorporation of firms cannot be put into practice. "Since now companies are being incorporated within 24-48 hours, online approval of incorporation formsa¦on the basis of certification and declarations given by the practicing professional is not going to be implemented yet," the corporate affairs ministry said. However, experts said that it takes almost a month to incorporate a company in India. According to a World Bank report, it takes an average of 29 days to start a company here.  Source :http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/government-goes-back-on-its-ambitious-plan-of-24-hour-online-incorporation-of-companies/articleshow/9974529.cms