[aaykarbhavan] Service tax voluntarly compliance encouragement rules 2013 notified

 [TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART 

II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Finance 

(Department of Revenue)

Notification

No.10/2013 - Service Tax

New Delhi, the 13th May, 2013

G.S.R…..(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of 

section 114 of the Finance Act, 2013 (17 of 2013), the Central Government hereby 

makes the following rules regarding the form and manner of declaration, form and 

manner of acknowledgement of declaration, manner of payment of tax dues and 

form and manner of issuing acknowledgement of discharge of tax dues under the 

Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme,2013,namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the Service Tax 

Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Rules, 2013.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette of India.

2. Definitions. – (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Act" means the Finance Act, 2013; 

(b) "Form" means the Forms annexed to these rules. 

(c) "Scheme" means the Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement 

Scheme, 2013 as specified in the Act; 

(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules but defined in the 

Scheme shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Scheme. 

3. Registration. – Any person, who wishes to make a declaration under the Scheme, 

shall, if not already registered, take registration under rule 4 of the Service Tax 

Rules, 1994.

4. Form of declaration. – The declaration under sub-section (1) of section 107 of the 

Act, in respect of tax dues under the Scheme shall be made in Form VCES -1. 

5. Form of acknowledgment of declaration. – The designated authority on receipt 

of declaration shall issue an acknowledgement thereof, in Form VCES -2, within a 

period of seven working days from the date of receipt of the declaration.

6. Payment of tax dues.– (1) The tax dues payable under the Scheme along with 

interest, if any, under section 107 of the Act shall be paid to the credit of the Central 

Government in the manner prescribed for the payment of service tax under the 

Service Tax Rules, 1994.(2) The CENVAT credit shall not be utilised for payment of tax dues under the 

Scheme.

7. Form of acknowledgement of discharge.– (1) The designated authority shall 

issue an acknowledgement of discharge under sub-section (7) of section 107 of the 

Act, in Form VCES - 3.

(2) The acknowledgement of discharge shall be issued within a period of seven 

working days from the date of furnishing of details of payment of tax dues in full 

along with interest, if any, by the declarant.

Regards

Prarthana Jalan

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