« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  ITR filing deadline extension now demanded by this Tax Bar Association due to many issues including technical glitches with ITR portal  GST Rule Changes for FY 2025 26  Income tax return filing 2025: Five ITR mistakes that can trigger an income tax notice in 2025  ITR filing What is updated income tax return and ITR U Who can file & what you can t change - top points to know  Shifted to new tax regime? Here are 5 investments you shouldn't drop  Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Expert Panel for addressing queries related to Statutory Audit pertaining to auditing aspects. «  Finmin rules out autonomy to NHAI for PPP projects... Transfer pricing audits: No review of threshold cap now... » e-payment of service tax mandatory for big assessees September, 25th 2006 All assessees who have paid Rs 50 lakh or more as service tax during the preceding financial year or whose payment of service tax exceeded Rs 50 lakh during the current financial year, are required to pay service tax electronically with effect from October 1. A notification was issued on Thursday. According to an official release, field officers and banks have been advised to contact the service tax assessees and extend all necessary assistance to make the transition smooth and successful. Service tax commissionerates have also been organising interactive programmes, for the benefit of the assessees, in coordination with the bankers and the officers of the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, the release said. In consonance with its policy to increasingly use information technology to improve the operational efficiency of collection of taxes and to reduce the transaction cost, the government has made electronic mode of payment of service tax obligatory for high value service tax payers, the release said.