GST Registration
About GST Registration
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a tax on goods and services consumed in India. GST is an indirect tax that has replaced many other indirect taxes in India, such as excise duty, VAT, and services tax. GST has been in force from 1st July, 2017 based on the Goods and Service Tax Act passed by the Indian Parliament on March 29, 2017.
Taxable person under GST
A ‘taxable person’ under the GST Act is someone who conducts business in India and is registered or needs to be registered under the GST Act. A taxable person can be an individual, HUF, company, firm, LLP, an AOP/ BOI, any corporation or Government company, body corporate incorporated under the laws of a foreign country, co-operative societies, local authorities, governments, trusts, or artificial juridical persons.
GST Registration Turnover Limit
GST registration can be obtained voluntarily by any person or entity irrespective of turnover. GST registration becomes mandatory if a person or entity sells goods or services beyond a certain turnover.
Service Providers: Any person or entity who provides service of more than Rs.20 lakhs in aggregate turnover in a year is required to obtain GST registration. In special category states, the GST turnover limit for service providers has been fixed at Rs.10 lakhs.
Goods Suppliers: As per notification No.10/2019 any person who is engaged in the exclusive supply of goods whose aggregate turnover crosses Rs.40 lakhs in a year is required to obtain GST registration. To be eligible for the Rs.40 lakhs turnover limit, the supplier must satisfy the following conditions:
- Should not be providing any services.
- The supplier should not be engaged in making intra-state (supplying goods within the same state) supplies in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripur and Uttarakhand.
- Should not be involved in the supply of ice cream, pan masala or tobacco.
If the above conditions are not met, the supplier of goods would be required to obtain GST registration when the turnover crosses Rs.20 lakhs and Rs.10 lakhs in special category states.
Special Category States: Under GST, the following are listed as special category states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Aggregate Turnover: Aggregate turnover = (Taxable supplies + Exempt Supplies + Exports + Inter-State Supplies) – (Taxes + Value of Inward Supplies + Value of Supplies Taxable under Reverse Charge + Value of Non-Taxable Supplies).
Aggregate turnover is calculated based on the PAN. Hence, even if one person has multiple places of business, it must be summed to arrive at the aggregate turnover.
What is GSTIN?
GSTIN is a unique identification number given to each GST taxpayer. GSTIN is 15 characters in length. The allocation of GSTIN is based on PAN and State of the applicant. In a GST registration number, the first two digits represent the State Code. The following next 10 digits represent the PAN of the applicant.
What are the components of GST?
GST will have 3 tax components, which includes a central component (Central Goods and Services Tax or CGST) and a state component (State Goods and Services Tax or SGST) where centre and state will levy GST on all entities, i.e. when a transaction happens within a state. Inter-state transactions will attract the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST), to be levied by the centre, i.e. when a transaction happens one state to another.
Register for GST through TaxBanking
You can obtain your GST registration through TaxBanking in less than 7 working days. Enter your name, phone number and email to being the process. When we receive your request a GST expert will reach out to you and understands your business activity, the state where the business is operating and answer any questions that you may have. The GST expert will also collect and verify the documents required to obtain GST registration. Once the payment is initiated we start with the GST registration process and we upload all your application into the GST Portal. Everything is completely online you don’t need to be physically present at the office for the same.
Mandatory documents for Online GST registration
Proprietorship
- PAN Card and address proof of proprietor
LLP
- PAN Card of LLP
- LLP Agreement
- Partners’ names and address proof
Private Limited Company
- Certificate of Incorporation
- PAN Card of Company
- Articles of Association, AOA
- Memorandum of Association, MOA
- Resolution signed by board members
- Identity and address proof of directors
- Digital Signature
The following can be shown as proof of address of a director:-
- Passport
- Voter Identity Card
- Aadhar Card
- Ration Card
- Telephone or Electricity Bill
- Driving License
- Bank Account Statement
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GST Registration FAQ's
An entity liable to be registered under GST should apply for registration within 30 days of meeting the criteria. Casual taxable persons and non-resident taxable persons are required to be registered under GST prior to commencing business.
The primary authorized signatory is the person who is primarily responsible to undertake tasks on the GST portal on behalf of the taxpayer. It could be the promotion of the business or any other trustworthy person nominated by the promoters of the business.
Yes. PAN is mandatory for obtaining GST registration. In the case of proprietorship, the PAN of the proprietor can be used. In the case of LLP or Company or Trust or other types of a legal entity, PAN must first be obtained for the entity. However, PAN is not mandatory for the GST registration of foreigners and foreign companies. For non-resident taxable persons, GSTIN with a fixed expiry date will be provided based on the other documents provided to prove existence.
GST registration does not have an expiry date. Hence, it will be valid until it’s cancelled, surrendered or suspended.Only GST registration for non-resident taxable persons and casual taxable persons have a validity period that is fixed by the authorities while issuing the GST registration certificate.
No, only persons registered under GST are allowed to collect GST from the customers. A person not registered under GST cannot even claim the input tax credit on the GST paid.
An E-way bill is an electronic document which serves as an evidence to the movement of goods having a value of more than Rs. 50,000. It available to a supplier or an individual transporting goods. It has two components; Part A, with details such a GSTIN of the supplier and recipient, place of delivery, value of goods, HSN code, reason for transportation and part B, with details of the vehicle and transport documents.
It is a wholly digital interface that eliminates the need for state boundary checks. It will facilitate faster movement of goods and improve the turnaround time of trucks thus reducing costs for the supplier.
As per rule 138 of the CGST Rules, 2017, an e-way bill has to be generated prior to the commencement of the transport of goods.
It is mandatory to generate E Waybill in all cases wherein the value of consignment is more than Rs. 50,000. However, it is not necessary to generate one wherein the goods are being transported by a non- motorized conveyance or if they are being transported from the port, airport, air cargo complex, and land customs station for clearance by customs.
Any taxable person who transports any goods without the cover of specified documents (e-way bill is one of the specified documents) shall be liable to pay a penalty of Rs. 10,000 or the amount of tax sought to be evaded (whichever is higher).
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