GST Registration

GST Registration is compulsory for those businesses whose annual turnover crosses the threshold of Rs 40 Lacs. GST registration is mandatory for particular businesses such as Export and Import, E-commerce, Casual Dealers, and also the Market Place Aggregator. Carrying out business without GST registration is considered as an offense..

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Overview
What is GST Registration?
Documents Required
Who should register for GST?
GST Registration Process
Types Of GST Registration
Benefites
FAQ's

An overview of GST Registration

GST is Known as Goods and Services Tax which is launched on 1st July, 2017 is a tax scheme applied to all the service providers in India consisting of traders, manufactures and freelancers.

Different types of tax like Service tax, Excise duty, CST and State tax like Entertainment tax, Luxury tax and VAT merged under one tax scheme that is GST.

A taxpayer with a turnover of less than 1.5 Crore can opt for a composite scheme for relaxation from GST and pay their GST on a fixed slab turnover.

What is GST Registration?

Every person whose business turnover exceeds Rs. 40 lakhs shall be liable for registration under GST. However, for North eastern states, the turnover limit is Rs. 10 lakhs. This process of registration is called GST registration.

For certain business registration under GST is mandatory. If these kind of business are not registered under GST, it is a punishable offence and shall be liable for heavy penalty.

For GST registration the eligibility is that: the person must have valid PAN Card number. Around 2 to 6 working days are needed for GST registration.

What is GSTIN (Goods and Services Tax Indication Number)?
GSTIN is a “Unique Identification Number” given to a GST taxpayer. A person who has a GST number can verify their GSTIN details online.

Mandatory Documents for GST Registration:

Who should register for GST?

It is mandatory for businessmen to register for GST whose turnover exceeds Rs 40 Lakhs; registration should also be done by the following entities:

Individuals who are paying taxes under the reverse charge mechanism. Reverse charge is a mechanism where recipients of goods/services have to pay the GST.
If any individual is supplying online information to anyone, who is non-taxable person in India.
Any individual who has registered under the Pre-GST law of Exercise, VAT or Service Tax.
Individuals who are supplying inputs through e-commerce aggregators.
Agents of supplier and input supply distributor.

GST Registration Process in India

Following steps has to be followed for GST registration:

After obtaining the provisional ID and Password, login to the GST PORTAL by using ID and Password.

GST Registration Process for New Business

TYPES OF GST REGISTRATION:

There are two types of GST registration:

Registration under Composition scheme
Registration as a Casual Taxable Person.

Registration under Composition Scheme:

This scheme is especially for small taxpayers to ease compliance. It allows eligible payers to pay a certain percentage of their annual revenue in the form of tax. For example, small retailers, eateries and trading business, it allows taxpayers/businesses to collect taxes along with these benefits:

File quarterly return one time.
It gives an advantage to the business by allowing paying lower taxes.
As per the GST norms Account books are easily maintainable.

Eligibility criteria for registration under GST Composition Scheme:

Must be a registered Taxpayer with an annual turnover of less than Rs 1 Crore. Most of the manufactures of Goods, Dealers and Restaurants (Not Serving Alcohol) can opt for this scheme.

Registration as a Casual Taxable Person:

The individual who supplies taxable goods and services occasionally needs to register as a casual taxable person before providing any goods and services need to register as casual taxable person. For Example, Mr. Subash has a consulting business that provides services in different states, so he needs to register as a casual taxable person to comply with the tax norms of that particular state.

BENEFITS OF GST REGISTRATION:

You can legally collect taxes from your customers and pass on the Tax benefits to the suppliers.
You can expand your business in various ways online, export-import.
Increase profits by claiming inputs tax credits on your paid purchases.
Become 100 percent Tax compliance for your business.
GST Certificate adds the benefits as a document when opening current and business account.
It is easy to apply for different states, and Central Government is with GSTN.

FAQ's

Every person shall be liable for registration under GST whose businesses turnover exceeds Rs. 40 lakhs. Then only is required to register as a normal taxable person. However, for north eastern states, the turnover limit is Rs 10 lakhs. This process of registration is called GST registration.

Registration for certain business under GST is mandatory. If such business is not registering under GST is an offence and it is a punishable offence and heavy penalty will be imposed.

For GST registration eligibility, the person must have valid pan card number.

Its takes 2 to 6 working days for GST registration.

The person with no fixed place of business in India pay the tax.

In legal tax, GST registration cost is Rs 799.

First: Login to the GST online portal.
Second: fill the Form A for registration.
Third: you will receive an application reference number on your registered email id and mobile.
Fourth: Afterward fill the second part of the form and upload all the required documents according to the requirement and the business type.
Fifth: now you will obtain the Certificate of GST registration from the GST portal. If in case you have any query related to the Certificate or the process you have to visit the concerned department.
Sixth: now you will submit the required documents along with GST REG-04 within the seven working days.
Seventh: in case of any error, application gets rejected and you will be notified about the same by email in form GST REG-05 of GST registration.

GST certificate of business is granted for lifetime. Only the person who is casual tax payer or non-resident tax payer fixed by the concerned authority have a validity period.

You need to file Form Reg-16.

Must apply on the official GST website within 30 days.
You will have to declare some important information in the application such as stock held on a particular date, amount of dues, credit reversal and information about the payment made towards the discharge of liabilities.
If the concerned officer is satisfied with the application and documents, the officer will cancel the same within 30 days.

Aadhaar Card
Address proof of the place of the business.
Bank account statement/cancelled cheque.
Identity & address proof of promoters/Director with Photograph.
Digital signature.
Proof of business registration or incorporation Certificate.
Letter of Authorization/ Board resolution for Authorised Signature.
PAN Card of the Business or Applicant.

It is mandatory for businessmen to register for GST whose turnover exceeds Rs 40 Lakhs, registration should also be done by the following entities-

Individuals who are paying taxes under the reverse charge mechanism.
Reverse charge is a mechanism where recipients of goods/services have to pay the GST.
If any individual is supplying online information to anyone, who is a non-taxable person in India.
Any individual who has registered under the Pre-GST law of Exercise, VAT or Service Tax.
Individuals who are supplying inputs through e-commerce aggregators. Agents of supplier and input supply distributor.

It categorized into five categories of tax slabs for collection of tax- 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.

GST certificate is provided in soft copy format by Government of India. After the allotment of Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN), GST certificate can be downloaded from the GST portal anytime by the applicant.

Every person shall be liable for registration under GST whose businesses turnover exceeds Rs. 40 lakhs. Then need to register as a normal taxable person. However, for north eastern states, the turnover limit is Rs 10 lakhs.

Yes, it is mandatory to have a personal Bank account or saving account for starting a new business.

Electricity bill or NOC from the landlord in case of rented place. Aadhaar card in case the place of business belong to one own self.

CGST and SGST are paid for Intra-State Supply and IGST is paid for inter-State supply. CGST and IGST are levied by Central Government and SGST is levied by State Government.

It is a mandate issued by the Government of India who are basically trying to save tax and keep oneself away from the cascading effect of the tax.

The modes of payment for GST are as follows:

Internet Banking
NEFT or RTGS

Once the application is made for registration under Goods & Service Tax Act, the competent officer shall verify the application submitted and on his/her satisfaction, the officer issues the Certificate of Registration under GST in soft copy. The Certificate issued also mentions the GSTIN allotted to the applicant.

GST registration must apply by the person within 30 days from the date when he becomes liable to registration.

Casual tax payer and non-residential tax payer must get their registration within 5 days.

Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries
The Central Government or State Government may notify exemption from registration to specific persons.
Any other person as notified by the Board/Commissioner.
Any specialized agency of UNO (United Nations Organization).

Following steps has to be followed for GST registration:

First Step: you have to login ACES portal using user id and password which already exists.

Second Step: you must either follow the link to get provisional ID and password or navigate using the MENU.

Third Step: make a note of id and password which are provided.
After obtaining the provisional ID and Password, login to the GST PORTAL by using ID and Password.

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