GST Registration

Applying for a GST number is easy. All you need to do is visit the official website www.gst.gov.in, and register the for GST number from there following the instructions.

GST registration in India costs nothing, however, only a few documents that can serve as the proof of your company, and DSC for your verification.

GST registration is the process of registering a businesses under the country's central tax regime, for taxation purposes. By registering under the GST, a company secures itself from inadvertently performing illegal tax evasion, and hence do not attract penalties.

Any goods or services provider with an annual aggregate turnover of more than 20 lakhs is required to register their business under GST.

GST number takes a minimum of 3 working days to be issued.

GST (Goods & Services Tax) is a system of Taxation popular in a number of countries like Austrailia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and of course India. It is an indirect tax imposed on supply of goods and services.

Unline origin-based tax, a destination based is applicable on goods and services where they are actually consumed.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) subsumes all the indirect taxes (with exceptions) that were levied under the previous tax regime in India.

Per the GST tax framework for tobacco in India, a rate of 28% GST, along with NCCD and 'compensation cess' is applicable on cigarettes and smoke-less tobacco.

All Tobacco products are subject to GST as well as Excise Duty.

GST is proposed and implemented in three tiers. CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) and IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax) is levied by the Central government, whereas SGST (State Goods and Services Tax) is levied by the State.

The GST Council is the authority and sole administrator of GST as specified in the 122nd amendment in the Constitution of India.

IGST is the acronym for Integrated Goods and Services Tax, which applies to products and services supplied to various States in India other than the State of origin.

GST rates are to be decided and levied by the Center and respective State.

Imports are subject to IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax), and shall be taxed accordingly.

Exports are subject to IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax), and shall be taxed accordingly. 'zero rate tax' or excemption of GST is also applicable at the final stage of a product.

GST came into effect on the 1st of July, 2017.

Yes, B2B transactions are subject to GST.

Input Tax Credit in GST is the tax paid by a company upon the purchase of a product in order to reduce tax during the sale of the product.

Taxpayers may apply for Input Tax Credit by reporting the amount of tax paid at the time of purchase in their GST returns in Form GSTR-3B.

Filing dates for GST return varies from merchant to merchant. They are classified under GSTR -1 through GSTR-11. Most of them however are required to file the return from 10thto 20t of the subsequent months. And, GSTR9 shall be filled annually.

Unfortunately, no. GST interest refund can only be claimed within a time of two years.

PAN is mandatory for GST registration and for purposes involved in tax filings. Only NRI (taxable persons) are exempted.

Companies are ideally required to apply for GST within 30 days of becoming liable to pay taxes. This can happen in any part of the year. To apply for GST, please log on to www.gst.gov.in

Casual Taxable Persons are those taxable entities who does not have a fixed place of business. This can be accompanied by other characterstics like they occasionally indulge in supply of goods and services as primary, middleman, or the third party.

The taxable business entities with an annual turnover of less than 40 lakhs are exempted from GST. The thresold was recently revised by the government. Previously it was of 20 lakhs.

With Credit Note, tax levied by the government on the goods returned by the original recipient can be easily adjust to reduce the tax liability on future goods and services.

No. Not all goods and services are taxable under GST. Goods like Meat, Vegetables, Fruits, Bread, Tea, Coffee, Oil seeds, Pharmaceuticals, Fertilizers, etc. Services include Food, Transportation, Educational and Medical facilities etc. are also exempted.

Reverse Charge in GST is the mechanism where the liability to pay taxes rest with the receiver of the goods or services. Reverse Charge is applied when the supplying end is not registered under GST.

For process of GST registration requires candidates to go to the official website www.gst.gov.in; and register from there by filling up the forms and enclosing required documents of proof.

No. Collection of GST without the registration is liable to attract penalities. ITC or Input Tax Credit is also not applicable for unregistered business entities.

Aggregate turnover is referred to the total value of supplies (exclusive of the taxes). Aggregate turnover is functional at deciding whether a business entity is liable to pay taxes under GST or not.

GSTINi is a 15 digit business tax identification number that is generated upon the registration of a business under GST. If you are a registered business and you have lost the GSTIN, you can easily get it from the official GST portal. Just search your GSTIN typing in your manufacturer/dealer PAN in the 'search' box.

No. Collecting GST without the registration is a punishable economic offence.

Yes, for both. Obtaining goods from an unregistered supplier incurs payment of GST in RCM (Reverse Charge Mechanism) by the receiver. And ITC (Input Tax Credit) can also be availed for the same.

Traders indulged in inter-state supply of goods would have to register under GST (Goods and Services Tax) irrespective of their turnover.

No, you can go ahead with the GST registration.

No. If a firm exclusively deals in exempted goods, it may not even require a GST registeration.

No. There is no need for GST registration for small retailers to buy from dealers or wholesalers.

Yes, EOU and SEZ schemes would continue, with duty-less import of raw materials. However, IGST may still apply on the imports.

Not a format, technically, however an invoice does need to have the following information. Current Date, Invoice number, Customer's name, Customer's address, Place where the goods and services are supplied, HSN, Product description, total taxable value, taxes and discounts applicable, total GST charged in break-ups, etc.

Unfortunately, no. If the business is registered in more than one state, each of such registrations would be deemed as a separate registered entity. Cross usage of credit available with two individual registered entities is not permitted..

Any business entity with an aggregate turnover of more than 40 lakhs is mandatorily required to take registration under the GST law.

The aggregate annual turnover threshold limit for GST registration is 40 lakhs.

Yes, GST registration is free of any charges.

No. GST Registration is not required for booksellers solely indulged in the activity of selling books.

For the GST registration of new businesses, just log on to www.gst.gov.in, the official website for GST Registration, and find and click 'New Registration' under the 'Services' Tab. Carefully fill in the forms with the required information and you're done. Alternatively, you can also jump directely on the registration page by visiting https://reg.gst.gov.in/registration/

No. The case is just the opposite. If you want to open a current account, you would require a GST registration certificate.

Yes. Two GST registrations can be done under one PAN Card.

Yes, GST registration is mandatory for selling goods and services online.

No, raising GST invoice before GST registration is irrelevant. Moreover, it might attract penalties specified in the GST law.

Yes, GST registration is mandatory for a e-commerce website, whether it is a Startup, or has a turnover less than the prescribed threshold.

GST registration can be canceled if no business is conducted on the address registered for business. At other times, if a business issues invoice without the literal supply of goods/services, GST registration would incur cancellation.

For a Startup advertising firm, the regular turnover limit of 40 lakhs would be applicable. Upon crossing the turnover limit threshold, it would become mandatory for the advertising firm to perform GST registration.

Yes, GST registration can be canceled both voluntarily and by a fit authority upon encountering any violation of the GST Act and the laws incorporated therein.

No. GST Registration would only become compulsory if the aggregate turnover of the optical firm crosses the threshold of 40 lakhs.

If you are a supplier of goods and services under the exempted category, you may sell without GST registration. Even if you do not sell products in the exempted category, you would still require to cross the turnover above 40 lakh to make GST registration mandatory for your business. Hence, if you an exempted product seller, or does not receive a turnover of more than 40 lakhs, you are good to go. (Given you are not an E-commerce)

No. VAT registration has been obviated with the introduction of the GST tax regime.

The aggregate annual turnover threshold limit for GST registration is 40 lakhs. If your candle business has a turnover greater than 40 lakhs, you would need to do a GST registration.

Unless it is a residential property, all immovable properties are subject to 18% GST. Therefore, yes, GST registration is required.

If the aggregate annual turnover of a blogger exceeds hreshold limit for GST registration i.e. 40 lakhs, he/she is liable to pay taxes, and therefore the GST registration.

Just log on to www.gst.gov.in, the official website for GST Registration, and find and click 'New Registration' under the 'Services' Tab. Carefully fill in the forms with the required information, attach the documents, and you're done. Alternatively, you can also jump directely on the registration page by visiting https://reg.gst.gov.in/registration/

Absolutely not. Tax on transportation comes under the ambit of Reverse Charge, which means GST would be levied from the receiver of the goods/services.

Is it compulsory to take GST registration in multiple states?

Simple turnover threshold applies here, i.e., if the aggregate turnover exceeds 40 lakhs, the recharge coupon shop would have to register itself under GST. Otherwise, not.

No, GST registration is not mandatory if the goods imported are for personal use only. However, there are a category of goods for which importation laws may become applicable. Some goods are even prohibited to enter India.

No. A current bank account is only required after the GST registration.

Yes. Only one contact number is required for GST registration. Note: Mobile numbers are subject to verification.

Yes, if the commision or brokerage received exceeds the limit of 40 lakhs, it is mandatory for them to perform GST registration and pay taxes.