The government has introduced GST as the only indirect tax applicable in the country. In order to make the registration process easy, a person can apply GST online and then rack the status online as well. Thus, it has become easy to track GST registration status as everything is now online.
The GST portal makes it easy to register a company under GST and track the status of the application online. ARN is generated after the successful submission and usually it takes 15 days for GST registration. ARN can be used to login and check the status of GST registration application.
In the article, we will study how to trace GST registration application.
ARN number is the application reference number which is a unique number allotted when the GST registration application is only submitted. The applicant can use this number to track the GST registration application.
The GST registration application usually takes 7 working days for the provisional GSTIN number to be allotted and 10 days for a final GSTIN number to be allotted along with the GST registration certificate.
The GST registration application can be checked online by following these steps:
Where a person would like to check the status or validity of an already existing GST registration, then these steps must be followed:
GSTIN or Goods and Services Tax Identification Number is a 15 – digit unique alpha – number PAN based code, obtained by all types of companies to have a unique business identity with the Government of India.
There can be a multiple GSTIN for a single person, because he has multiple businesses running in different states. It is compulsory to obtain a GSTIN in case the person crosses threshold limit for GST registration.
Format of GSTIN
GSTIN is a 15 – digit alpha numeric code based on the PAN details and it has to be interpreted correctly and in a certain manner. Let us see, the structure of GSTIN and what constitutes it.
For example,
GSTIN Number –‘33BBBBB0000A1Z5’
The above mentioned is the GSTIN structure and it helps to determine the authenticity of the GST registration.
The applicant receives a written status of the GST application at every stage of its registration. By understanding the various registration statuses it will be easy to determine the status of the application.
The stages of registration status are:
Based on the above mentioned stages of registration status, the applicant can determine the status of his GST application.
After the submission of GST registration application, ARN is generated and usually it takes 15 days for GST registration. The applicant can login using ARN and check the status of GST registration.
Thus, it is important to keep in mind the process laid above while checking the GST registration status.
Read our article:Online GST Registration in Chennai – An Overview
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