{"id":1880,"date":"2017-06-16T05:30:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T05:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2020-10-19T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:25:30","slug":"reopening-gst-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/reopening-gst-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Reopening of GST Registration – Goods & Service Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

The registration window under GST will be closed on 15th<\/sup> June 2017. Earlier the GST registration<\/strong><\/a> facility was temporarily closed on 30th<\/sup> April 2017, but then it reopened on 1st<\/sup> June 2017 for an additional period of 15 days to give another opportunity to eligible taxpayers to register themselves. This extended period is ending on 15th<\/sup> June 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are an eligible taxpayer and still haven’t been registered under GST, then don’t panic. It’s not like you have lost the opportunity forever. Another extension for such registration is expected and the registrations might reopen from 25th<\/sup> June 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN<\/strong><\/a>) is a common portal that provides the technology backbone to the GST in India. GST Chairman Mr. Navin Kumar has said, “Whoever wants to do business under GST and wants to migrate, we will provide the facility to them even after 15th<\/sup> June. From June 25th<\/sup>, anyone who is left out now, can come and file information and migrate to GST.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is the GST Registration Going to be Reopened?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GST Registration is PAN-based which means any taxpayer with a valid PAN can register under GST<\/a> easily. Any taxpayer registered under any old laws relating to the VAT, CST, Excise or any other type of indirect tax, which are set to be replaced by GST under the new regime, will have to be switched to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, we can say that it is the obligation of the government to provide them with a smooth transition process. Currently, around 80 lakh taxpayers are already registered as assessed under the old laws relating to the VAT, Excise and service tax; out of which only approximately 64.35 lakh have already migrated to GST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unawareness on the part of the Taxpayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite the fact that around 80% of such taxpayers had completed their migration formally, many of them are not aware that valid migration does not constitute a valid registration<\/span> under GST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To complete the registration procedure, a taxpayer will have to submit a certain documents for GST registration<\/a> and information required under the rules prescribed. And lastly, they are required to verify such information provided either by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n