GST stands for goods and service tax. it is an indirect tax which has to be collected from customers when you sell your goods or services and required to be submitted to the government
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Goods and Services Tax is a consolidated indirect tax policy that encompasses VAT, CST, Service Tax, Central Excise duty, Entertainment Tax, etc and is valid all over India with effect from 1st July 2017.
Mandatory to register under GST when annual turnover exceeds INR 40/20 lakh or supply goods and services inter-state or through E-commerce platform
Tax rates vary from 0% to 28% depends on the type of goods & nature of the services you are selling
Only business unit registered under GST can avail credit of tax paid at the time of purchase while filing GST returns
Every GST registrant requires to file three monthly/quarterly returns and One annual return. Requires paying tax every month
Business Unit having an annual turnover less than INR 1.5 crore may opt the scheme. Requires to pay subsidize tax ranges from 1% to 5% & file quarterly return
#Turnover Criteria
All taxpayers who have an annual turnover above ₹40 lakhs are required to get new GST registration.
#Causal taxpayer
If you supply goods or services in events/exhibitions where you do not have a permanent place of business, you need to get online GST Registration before starting a business. Such a dealer has to pay GST on the basis of an estimated turnover of 90 days. The validity of causal GST Registration is 90 days.
#NRI taxpayer
NRI taxpayer, who does not have a place of business in India, wishes to start a business, then he has to apply for GST Registration in India before beginning operations in India. The validity of a new GST registration is 90 days.
#Agents of a supplier & Input service distributor
All Input service distributor who wants carry-forward benefit of input tax credit requires gst registration.
#Reverse Charge
A business who requires to pay tax under the reverse charge mechanism need GST Registration.
#E-Commerce portal
Every e-commerce portal (such as Amazon or Flipkart) under which multiple vendor’s selling their product requires gst registration.
GSTIN is an abbreviation for Goods and Service Tax Identification Number. It consists 15 alphanumeric digits. This is generated by the Government after you have successfully completed GST registration.
# First 2 digit show state code.
# Next 10 digit indicates PAN Number.
# Next 1 shows serial number of gst registration in a state.
# Last 2 digits are random.
GST stands for goods and service tax. it is an indirect tax which has to be collected from customers when you sell your goods or services and required to be submitted to the government
Yes, you can voluntarily get Registered under GST even if your annual turnover does not exceed the threshold limit (40/20 Lacs).
Registering under GST not only helps you in getting your business recognized as a legal registrant but also help you avail various benefits like avail to raise GST Invoice, avail input tax credit, and much more.
If any business entity mandatorily required to register under GST, however, failed to apply or intentionally ignoring the same then business is liable to pay the penalty of 100% of the tax due or INR. 10,000 whichever is higher
First 2 digit denotes represent State in which business registered under GST
Next 10 Digits denotes PAN of business entity
13th digit denotes the number of business located in the same state
Last two digits are randomly generated.
Yes, you can sell both Goods and Services with one GST number, Provided you have listed such Goods/Services while registering under GST.
No, both savings and current accounts can be provided for getting registered under GST.
This is the most common question business doers are facing these days i.e. what are the compliances after obtaining GST certificate?
Following things, you must do after obtaining GSTIN Number:
1. Affix GST Certificate within your business premises.
2. Issue GST compliant Invoice.
3. Timely file your GST Return.
No, you need single GST registration if you are supplying goods from single state to all over India. If you are supplying goods from 2 or more states then you require registering under GST of all such states.
GST Composition Scheme is an easy scheme made for the small taxpayers to reduce the compliance burden. Small taxpayers can get rid of tedious GST formalities and pay GST at a fixed rate of turnover.Any business having an annual turnover less than ₹2 Crore* can opt for composition scheme under GST registration application.
*For Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh the above threshold limit is ₹1 Crore.
If Annual turnover exceeds ₹ 1.5 Crore
If you involved in Inter-State supplies
All Service Sector Business except restaurant
Importer of goods & services
E-commerce sellers
Supplier of non-taxable goods
Manufacturer of Notified Goods
Principal Place of Business is the primary location within the State where a taxpayer’s business is performed. The principal place of business is generally where the business’s books of accounts and records are kept and is often where the head of the firm or at least top management is located..
No, In case of private limited company, LLP, OPC, and partnership firm you can not change the name and other details however in case of sole proprietorship firm it is possible to change the business trade name
It is mandatory to get GST registration under-
If your annual turnover exceeds INR 40 Lacs* or
If you are doing inter-state sales or
If you are selling products online through e-commerce portal or
If you are into the import or export business
If you want to raise a tax invoice for your customers
If business participating in exhibition/event outside the State as Casual Taxable Payer
*In case of North Eastern States, an annual turnover threshold limit is INR 20 Lakhs
A business entity is supplying goods & services from multiple States, then he/she mandatorily required to register under GST in different States.
Further, any business entity can get multiple GSTIN even if they are operating from a single State under multiple verticals to avoid accounting complexity between multiple businesses.
XYZ Private Limited doing the business of selling merchandise and also doing the business of selling software from Bangalore only. Still, a company can apply for multiple GST numbers for their different business domain.
If you are supplying goods and services from one state to all over India. You do not need multiple GST Certificates.
The documents required depends upon the type of business you are running as. Following below documents required for GST Registration: -
Passport Size Photograph
Aadhar card or Passport or Driving License
Pan card of business entity
Address proof of business premises
Bank Statement or Cancel cheque or Passbook
Certificate of Incorporation in case of Company, OPC or LLP
Partnership Deed in case of partnership firm
GST rate varies from nature of goods/services you are selling; it ranges from 0% to 28%. To find out GST rate on your business download our GST guide from above
Yes, in case of individual/sole proprietorship you are free to apply for GST registration on your firm name. Further, you can apply on your personal name as well.
Sure why not, you can start a business from your home. You just need to provide proof of your residential address for getting registered for GST.
Yes, from the very moment you obtain GST registration certificate, you need to charge GST tax from your customers on every sale.
Don't know how to charge gst tax from customers?
The process of converting from the old service account to GSTN through GST registration is as follows-
#1.Login to CBIC Portal.
#2.Receive the Provisional id and password.
#3. Create the new user id and password on the GST portal.
#4. Enter all your business details along with the promoter details and the business address, Bank details and upload the required documents on the GST portal.
#5. Finally, verify with the DSC or Aadhar generated EVC.
Need to file a single quarterly return. Four returns in a year
Limited compliances
Less tax liability
Pay small amount of tax on turnover (1% for traders & 5% for restaurant)
Not require maintaining detailed records
Can provide auxiliary services up to ₹ 5 lakhs annually under the composition scheme.
Cannot avail input tax credit of purchases made
Cannot issue tax invoice
Cannot charge composition tax on invoice from customer as usual practice in case of normal GST scheme
ARN stands for Application Reference Number. It is the conclusive proof of successful submission of the application to the GST servers. It is generated after the TRN (Temporary Reference Number) & uploading of requisite documents
HSN stands for Harmonized System of Nomenclature which is internationally accepted product coding system to maintain uniformity in the classification of goods. Service Accounting Codes (SAC) are adopted by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) for identification of the services
Yes, Digital Signature Certificate is required if you are Private limited, Public limited, LLP or One Person Company