Consent Letter For GST Registration: Format and Requirements

In an e-commerce era where budding entrepreneurs carry out business remotely or from homes, without an office space, there are scenarios where businesses must register under GST declaring a place of business which are neither owned nor rented out by them. It invokes the use of the consent letter.

They must still comply with the GST law since that will legally authorise them to collect taxes from their buyers and pass on the input credit of taxes paid. Only such GST registered businesses will be legally recognised as suppliers of goods or services, made mandatory to sell on e-commerce sites. If you want to verify the authenticity of the GST number of such sellers, you can use the GST search tool.

The article provides details on using a consent letter, who should sign it, format for downloading the consent letter for GST registration.

Meaning of GST consent letter or NOC

Many businesses are carrying out their work from home as they do not have a registered commercial place of business. If such premises on which work is being carried out is owned, then a document supporting the taxpayer’s ownership is to be uploaded at the time of registration.

If the premises are rented, then a valid rent/lease agreement is to be uploaded. If it’s neither owned nor rented, then such taxpayers are required to submit a consent letter at the time of upload of their proof of place of business.

It is a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the owner of the premises stating that he doesn’t have any objection to the taxpayer using the premises for carrying out business. Under GST, there is no specific format for the consent letter. It can be any written document.

Who must sign the consent letter?

The owner of the premises should sign a consent letter. In some cases, GST officers ask for a consent letter on a stamp paper, and the same should be notarised as well. However, one can upload the consent letter without even printing it on stamp paper. If a GST officer specifically asks for the content letter to be printed on stamp paper, the taxpayer can get the needful done.

Other documents with consent letter

The consent letter should be uploaded along with address proof of business like a Municipal Khata copy or an electricity bill.

Steps to upload the consent letter

Step 1: Visit the GST portal and go to ‘Services’ -> ‘Registration’ -> ‘New Registration’.

Step 2: While filling up the form, select ‘Consent’ under the nature of possession of premises if the place of business is a rented premise or the taxpayer uses the premises of a relative. The owner of the premises must sign the consent letter.

Step 3: The consent letter can be uploaded in PDF or JPEG format, but the file size cannot be more than 1 MB.

Format of a consent letter

CONSENT LETTER

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

This is to certify that I ……………………..(Name of the owner), owner of the property  …………………………………………………. (Principal address) have permitted and allowed …………………………. (Name of the Proprietor) for operating and conducting their business from the ADDRESS MENTIONED ABOVE.

I further state that I have no objection if …………………………. (Name of the proprietor) uses the address of the said premises as their mailing address.

This is no objection certificate issued to obtain registration under GST.

Owner of the property

Sd/-

Signature

……………………………. (Name of the owner)

Date: …….……….

Place: …………….                         
 

Download GST Consent Letter

Please click on the below link to download the Word format of the GST Consent letter.

Failure to submit a consent letter

If a taxpayer forgets to submit the consent letter and the address proof while filing the GST registration application in Form GST REG-01, the GST officer may put the application on hold. In such cases, the taxpayers may receive communication via email or phone. On receiving such communication, the taxpayer will be required to submit the consent letter with the application.

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