GST regulations are applicable if your annual turnover is Rs. 20 lakh or above. In case of North Eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura) and hilly regions i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim, the threshold limit is Rs. 10 lakh.

The registration is mandatory on crossing the limit of Rs.19,00,000( for special category states it is Rs. 9,00,000).

Key pointers:

• If your turnover includes supply of only those goods/services which are exempt under GST, then registration is not required
• While calculating the turnover both taxable and non-taxable goods and services are to be included

Businesses in the Northeastern and hill states with annual turnover below Rs.10 lakh have been kept out of the GST net. Since your turnover is not exceeding the limit of Rs. 10 lakh, GST registration is not mandatory for you. In following cases registration is mandatory even if turnover limit has not been crossed:

• For claiming input of the tax paid on purchase from supplier
• If your supplier is registered under GST and wants to claim the credit of his purchase, he can do so only if you are able to issue a GST invoice, thus GST registration becomes mandatory in the case

If you are an existing taxpayer you will be transitioned to GST which simply means that now you will be considered as registered under GST. Initially, a provisional registration ID will be allotted which will be replaced by Final Registration ID on fulfilment of government conditions.

An existing taxpayer is an entity currently registered under any State or Central laws, like Value Added Tax Act, Central Excise Act and Service Tax Act. Existing taxpayers include taxpayers already registered under :-

• Central Excise
• Service Tax
• State Sales Tax or VAT (except exclusive liquor dealers if registered under VAT)
• Entry Tax
• Luxury Tax
• Entertainment Tax (except levied by the local bodies)

PAN is mandatory to apply for GST registration (except for non-resident person who can get GST registration on the basis of other documents)

Yes, the entities with an annual turnover of Rs 50 lakh and less can avoid collecting GST by opting for the Composition Levy.

Yes, GST is applicable from 1st April, 2017. The following time limit has to be observed:

• Already registered dealer will get automatic PAN based registration number without fresh application. A Provisional ID will be generated which needs to be replaced with Final Taxpayer Identification Number on completion of formalities.
• New dealers crossing the specified threshold limit need to get registered within 30 days from crossing of such limit

As one PAN allows one GST Registration in a State, you may register one business entity first. For the remaining business within the State please get in touch with our GST expert.

When you occasionally make supply of goods/services as a principal or agent or any other capacity, in a taxable territory, where GST applies but you don’t have a fixed place of business in India. As per GST you will be treated as a non-resident taxable person. Key pointers:

• Registration shall be valid for 90 days.
• It can be further extended by 90 days.
• An advance deposit of tax liability for the period of registration must be made. Additional tax must be deposited if extension of registration is sought.
• This tax deposited shall be used like ‘input credit’.

Under the GST law, a normal taxpayer will be required to furnish three returns monthly and one annual return. Similarly, there are separate returns for a taxpayer registered under the composition scheme and a taxpayer registered as an Input Service Distributor. Click here to read all about return form nos. And due dates for filing the returns.

Electronically signing the Enrolment Application using DSC is mandatory for enrolment by Companies, Foreign Companies, Limited Liability Partnership (LLPs) and Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (FLLPs). For other taxpayers, electronically signing using DSC is optional.

This package is valid only if you have all the necessary documents mentioned in the “Documents to be Submitted” . If your company is not registered please have it registered with us first and then GST registration will be pursued.