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GST Registration for Businesses in India: All You Need to Know!

Wish to be compliant, claim input tax credit and do business across India – without any barriers? GST Registration is the first step.

Whether you’re a small start-up, an established business, selling digitally on Amazon or Flipkart or providing professional services – if your annual turnover is above the government-specified limit, registration under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is mandatory.

For services, the threshold is typically ₹20 lakh (or ₹10 lakh in special category states) and for goods it is lower at ₹40 lakh. But here’s what a lot of small businesses don’t know:

Even if you’re not past that threshold, there are some really good reasons to sign up for GST voluntarily; it can assist in establishing your credibility (you made a commitment to compliance!), give you the power to issue professional tax invoices, and allows you to claim any we spend on purchases.

GST 2.0 Update

In September 2025, the GST Council announced a simplified three-tier structure for cost of compliance would ease burden on essential goods. The revised charges were applied from 22 September 2025.

Key highlights:

1. EASY TO UNDERSTAND TAX SLABS Replaced myriad levels by 3 slab structure – 5% for common needed goods, 18% for most goods and services, sin and luxury goods at 28%.
2. Cheaper essentials: Items such as food products, medicines, soaps and agricultural machinery will now see a 5% GST.
3. Affordable goods & vehicles: As a necessary measure, we have cut the GST on products such as TV televisions, air conditioners and small cars from 28% to 18%. Good and ‘bad’ taxed at highest rate: Tobacco, aerated drinks and high-end cars now face 40% GST.
4. Insurance: Premiums on health/life insurance have been exempted from GST.
5. Simplified compliance: It is easier to invoice and file taxes, apart from less disputes as a result of the new slab structure.
6. Key administrative reforms: Rollout of E-Way Bill 2.0 portal, GST Appellate Tribunal for quick dispute resolution.

Who is required to get GST registration?

GST registration is mandatory for some businesses and people to remain law abiding. Here’s who should apply:

1. Service Providers: It is mandatory to register for GST by service providers providing services over 20 lakhs (10 lakhs if the business is in a special category state). That is for freelancers, consultants and agencies.
2. Existing Taxpayer: Any business which was registered under VAT, Service Tax etc prior to GST and is migrating to the new regime.
3. Aggregators: E-commerce companies connecting consumers to sellers like Amazon or Flipkart who do not actually own the sold goods should be registered irrespective of their turnover.
4. Inter-State Sellers: Those who supply goods and services to other states have to register with GST compulsorily even if turnover is below limit.
5. Casual Taxable Persons: Suppliers occasionally dealing with taxable supplies in a State or UT in which they have no fixed place of business need to get registered under GST.
6. Agents of Suppliers: If you are an agent who acts on behalf of or supplies goods and services for other people, you will have to register.
7. Input Service Distributor (ISD): A person who distributes the Input Tax Credits to other branches.
8. Non-resident Taxable Persons: If a person is supplying goods or service in India but does not have a fixed place of business or residence here, they are liable to get themselves registered as non-residents taxable persons.
9. RCM Entities: All those who are responsible to pay tax under reverse charge mechanism (RCM), i.e, where the receiver pays tax instead of supplier must be registered.
10. Special Categories: Such as TDS deductors, TCS collectors and Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval (OIDAR) service providers need to register for GST.

Types of GST Registration

Concept Of 4 Types of GST in India The Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime is designed on the theme of One Nation, One Market, One Tax to grasp all taxes in a single tax/levy system and make it easy for revenue management. There are variety of types drawn to cover interstate and intrastate transactions:

1. Levies in GST 1.3 The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) on supplies of goods and services becake/arc applicable in a Statc/R-UC between two separately registered persons located within the same State.
2. SGST – The tax on the sale of goods or services in a State.
3. IGST is charged on Goods and services sold across state lines.
4. Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST) is levied on the transactions of goods and services in the Union Territories including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Chandigarh. UTGST is levied with CGST.

Step-by-Step GST Registration Process

The following are 4 steps to follow in order to officialize your online GST registration:

Get in touch with our experts

Get yourself slotted in to one of our GST experts and get all your queries settled.

Provide Business Information

Start your registration by uploading the necessary GST registration documents and entering basic business information. These details are the business name, SEZ unit (if registered), principal place of business, additional places of business, mobile number and email id, State and PAN.

Acess to the GST portal with all accurate and complete data will facilitate smooth processing of the GST registration.

Filing for GST Registration

Our staff will assist you in GST apply online by submitting your GST registration application on the portal of government. After you submit the application, you will get OTP to verify your ID.

Get your GSTIN

Once verified, we will furnish you with the Application Reference Number or ARN (Temporary reference number) By the number, you can follow up on your application status. GST Registration Certificate can be downloaded from Official GST Portal once it is processed.

Submit everything on time by government’s protocol to prevent delay. Let’s get clear on that: While you need not pay any registration fee for GST, knowing the registration security deposit related to casual and non-resident taxable people (you) helps business owners time their registration process effectively. The GST certificate will be handed over by the Central government. We at Vakilsearch will file and assist you in all the formalities.

GST Registration Documents

1. PAN of applicant
2. Aadhar Card
3. Address Proof of business
4. Proof of business or registration
5. Directors -Notarized ID Proof/Address Proof with photo
6. Bank A/c Statement or cancelled Cheque
7. Authority Letter
8. Digital Signature (not applicable in case of proprietorship firm)

Benefits for Companies Who Have GST Registration

1. Online GST registration brings a load of benefits for businesses and legitimizes them while making sure that they file their taxes as it should be:
2. Registered businesses are eligible to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC), so tax paid at the time of procurement can be used against tax liability on sale and also makes possible cross-state transactions Sequence of GSTIN where registered is assigned at the state level.
3. Faster, less paperwork The procedure of filing and payment has been made online thereby saving time spent waiting in line at the tax offices As well companies with a smaller turnover are no longer liable until their income exceed certain amounts
4. Credibility increases and, gaining access to large market while being competitive is an added advantage of GST registration
5. It will simplify supply chain, ensure legal protection and enable easier refunds in the tax regime. This would lead to more transparent business environment and ease of doing business in India.