How to Cancel GST Registration (and Revoke a Cancellation)
How to cancel GST registration with REG-16, what happens when an officer cancels it (REG-17, REG-19), and how to apply for revocation in REG-21 within 90 days.
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GST Registration
Everything about getting (and keeping) a GSTIN: who needs to register, documents, common rejection reasons, the composition scheme, e-commerce sellers and cancelling a registration.
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GST Composition Scheme: Eligibility, Limits, CMP-08 and GSTR-4
GST composition scheme explained: ₹1.5 crore and ₹50 lakh limits, 1%, 5% and 6% rates, opting in with CMP-02, filing CMP-08 and GSTR-4, plus pros and cons.
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GST for E-commerce Sellers: Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho and Your Own Site
GST for Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho sellers: when you need registration, the enrolment option for small sellers, 0.5% TCS by marketplaces and returns.
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GST for Freelancers: Foreign Clients, Export of Services and LUT
Do freelancers with foreign clients need GST? Learn the ₹20 lakh limit, when work counts as export of services, how LUT avoids paying IGST, and what to file.
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GST Registration Rejected or Queried? Reasons and How to Fix It
Why GST registration applications get a REG-03 query or REG-05 rejection, how to reply in REG-04 within 7 working days, and how to reapply or appeal.
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GST Registration Threshold Limit: Do You Need to Register?
Find out if you need GST registration: the ₹40 lakh and ₹20 lakh turnover limits, special category states, and the cases where registration is compulsory.
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What is Letter of Undertaking (LUT) in GST?
2020 explainer on the GST Letter of Undertaking (LUT): exporting goods or services without paying tax, FIRC as proof of export, and why to apply early.
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Appeal for enrolment / registration under Profession Tax Act
Feb 2018 post on notices requiring Maharashtra GST-registered dealers to enrol for Profession Tax (PT-EC, ₹2,500 a year) and get PT-RC if they employ staff.
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Documents Required for Submission of LUT
Archived Nov 2017 checklist of documents for submitting an LUT or bond for exports, from Form RFD-11 to the IEC copy. See our updated export and LUT guide.
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GST Now Applicable on Paypal Fees in India
2017 explainer on why PayPal asks for your GSTIN, why GST applies only to the PayPal fee and not the full amount received, and when freelancers must register.
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How To Change Mobile Number / Email ID of Authorized Signatory on GST Portal
Step-by-step 2017 guide to updating the authorised signatory's mobile number or email on the GST portal via Amendment of Non-Core Fields with OTP verification.
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Form GST CMP-04: Application for Withdrawal from Composition Levy
2017 guide to Form GST CMP-04 for opting out of the composition levy, why many dealers wanted to move to normal registration, and how to file it on the portal.
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How To Determine Your Tax Jurisdiction Under GST
Short 2017 note pointing to the CBEC Know Your Jurisdiction tool, which finds the GST jurisdiction of a taxpayer located anywhere in India, with a flow guide.
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Clarification on Issues Related to Furnishing of Bond/Letter of Undertaking for Exports
Archived 2017 summary of CBEC clarifications on bond/LUT for exports: eligibility, 3-day acceptance, bank guarantee, documents. See our export LUT guide.
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How to Generate Password for Provisional ID
Archived 2017 note on GST migration: what to do if a provisional ID password never arrived, including applying for new registration. Migration has long closed.
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How to Find GSTIN Registration Number
June 2017 explainer of the 15-digit GSTIN structure: state code, PAN, entity number, the default letter Z and the check digit, written as GST migration began.
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