Registering for GST
by Dufa Staff | 24 August 2020
It is mandatory for sellers in India to have a GST in order to sell online. This guide provides you with steps to apply & register for GST.
We highly recommend you go over the tutorials on the https://www.gst.gov.in/ to understand the entire process. We have only laid out a quick guide. If you are facing issues and need help, please email Dufa at support@dufa.in and we will assign a Tax consultant who can help you with this process.
What you need: A valid mobile number which is handy, a valid email address and PAN (Permanent Account Number) for the business.
- Go to the government GST site https://www.gst.gov.in/, Under the Services tab, choose Services > Registration > New Registration.
- On the Registration form, Enter all the details such as PAN, email address and mobile number.
- Click proceed. You will receive two separate OTPs on your registered mobile and on your email for verifying the mobile number and the email address. Please note that the OTP is valid only for 10 minutes, so keep your mobile & email accessible while registering.
- Once you complete the steps above, your Temporary Reference number will be generated. Note down the TRN.
- Go to Services > Registration > New Registration and select the Temporary Reference Number (TRN) radio button to login using your TRN.
- Enter the TRN generated and enter the captcha code as shown on the screen.
- You will be asked to verify OTP again. This is different from the previous OTP generated, please enter the new OTP received. This time you will receive the same OTP on the verified mobile number and email id.
- Now, you will be navigated to “My Saved Application” page. You will have to fill in all the details and submit the form within 15 days else it will be deleted.
- Click the Edit button and proceed to filling your GST Application form.
- The GST Application form contains 10 sections / tabs. Please click each tab to enter that section. Please consult your CA/Tax Consultant/GST Practitioner before submitting the form. You will need the scanned copies of the following:
- Valid Bank Account Number and IFSC
- Proof of constitution / incorporation of business
- In case of a Partnership Firm – Deed of Partnership
- For Others- Registration Certificate of the business entity.
- Proof of primary place of business
- Photo of promoter, director, partner(whichever is applicable).
- Proof of appointment of Authorized Signatory
- Photo of Authorized Signatory
- Front / first page of bank passbook / statement containing bank account number, branch address, address of account holder and latest transaction details.
- Fill in all the tabs and Click Save & Continue to ensure you all information you filled in is saved.
- Complete the details in the 'Business' and the 'Promoters / Partners' tabs, with the mandatory fields. Ensure you provide proof of constitution of business.
- Fill in the 'Authorized Signatory' information. In case you wish to e-sign the form, the mobile/email of the Authorized Signatory will be used. If you wish to sign with DSC, the PAN of your Authorized Signatory must be linked to the DSC.
- Fill the remaining tabs
- In order to verify your GST application, you would need to digitally sign the form. Please note that:
- DSC is compulsory for Companies and LLPs.
- You can only register and use the digital signature of the Authorized Signatory specified in the registration form.
- If you wish to verify the form by other available method please refer to the govt website for details.
- If you wish to sign the document using Digital Signature Certificate (DSC), please ensure you have DSC software installed on your computer.
- If you wish to get a DSC, you can contact any one of the certifying authorities mentioned on http://www.cca.gov.in/cca/.
- One you get the DSC software installed, you should also have the DSC Dongle with you (which you will receive with the DSC software).
- To sign the GST form, you need to also install Emsigner. You can download and install the DSC Signer from emsigner.com.
- You can submit the application by choosing any one of the 3 verification methods:
- Verification with DSC
- Verification with e-signature
- Verification with EVC
- On completion, an Application Reference Number (ARN) will be generated and sent to your mobile number and email id. You can use this to track your application status (Services > Registration > Track Application).
- Once your Application Status" shows “Approved”, an email and SMS will be received intimating that the GSTIN is generated and providing a temporary username (which will be your GSTIN number) and password to login to the GST website.
- While logging into the GST portal using the temporary user name and password received, you will have to go to the "Login" page and then click on “First time login” option, which will be available at the bottom of the login page. After you input the temporary username and password provided to you and click on "Login" option, it will ask you to change the username and password for future use.
You will be able to Download your Registration Certificate within 3-5 days. To download your Registration Certificate, log in using your valid credentials on the www.gst.gov.in website to access your dashboard, go to Services > User Services > View or Download Certificates and click the Download button.