Tax
GST Registration
GSTIN registration, amendments and the return cycle that follows — filed correctly the first time, because a rejected or wrongly structured registration is far harder to fix than to get right.
- Regular & composition schemes
- 7–15 day turnaround
- Amendments handled
- Return filing support
- Threshold (goods)
- ₹40 lakh
- Threshold (services)
- ₹20 lakh
- Timeline
- 7 – 15 days
- Government fee
- Nil
- Validity
- Until cancelled
What Is GST Registration?
GST registration is mandatory once your aggregate turnover crosses ₹40 lakh for goods or ₹20 lakh for services in most states, with lower thresholds of ₹20 lakh and ₹10 lakh in special category states. It is also mandatory regardless of turnover in a number of situations — inter-state supply of goods, selling through an e-commerce operator, liability under reverse charge, acting as a casual or non-resident taxable person, and a few others.
Many businesses below the threshold register voluntarily, and often should. Corporate and government buyers require a GST invoice to claim input tax credit, so an unregistered supplier is quietly excluded from their vendor list. Registration also lets you claim input credit on your own purchases, which for a business with significant input costs changes the arithmetic considerably.
The two decisions worth getting right at registration are the scheme and the structure. The composition scheme offers a lower rate and much simpler returns but bars you from collecting tax or passing on input credit — which makes it wrong for anyone selling to businesses. And if you operate from multiple states you need separate registrations in each. Both are awkward and slow to change afterwards.
Types of GST Registration
Regular taxpayer
Most businessesStandard registration allowing you to collect GST, claim input tax credit and issue tax invoices. Monthly or quarterly returns depending on turnover.
- Full input tax credit
- Can supply to corporates
- GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns
Composition scheme
Small turnoverA simplified scheme with a lower flat rate and quarterly filing, available below prescribed turnover limits — but no input credit and no tax collection from customers.
- Lower rate, simpler returns
- Cannot pass on input credit
- Wrong choice for B2B sellers
Mandatory registration
Regardless of turnoverRequired irrespective of turnover for inter-state supply of goods, e-commerce sellers, reverse charge liability, casual and non-resident taxable persons and input service distributors.
- Threshold does not apply
- E-commerce sellers included
- Inter-state goods supply included
Voluntary registration
Below thresholdRegistration taken by choice below the threshold, usually because corporate buyers require a GST invoice or because input credit on purchases is worth claiming.
- Unlocks corporate buyers
- Input credit on purchases
- Brings full return obligations
Benefits
What you actually gain from GST Registration.
You can sell to businesses
Corporate, PSU and government buyers need a GST invoice to claim input credit. Without a GSTIN you are excluded from their vendor lists regardless of price or quality.
Input tax credit on purchases
GST paid on raw materials, services and capital goods becomes creditable against your output liability instead of being a sunk cost.
One tax, one country
A registered business can supply across state lines without separate state-level tax registrations for each, which is what makes national selling practical.
Required for the rest of the stack
Export incentives, e-commerce marketplace onboarding, GeM selling and most credit applications all assume a valid GSTIN.
Eligibility
Check where you stand before applying — we confirm all of this on the first call anyway.
When registration is mandatory
- Aggregate turnover exceeds ₹40 lakh for suppliers of goods, or ₹20 lakh for suppliers of services, in most states.
- Lower thresholds of ₹20 lakh for goods and ₹10 lakh for services apply in special category states.
- Inter-state supply of goods, irrespective of turnover.
- Supply through an e-commerce operator, irrespective of turnover.
- Liability to pay tax under reverse charge, casual taxable persons, non-resident taxable persons and input service distributors.
Composition scheme conditions
- Available only below the prescribed aggregate turnover limit, which differs for goods and for services.
- Cannot make inter-state outward supplies of goods.
- Cannot supply through an e-commerce operator that collects tax at source.
- Cannot collect GST from customers or pass on input tax credit, which makes it unsuitable for B2B businesses.
- Cannot claim input tax credit on its own purchases.
How We Help You Get GST Registration
What we handle for you, and the order we do it in.
Threshold and scheme advice
Whether you must register, whether you should register voluntarily, and whether regular or composition is right — decided before filing, not after.
Application filing
Complete GST REG-01 filing with Aadhaar authentication, correct HSN or SAC codes and all places of business properly declared.
Clarification handling
Response to any notice seeking clarification, which is common where premises documents or the constitution are not perfectly aligned.
GSTIN and portal handover
The GST registration certificate and portal credentials handed to you, so you retain control of your own account.
Amendments and additions
Changes to address, authorised signatory, business details, or addition of new places of business and additional state registrations.
Return filing support
GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and annual return filing, reconciliation with GSTR-2B, and correction of mismatches before they become notices.
- 1
Applicability assessment
Day 1We determine whether registration is mandatory or voluntary for you, and which scheme and structure fits your customers and supply pattern.
- 2
Document collection
1 – 2 daysPAN, Aadhaar, constitution, premises and bank documents collected and checked for the consistency the portal will demand.
- 3
Application filing
1 dayGST REG-01 filed with Aadhaar authentication, correct HSN or SAC codes and all business places declared.
- 4
Departmental review
3 – 7 daysThe officer reviews the application and may seek clarification, most often on premises proof or constitution documents.
- 5
GSTIN issue
7 – 15 daysRegistration certificate issued with your GSTIN, and credentials handed over along with a note on your return due dates.
- 6
First return cycle
OngoingSupport through the first filings so the pattern is established correctly and invoices carry the right particulars.
Why Choose SetuBridge
What working with us is actually like.
We tell you when the answer is no
If you are not eligible, or the timing is wrong, or your credit record needs fixing first, we say so on the first call — before you have paid us anything.
One team, start to finish
The same people who assess your case prepare the file and follow it up. You are not handed to a different desk after the sale, and you never re-explain your business.
700+ businesses across 28 states
We have run this process across 28 states and most sectors, so we know which departments, portals and branches move quickly and which need chasing.
Fees agreed in writing, upfront
You know the cost before work starts. We never ask you to pay anything to a government official or bank employee, and no legitimate consultant will.
Follow-up is the actual work
Most applications do not fail at filing — they stall at an unanswered query or a missed deadline. Chasing those to closure is the bulk of what we do for you.
You keep every document
Certificates, acknowledgements, login credentials and filed copies are handed over to you. Nothing is held back to keep you dependent on us.
Frequently Asked Questions
- It is mandatory once aggregate turnover crosses ₹40 lakh for goods or ₹20 lakh for services in most states, with lower thresholds in special category states. It is also mandatory regardless of turnover if you make inter-state supplies of goods, sell through an e-commerce operator, or are liable under reverse charge, among other cases.
- Often yes. Corporate and government buyers need a GST invoice to claim input credit, so an unregistered supplier is quietly filtered out of their vendor lists. You also get input credit on your own purchases. The trade-off is that voluntary registration brings the full return-filing obligation with it.
- Only if you sell to end consumers. The rate is lower and the returns simpler, but you cannot collect GST from customers or pass on input tax credit, and you cannot claim credit on your own purchases. For a business selling to other businesses it is usually the wrong choice.
- Usually 7 to 15 working days. Aadhaar-authenticated applications move faster. Delays are almost always caused by the officer raising a clarification on premises proof or constitution documents, which we respond to on your behalf.
- Yes. GST registration is state-specific, so if you have places of business in more than one state you need a registration in each. Multiple branches within the same state are declared as additional places of business under one registration.
- Penalties apply on the tax not paid, along with interest, and you cannot claim input credit for the unregistered period. Buyers who paid you without a valid invoice may also lose their credit and come back to you for it. Registering late is much more expensive than registering on time.
Government fees, scheme limits and eligibility norms are revised from time to time. Figures on this page are indicative — our team confirms the rules in force on the day of filing before you commit to anything.
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