Threshold limit of registration under gst

Jan 02, 2020 | CMA Rehan

Threshold limit of registration under GST

Section 22 to Section 30 of the CGST Act, 2017 deals in registration under GST by every supplier of goods and services.

Find below note on registration with effect from 1st April 2019.

             Sr. No.            Every Business Threshold Limit of Turnover
1. engaged in exclusive supply of service or supply of goods and services both Rs. 20 Lakhs or above
2. engaged in exclusive supply of service or supply of goods and services both in case of the States of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura Rs. 10 Lakhs or above
3.  engaged in exclusive Supply of Goods Rs. 40 Lakhs or above
4. engaged in exclusive Supply of Goods  in case of the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakh

Rs. 20 Lakhs or           above                      

 

Note:  Following businesses/persons are not required to take mandatory registration under GST

 Sr. No. Tariff Item Description of goods
1. 2105 0000 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa
2. 2106 9020 Pan Masala
3. Chapter 24 All goods i.e. Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes

 

Following Businesses/persons are required to take mandatory registration

  1. Person/business engaged in Inter State taxable supply of goods;
  2. Person liable to pay tax under reverse charge mechanism;
  3. Person who are required to pay tax under sub-section (5) of section 9;
  4. Non-resident taxable person making taxable supply;
  5. Persons who are required to deduct tax under section 51, whether or not separately registered under this Act;
  6. Persons who make taxable supply of goods or services or both on behalf of other taxable persons whether as an agent or otherwise;
  7. Input Service Distributor, whether or not separately registered under this Act;
  8. Persons who supply goods or services or both, other than supplies specified under sub-section (5) of section 9, through such electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52;
  9. Every electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52;
  10. Every person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a person in India, other than a registered person; and
  11. Such other person or class of persons as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council.

Following persons/businesses are not liable to take registration

  1. Persons/businesses engaged exclusively in the business of supplying wholly exempted goods or services from tax under CGST or IGST Act
  2. Persons/business engaged in the business of supplying agricultural products to the extent of supply of produce out of cultivation of land.

Further based on the recommendation of GST Council, the Government has specified following category of persons who may be exempted from obtaining registration

  1.  
  2. Persons making only reverse charge supplies, the tax on which is liable to be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient.
  3. The person engaged in making inter-state supplies of taxable services and having an aggregate turnover of less than INR 20 Lakhs or INR 10 Lakhs in case of special category states, in a financial year.
  4. Persons making inter-state taxable supplies of notified goods and having an aggregate turnover of up to INR 20 Lakhs or INR 10 Lakhs i.e. handicraft goods, notified products made by the craftsmen.
  5. Casual taxable persons making inter-state taxable supplies of notified goods and having an aggregate turnover of up to INR 20 Lakhs or INR 10 Lakhs i.e. handicraft goods, notified products made by the craftsmen.
  6. Job workers making inter-state taxable supplies of services to a registered person and having an aggregate turnover of up to INR 20 Lakhs or INR 10 Lakhs other than services in relation to jewellery, goldsmiths, silver-smiths.
  7. Persons making supplies of services, other than supplies specified u/s 9(5), through an E-Commerce Operator and having an aggregate turnover of up to INR 20 Lakhs or INR 10 Lakhs.