Steps for the GST certificate download
GST was introduced in India in the year 2017 on 1st July, which has lead to the removal of a plethora of indirect taxes like VAT, CST in India. GST is essentially the single uniform indirect tax structure presently in India. According to the GST Act(goods and service tax 2016-2017), each and every taxpayer whose business annual turnover is above 20 lakhs has to register themselves under GST.
It is also cardinal for a taxpayer to take a printout of the Registered GST certificate and display it in the premise of the business stating that the business is “GST Registered Business“. GST certificate should be available on the business premises at any point in time.
How To Download The GST Certificate
How To Download The GST Certificate
In order to download the GST registration certificate, you need to access your GST account. You will need to follow the steps below:
1)Open the GST common portal through the link given ![]()
https://www.gst.gov.in/
2) Now, move your cursor towards the ‘Login’ button and click to access the username and password page.
3) Enter your ‘Username’ and ‘Password’ along with the captcha and click ‘Login’.
4) Now, click on Services –> User Services –>Download Certificate.
5) This is the last step in the downloading procedure, just click on the ‘Download’ button to download the GST registration certificate. The registration certificate comprises all the details on the tax transactions.
The validity of the GST certificate
The validity of the GST certificate
The GST registration certificates issued to a normal registered person do not have any expiry and they will remain valid until and unless GST registration is not surrendered or canceled by the GST authority. In addition to this, for a casual taxable person and for the non-resident taxable person the GST registration is valid for a period of 90 days (from the date of registration). However, the validity of the registration can further be extended at the end of its validity period.
