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We manage your GST cancellation or revocation end-to-end: voluntarily closing a GSTIN, responding to a department show-cause notice before it's cancelled, or applying to revive a GSTIN the department already cancelled, so an unmanaged deadline doesn't cost you input tax credit or your ability to invoice.
GST cancellation covers three different scenarios: voluntarily closing a GSTIN, responding to a department show-cause notice, or reviving a GSTIN the department already cancelled. An unmanaged deadline in any of them can cost you input tax credit or your ability to invoice. We manage the whole thing.
GST cancellation comes in two flavors: voluntary (you choose to close it, typically because the business stopped, changed structure, or fell below the registration threshold) and department-initiated (the department cancels it, usually for non-filing of returns or a compliance breach).
If the department is moving to cancel your registration, you're entitled to a show-cause notice and a chance to respond before it happens. And if a GSTIN has already been cancelled, there's a path to apply for revocation. But non-filed returns almost always need to be cleared first for that application to succeed.
Scope
Includes the stock/input-tax-credit reversal computation for goods held as of the cancellation-effective date.
Responds to a REG-17 show-cause notice before the department cancels your registration outright.
Applies to revive a GSTIN the department has already cancelled. Non-filed returns generally need to be resolved first.
Responds to a REG-23 show-cause on why your revocation application shouldn't be rejected.
Specifics
You (or your legal heirs, in the event of death) can apply to voluntarily cancel a GSTIN via FORM GST REG-16, for example, if the business has stopped, been transferred, changed constitution, or simply no longer needs to be registered. The application needs to include details of stock held as of the cancellation date, since input tax credit on that stock needs to be reversed.
The department can move to cancel your registration for reasons including contravening GST law, or not filing returns for an extended period. Before it can actually cancel, though, you're entitled to due process: a show-cause notice via FORM GST REG-17, and a chance to respond via FORM GST REG-18. If your reply is satisfactory, the department drops the proceedings; if not, it issues a cancellation order via FORM GST REG-19.
Non-filing of returns is one of the most common triggers for a department-initiated cancellation. If you're behind on returns, resolving that is usually the single most important thing you can do before this becomes a bigger problem.
If your registration has already been cancelled by the department, you can apply for revocation via FORM GST REG-21. There's a filing window for this that has been extended over time by subsequent notifications, so we confirm the current deadline that applies to your case before advising you rather than quoting a fixed number here. Clearing any outstanding returns is generally a prerequisite for a revocation application to succeed.
If the officer questions the revocation application itself, they can issue a further show-cause via FORM GST REG-23, which you respond to via FORM GST REG-24.
Process
Step 1 of 4
Confirm the scenario
We identify which path applies: voluntary cancellation, a response to a show-cause notice, or reviving an already-cancelled GSTIN.
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Clarifications
No, you're entitled to a show-cause notice (REG-17) and a chance to respond (REG-18) before the department can cancel your registration for a compliance issue.
Not filing returns for an extended period is one of the most common triggers. Clearing outstanding returns is usually the first and most important step if you're facing this.
Yes, via a revocation application (REG-21), though it generally requires clearing any outstanding non-filed returns first. There's a filing deadline that applies. We confirm the current one for your situation before advising you.
You lose ongoing ITC eligibility and need to reverse or pay ITC on stock and capital goods held as of the cancellation date. Liabilities incurred before cancellation still have to be paid regardless of when they're assessed.
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