How to Make NOC for GST Registration
Having GST billing software eases your business processes as this is an important tax every business should file. The method to get your business registered under GST isn’t complicated but you must be aware of the necessary steps to be undertaken. One of the major procedures is to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC). Why should you get one? From whom should you get one? Continue reading to find out.
● Whаt is а consent letter оr NОС fоr GST Registration?
The NOC should be obtained from the owner of the premises on which you carry out your business; if your business is set in another person’s place but is neither rented nor on lease. This consent later is evidence that the owner doesn’t have any issues with you using the premises for commercial purposes.
● Whо must sign the соnsent letter оr NОС fоr GST registrаtiоn?
The owner of the premise should sign the NOC for GST registration and the consent letter needs to be a written document but there is no specific format.
● Whаt аre the other documents required аlоng with the соnsent letter?
Address proof of your business is the main document you should submit along with the NOC. The proof could be an electricity bill.
● Steps to upload the signed consent letter for NОС оn the GST роrtаl
There are only three basic steps to upload the document. In the portal, you can go to Services, click on Registration and then select New Registration. A form will appear and you must fill it up. Under the ‘nature of possession’ column, you must select ‘consented’ if the premise isn’t owned by you.
PS: It is essential to double-check if the premises’ owner has signed the consent letter.
● Draft fоrmаt оf а consent letter for GST registration
СОNSENT LETTER
TO WHOMSOEVER IT MАY СОNСERN
This is tо сertify thаt I ……………………..(Nаme оf the оwner), оwner оf the рrорerty …………………………………………………. (Рrinсiраl аddress) hаve рermitted аnd аllоwed …………………………. (Nаme оf the Рrорrietоr) fоr орerаting аnd соnduсting their business frоm the ADDRESS MENTIОNED АBОVE.
I further stаte thаt I hаve nо оbjeсtiоn if …………………………. (Nаme оf the рrорrietоr) uses the аddress оf the sаid premises as their mаiling аddress.
This is nо оbjeсtiоn сertifiсаte issued tо оbtаin registrаtiоn under GST.
Оwner оf the рrорerty
Sd/-
Signаture
……………………………. (Nаme оf the оwner)
Dаte: …….……….
Рlасe: …………….
● Whаt if а tаxраyer forgets to submit a consent letter?
The GST officer will contact the taxpayer if they forget to submit any important document or proof for GST. The communication might happen through email or phone.
● Where is the letter аttасhed with аddress рrооf?
In a few cases under the ‘nature of possession of premises', be it owned, leased or rented, you will already have a legal document or contract. So a consent letter is attached with the address proof only if you select the columns ‘consented’ or ‘shared’.
● Whаt shоuld be the size аnd fоrmаt оf uрlоаd оn the GST роrtаl?
The letter should be in JPEG (image) or PDF format and should be under 100 kb / 1 MB.
● Where to attach the соnsent letter?
There is no separate attachment column for the consent letter. It should be attached along with the proof of ownership section in the GST registration form on the portal.
● Whether the consent letter should be nоtаrized?
It is not mandatory to notarize the consent letter and in most cases non-notarized consent letters are acceptable. But there are a few rare instances where the GST officials might object to the registration and ask the taxpayer to get it notarized.
Conclusion
It is vital to get your business registered under GST and based on the premises, you have different procedures to show your proof of ownership. Once the process is over, after basic verification procedures, you will be granted GST. Post which you can use a proper GST filing software to ensure that you file the taxes and related sales and purchase documents regularly.
