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REG-20 is the order dropping cancellation proceedings issued by the proper officer where the REG-18 reply is found satisfactory or all pending returns and dues are cleared. The registration continues unaffected. REG-20 is the desired outcome of any REG-17 show-cause defence and is the alternative to REG-19 cancellation.
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Where REG-19 cancellation has occurred, REG-21 revocation application filed within 90 days (extendable to 180 days by Commissioner) under Section 30 — registration restored from original cancellation date in REG-22.
Closing stock statement as on cancellation date prepared from purchase register, GSTR-2B history and physical count. Rate-wise GST and ITC reversal traced to original invoices for audit defence.
Capital goods reversal computed under Rule 44(1)(b) — higher of (i) ITC reduced by 5% per quarter from invoice date or (ii) GST on transaction value. Optimal method applied per asset for Virugambakkam Bus Stop clients.
For multi-state businesses, separate REG-16 filed for each State GSTIN with state-wise stock and capital goods reversal. GSTR-10 filed independently for each cancelled GSTIN within respective 3-month windows.
Books, registers and GSTR-2B downloads handed over to Virugambakkam Bus Stop client with retention advisory — 6 years from due date of annual return per Section 35(1) and Rule 56, audit-ready for any Section 65 / 73 / 74 proceedings.
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Show cause notice issued where the proper officer is not satisfied with the REG-21 application; requires the applicant to demonstrate why revocation should not be refused
Reply by the registered person to the REG-23 notice, carrying additional submissions and supporting documents to defend the revocation request
Return capturing closing stock of inputs, semi-finished and finished goods, capital goods particulars, and the input tax credit reversal liability or output tax payable on such stock, whichever is higher, on the day immediately preceding cancellation
Form used to deposit the reversal computed in Table 11 of GSTR-10, any output tax shortfall, interest under Section 50, and late fee, voluntarily before recovery proceedings are initiated
First appeal to the Appellate Authority against an order of cancellation passed by the proper officer, where revocation under Section 30 is not the preferred remedy
Refund application for the unutilised balance lying in the electronic cash ledger after the final return is filed and all dues are discharged
Cancellation application by a provisionally registered person under Section 139 who was not liable to register under the GST Acts
Used by a GST Practitioner engaged for filing of REG-16 or GSTR-10 to withdraw authorisation, typically encountered when a closure-stage engagement is reassigned between practitioners
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Sub-section (1) of Section 29 provides that the proper officer may, either on his own motion or on an application filed by the registered person or by his legal heirs in the event of death, cancel the registration in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed. The five recognised triggers under clauses (a), (b) and (c) are discontinuance of business, transfer of business on account of amalgamation, demerger, sale, lease or otherwise, change in constitution of the business, the person no longer being liable to be registered under Section 22 or Section 24, and the taxable person opting out of voluntary registration obtained under Section 25(3). The operative form is REG-16.
View sourceSection 45 obliges every registered person who is required to furnish a return under sub-section (1) of Section 39 and whose registration has been cancelled to furnish a final return within three months of the date of cancellation or date of order of cancellation, whichever is later, in the form and manner prescribed. The operative form is GSTR-10. The final return is independent of and additional to the periodic returns due up to the effective date of cancellation. Non-furnishing attracts a late fee under Section 47(2) and a recovery trigger under Section 62.
View sourceSub-rule (1) of Rule 22 requires the proper officer, where he has reason to believe that the registration is liable to be cancelled, to issue a notice in Form REG-17 requiring the registered person to show cause within seven working days. Sub-rule (2) prescribes the reply in REG-18. Sub-rule (3) requires the officer to pass a cancellation order in REG-19 within thirty days of the reply, or to drop the proceedings in REG-20 where the reply is satisfactory. Sub-rule (4) covers cancellation in response to a voluntary REG-16 application.
View sourceSection 30 permits a registered person whose registration has been cancelled by the proper officer on his own motion to apply for revocation. The substituted sub-section (1), effected by the Finance Act 2023 with effect from 1 October 2023, prescribes a window of ninety days from the date of service of the cancellation order, with extensions of thirty days by the Joint or Additional Commissioner and a further thirty days by the Commissioner on sufficient cause shown. Sub-section (2) requires the proper officer to either revoke the cancellation or reject the application, after giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard.
View sourceSection 79 prescribes the modes by which the proper officer may recover any amount payable by a person under the Act which is not paid. The modes include deduction from amounts payable to the defaulter, recovery from third parties holding moneys for or on account of the defaulter, distress and sale of movable or immovable property, recovery as arrears of land revenue, and execution of a certificate forwarded to the District Collector. Cancellation does not extinguish dues, so Section 79 remains available against the erstwhile registered person.
View sourceSub-section (3) is a clarificatory provision which states that cancellation of registration shall not affect the liability of the person to pay tax and other dues under the Act or to discharge any obligation under the Act or the rules made thereunder for any period prior to the date of cancellation, whether such tax and dues are determined before or after the date of cancellation. The cancellation closes the registration for prospective compliance but preserves all assessment, recovery, refund and prosecution avenues for the antecedent period.
View sourceStatutory correspondence for Virugambakkam Bus Stop businesses routes through the Saidapet Division, so we align every GST Cancellation engagement to that jurisdiction from the start. Because PIN 600092 sits inside the Chennai West jurisdiction, the handling office for Virugambakkam Bus Stop stays consistent across years, which matters when filings or approvals span cycles. Virugambakkam Bus Stop is a commercial node along Arcot Road with retail outlets restaurants healthcare clinics and coaching centres. The 600xx geo-zone covering Virugambakkam Bus Stop groups several locality clusters under common administration, keeping documentation expectations predictable.
Virugambakkam Bus Stop reads as a commercial node with retail and restaurants pocket with high commercial activity, anchored around Virugambakkam Bus Stop and fed by the Virugambakkam Bus Stop corridor. The businesses clustered around Virugambakkam Bus Stop in Virugambakkam Bus Stop drive the bulk of the GST Cancellation workload we see each cycle. Working in Virugambakkam Bus Stop brings a logistical edge: proximity to Virugambakkam Bus Stop and the Virugambakkam Bus Stop corridor keeps physical document handling fast. Each GST Cancellation cycle for Virugambakkam Bus Stop reflects its commercial rhythm — invoices generated near Virugambakkam Bus Stop, expenses routed through the Virugambakkam Bus Stop freight network.
A healthcare operator in Virugambakkam Bus Stop gets a GST Cancellation workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template. Sector concentration matters: when Virugambakkam Bus Stop leans toward healthcare, the GST Cancellation risks cluster around the same few line items each cycle. Mixed healthcare activity across Virugambakkam Bus Stop means our GST Cancellation team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client. Because Virugambakkam Bus Stop hosts a cluster of healthcare businesses, we benchmark each new GST Cancellation engagement against patterns we already track for the locality.
Every GST Cancellation file we open for Virugambakkam Bus Stop is reconciled, reviewed by a qualified practitioner, and archived for seven years. The qualified-review step on every Virugambakkam Bus Stop GST Cancellation file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal. We keep a repeatable GST Cancellation checklist for Virugambakkam Bus Stop so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Document intake for Virugambakkam Bus Stop clients runs over WhatsApp, so there is no office visit and no paper shuffle for a GST Cancellation engagement.
A client relocating between Virugambakkam Bus Stop and Kk Nagar keeps the same GST Cancellation file and the same team. Businesses straddling Virugambakkam Bus Stop and Kk Nagar get a single GST Cancellation point of contact rather than two. Serving Virugambakkam Bus Stop and Kk Nagar from one team keeps GST Cancellation turnaround identical across the cluster. From the same Virugambakkam Bus Stop team we also serve Kk Nagar and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients.
Over several cycles in Virugambakkam Bus Stop, the recurring GST Cancellation issues cluster around a predictable short list we screen for early. The GST Cancellation mistakes we see most in Virugambakkam Bus Stop are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Each engagement in Virugambakkam Bus Stop adds to a record of what the Chennai West jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next GST Cancellation file. Common patterns in the Saidapet Division give Virugambakkam Bus Stop businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt GST Cancellation issues.
Relocating a registered office into Virugambakkam Bus Stop (PIN 600092) changes the assessing division, and we handle that GST Cancellation transition cleanly. For a new business incorporating in Virugambakkam Bus Stop or shifting its principal place of business here, GST Cancellation setup is one of the first things to get right. Incorporating in Virugambakkam Bus Stop comes with jurisdiction, registration and GST Cancellation steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. When a Valasaravakkam business expands into Virugambakkam Bus Stop, we extend its GST Cancellation setup to PIN 600092 without disruption.
Voluntary cancellation under Section 29(1) for Virugambakkam Bus Stop businesses is filed in Form REG-16 with a complete stock statement, Section 29(5) ITC reversal computation under Rule 44 and GSTR-10 final return prepared within the 3-month statutory window.
A dedicated GST cancellation consultant in Virugambakkam Bus Stop handles every stage — pending return clean-up, REG-16 application drafting, ITC reversal on stock and capital goods, GSTR-10 final return and post-cancellation record retention under Section 35.
For Virugambakkam Bus Stop businesses served REG-17 show-cause notice under Section 29(2), REG-18 reply with pending returns, dues clearance and grounds explanation is drafted within the 7-working-day window to secure REG-20 dropping of proceedings.
Where suo motu cancellation has already occurred, REG-21 revocation application is filed within 90 days (extendable to 180 days under Section 30) with all pending GSTR-3B and dues — restoring the GSTIN from the original cancellation date.
Amendment of the effective date after REG-19 is not directly contemplated in the rules, but a representation through the GSTN grievance mechanism or an Article 226 writ may be pursued where the recorded date is plainly erroneous. The Madras HC has corrected such discrepancies on appropriate showing.
Rule 44(3) of the CGST Rules requires a chartered accountant certificate where stock-reversal is computed on market-price methodology in the absence of invoice-wise data. The certificate substantiates the methodology, quantum and underlying records, and is filed alongside the GSTR-10 return.
Sub-section (5) of Section 9 read with Notification 17/2017-Central Tax as amended places the tax payment obligation on the e-commerce operator for restaurant supplies. A restaurant choosing to operate solely through aggregators after cancellation may not require fresh GSTIN if turnover stays below the Section 22 threshold on direct supplies.
Section 22 of the CGST Act read with applicable threshold notifications prescribes the aggregate-turnover threshold below which registration is not mandatory — currently forty lakh rupees for goods in most states and twenty lakh rupees for services, with special-category states at lower thresholds.
A non-resident taxable person's registration under Section 27 ordinarily expires on the period specified in the certificate. Cancellation through REG-16 on event or project completion is advisable to formally close the GSTIN, recover unutilised advance tax under Section 54(13) and shut down the compliance window.
Issuing tax invoices and collecting GST after the cancellation date is impermissible. Any amount so collected attracts Section 76 of the CGST Act read with the special framework for tax collected but not deposited, with full recovery and penalty exposure under Section 76(3) read with Rule 142.
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GST cancellation in India is governed by Section 29 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 read with corresponding State legislation. Sub-section (1) of Section 29 provides for cancellation on the registered person's own application — typically on discontinuance of business, change of constitution, or where the person ceases to be liable to register. Sub-section (2) of Section 29 provides for suo motu cancellation by the proper officer on enumerated triggers including non-filing of returns for the prescribed continuous period, registration obtained by fraud, contravention of the Act or Rules, and non-commencement of business within six months of voluntary registration. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop registered person therefore faces a bifurcated cancellation architecture — taxpayer-initiated under Sub-section (1) versus officer-initiated under Sub-section (2) — with materially different procedural cadences. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines recognise this bifurcation as a design feature distinguishing voluntary deregistration regimes from compulsory enforcement regimes. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper anchored the policy intent that cancellation should close the compliance cycle cleanly rather than leave dormant GSTINs accumulating nil-return obligations indefinitely. The architecture also embeds a revocation safety-valve under Section 30 for suo-motu-cancelled persons, recognising that procedural cancellation should not become a substantive bar to lawful business resumption.
The cancellation effective date is determined under Sub-section (3) of Section 29 — the proper officer may make the cancellation operative from any date including a retrospective date where the circumstances so warrant. The effective date governs the cessation of the obligation to issue tax invoices under Section 31 and to collect tax under Section 9, but it does not extinguish the obligation to file the final return GSTR-10 under Sub-section (5) of Section 45 within three months of the cancellation order or the cancellation effective date, whichever is later. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer therefore continues to carry post-cancellation compliance obligations even after the active outward-supply cycle ends. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration has analysed this design as a recognition that cancellation cuts off prospective tax-liability accumulation but does not erase the audit-trail obligations on closing inventory, capital goods and unutilised ITC. The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations affirmed the three-month GSTR-10 window as adequate for closing-stock reconciliation in most cases.
Many VAT jurisdictions distinguish between routine deregistration on cessation of business and compulsory deregistration as an enforcement tool. The European Union Council Directive 2006/112/EC leaves the deregistration design to Member States, producing significant variation. The Indian framework under Section 29 reflects a graded design — voluntary application under Sub-section (1), suo motu cancellation under Sub-section (2) for compliance failures, and revocation under Section 30 for procedural-cancellation cases. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer therefore encounters a coherent architecture where each cancellation track has a specific procedural pathway. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines recommend that deregistration should not be used as a disguised penalty mechanism, a principle reflected in the Section 30 revocation safety-valve that protects taxpayers from being permanently excluded from the GST system due to procedural lapses. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper recorded the design intent that cancellation should be reversible where the underlying business activity continues.
The ITC-02 filing must precede the REG-16 filing by the transferor to preserve the credit transfer. Where REG-16 is filed first, the Rule 21A suspension cuts off the transferor's ability to file ITC-02 on the suspended GSTIN, and the credit lapses. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer should plan the sequence carefully — ITC-02 filing in the month preceding REG-16, transferee acceptance within fifteen days, then REG-16 filing once the credit-transfer is confirmed. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the sequencing expectation. The Madras High Court has held in writ proceedings that the sequence-discipline should be enforced reasonably — where the transferor inadvertently filed REG-16 before ITC-02 but the transferee is identifiable and accepts the credit, the court has directed the proper officer to permit a procedural workaround.
Sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the CGST Act read with Sub-rule (1) of Rule 41 of the CGST Rules permits the transfer of unutilised input tax credit from a transferor's GSTIN to a transferee's GSTIN in the case of sale, merger, demerger, amalgamation, lease or transfer of business with the specific provisions for transfer of liabilities. The transfer is effected through Form ITC-02 filed by the transferor. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer engaging with a business-transfer event should sequence the ITC-02 filing before the REG-16 cancellation filing to preserve the credit. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the operational mechanics including the chartered-accountant-certification requirement for the ITC-02 quantum. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on credit-continuity in business-transfer events endorse this design.
The transferee must accept the ITC-02 on the common portal within fifteen days of the transferor's filing for the credit to flow into the transferee's electronic-credit-ledger. Where the transferee does not accept within the window, the ITC-02 lapses and the credit must be re-initiated through a fresh filing. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop transferor should coordinate with the transferee to ensure prompt acceptance. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the operational mechanics of the acceptance workflow on the common portal. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration has analysed this acceptance-window design as preserving the transferee's election while imposing a reasonable response cadence. The GST Council 53rd meeting recommendations have refined the workflow to address counterparty-non-cooperation scenarios.
A third common mistake is selecting the wrong reason code in REG-16 — for instance, electing 'discontinuance' where the underlying event is a transfer of business, or electing 'change of constitution' where the change is actually a partial-business-line restructuring within the same legal entity. The wrong reason code triggers REG-17 queries, procedural delays, and may result in lost ITC where the transfer code would have preserved the credit. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer should examine the underlying commercial event carefully against the REG-16 reason-code menu before selecting. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the reason-code mapping for various commercial events. The GST Council 53rd meeting recommendations refined the reason-code menu to better capture the range of cancellation triggers. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines endorse precise event-classification designs.
A fourth common mistake is filing REG-16 for one State GSTIN of a multi-State entity without considering the coordination with the other State GSTINs. ITC pooled at one State GSTIN cannot be transferred to another State GSTIN of the same legal entity through ITC-02, and the credit lapses on cancellation. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer winding down a multi-State operation should plan refund applications under Sub-section (8) of Section 54 read with Rule 89 in each State-level GSTIN before triggering REG-16 in that State. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the inter-State coordination expectations. The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations endorsed the refund-pre-cancellation discipline. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper recorded the federal architecture of GSTINs as a constitutional design under Article 246A.
A common mistake is filing REG-16 before discharging all pending returns, settling all dues, or completing the ITC-02 transfer where business is being transferred. The premature filing triggers Rule 21A suspension immediately and the suspended status cuts off the ability to cure the underlying gaps. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer should approach the cancellation cycle with a checklist — all returns filed, all dues cleared, ITC-02 filed and accepted if applicable, closing-stock schedule prepared, CA certification obtained — before triggering REG-16. The CBIC Circulars have emphasised the importance of pre-filing checklist discipline. The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations endorsed a pre-cancellation health-check workflow on the common portal to identify gaps before REG-16 submission. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines endorse procedural pre-check designs as preventing avoidable suspension-related disruption.
Where the original registration was a voluntary registration under Sub-section (3) of Section 25, Sub-rule (1) of Rule 20 imposes a one-year hold-period before the voluntary registrant can file REG-16 for cancellation. This design prevents serial register-and-cancel behaviour that would undermine the compliance architecture. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop side-gig professional who registered voluntarily but found the compliance overhead disproportionate must therefore wait until the one-year window elapses before filing REG-16. In the interim, the registrant continues to be subject to nil-return obligations under Section 39 and the late-fee accumulation under Sub-section (1) of Section 47. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on voluntary registration regimes endorse this kind of holding-period as a design discipline that prevents administrative churn. CBIC Circulars have clarified the operational mechanics of the one-year computation.
Sub-rule (2) of Rule 20 of the CGST Rules requires the proper officer to verify that all returns due up to the cancellation effective date have been filed and all tax, interest and late-fee dues have been discharged before passing the cancellation order in Form REG-19. The dues-cleared verification is conducted on the basis of the electronic-liability-ledger position and the GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing-history. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer should pre-empt the verification by filing all pending returns up to the cancellation effective date, settling dues through DRC-03 if necessary, and obtaining a no-dues declaration before submitting REG-16. The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations endorsed the dues-cleared discipline as a pre-condition for cancellation processing. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration has commended this design as preventing cancellation from being used as a route to escape pending tax liabilities.
REG-16 requires the applicant to elect the cancellation effective date — typically the date of cessation of business activity or the date of transfer of business. The proper officer under Sub-section (3) of Section 29 may accept the elected date or determine a different date based on the verification record. The Virugambakkam Bus Stop taxpayer should elect a date that aligns with the actual cessation of taxable supply, supported by documentary evidence such as the final outward-supply invoice date or the business-transfer agreement date. The GST Council 53rd meeting recommendations refined the practical guidance on effective-date election to align with the underlying commercial event. CBIC Circulars have clarified that the elected date cannot precede the date of the last filed return without specific justification, since pre-return effective dates would create reconciliation gaps. The design balances taxpayer election with administrative integrity.
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Section 30 Window is the timeline for filing a revocation application — ninety days from the date of service of the cancellation order, with extensions of thirty days each by the Joint or Additional Commissioner and the Commissioner, on sufficient cause shown. The expanded window was effected by the Finance Act 2023.
Pending Returns Precondition is the requirement under Rule 23(1) proviso that all returns up to the effective date of cancellation, including GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, must be furnished, with payment of tax, interest and late fee, before a REG-21 revocation application can be considered on merits.
Section 79 Recovery is the umbrella provision under which the proper officer may recover amounts payable that remain unpaid — through deduction from amounts payable to the defaulter, garnishee on third parties, distress and sale, attachment as land revenue arrears, or execution by the District Collector.
Garnishee Notice is the notice in Form DRC-13 issued under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 79 to any person from whom money is due or may become due to the defaulter, requiring such person to pay the amount to the credit of the government instead of to the defaulter.
Legal Heir's Liability is the principle under Section 93 of the CGST Act that the legal representative of a deceased registered person is liable to pay tax, interest and penalty due from the deceased, limited to the assets so inherited. The legal heir may file REG-16 on the death of the proprietor.
Death of Proprietor Procedure is the closure pathway invoked when the sole proprietor dies. The legal heir intimates the jurisdictional officer, obtains a new GSTIN on a fresh PAN if business is continued, files REG-16 against the old GSTIN, and discharges any antecedent liability under Section 93.
Transfer of Business is a Section 29(1)(a) cancellation trigger arising on slump sale, amalgamation, demerger, lease or other transfer of the business as a going concern. The transferor files REG-16 and the unutilised ITC may be transferred to the transferee under Section 18(3) read with Form ITC-02.
ITC-02 Transfer is the form for transfer of unutilised input tax credit from a transferor's electronic credit ledger to a transferee's ledger in cases of sale, merger, demerger, amalgamation, lease or transfer of business. It is filed under Section 18(3) read with Rule 41 and is companion-to-REG-16 in closure scenarios.
Composition Taxpayer Cancellation is the closure pathway for a registered person who has opted for the Section 10 composition levy. REG-16 is filed, CMP-08 and GSTR-4 are furnished up to the cancellation date, and the Section 18(4) reversal on closing stock is computed under Rule 44.
Section 18(4) Reversal is the cognate provision for a composition taxpayer ceasing to be eligible for the composition levy or whose registration is cancelled — the credit on inputs, semi-finished and finished goods, and capital goods is reversed in the same manner as under Section 29(5) read with Rule 44.
Casual Taxable Person Expiry is the automatic conclusion of a casual taxable person registration on the expiry of the validity period under Section 27(2). No REG-16 is needed; the final return obligation under Section 45 still arises and the advance-deposit balance is settled with refund claimed under Section 54.
Non-Resident Taxable Person Closure is the wind-down of a non-resident taxable person registration on the expiry of validity. The final return obligation under Section 45 applies and the advance-tax deposit lying in the cash ledger is claimed back as refund under Section 54 within the two-year window.
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“We closed our trading business after 9 years and were worried about the cancellation paperwork. FilingPro handled REG-16, computed ITC reversal on closing stock under Rule 44, and filed GSTR-10 well within 3 months. Clean exit — no notices, no surprises.”
“Received a REG-17 show-cause notice for non-filing of GSTR-3B. FilingPro filed all 7 pending returns under Notification 03/2023 amnesty, drafted the REG-18 reply within the 7-day window, and secured REG-20 dropping. Our registration was saved.”
“My husband ran a proprietorship; after his demise, I needed to cancel the GSTIN. FilingPro guided me through REG-16 with succession documents, the closing stock statement and GSTR-10 final return. Handled with great sensitivity and full compliance.”
“Our partnership firm was dissolved and converted to a private limited company. FilingPro cancelled the old partnership GSTIN, computed capital goods reversal under Rule 44(1)(b) higher-of-two-methods, and filed GSTR-10. Simultaneously got the new company's REG-01 done.”
“Suo motu cancellation order had already been issued. FilingPro filed REG-21 revocation within the 90-day window with all pending returns and dues. Got REG-22 restoration order with original GSTIN intact — saved us from re-registering and losing customer continuity.”
“Closed my proprietorship trading business below the ₹40 lakh threshold. FilingPro filed REG-16 with the closure declaration, reversed ITC on small closing stock, filed GSTR-10. Total fee exactly as quoted, no hidden costs. Recommended.”
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