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REG-18 is the reply to the REG-17 show-cause notice filed within seven working days of receipt. The taxpayer must furnish all pending GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns, pay outstanding tax, interest under Section 50 and late fee under Section 47, and explain the reason for default with supporting documents. A satisfactory reply triggers REG-20 dropping of cancellation proceedings.
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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 Tiruvottiyur 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 Tiruvottiyur 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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Why this matters here — In Tiruvottiyur, the cluster of heavy manufacturing, chemicals, port logistics businesses that defines Tiruvottiyur's commercial fabric; served by short connections to Manali and Tondiarpet and onward to central Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Tiruvottiyur, the business activity radiating outward from Tiruvottiyur Beach and nearby commercial pockets.
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Order dropping the suo motu cancellation proceedings where the REG-18 reply is found satisfactory by the proper officer
Application by a registered person whose registration has been cancelled on the proper officer's own motion, seeking revocation after furnishing all pending returns up to the effective date of cancellation
Order passed by the proper officer approving the revocation application after considering the merits and the compliance of returns precondition under Rule 23
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
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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 sourceSub-section (2) empowers the proper officer to cancel registration from such date, including any retrospective date, as he may deem fit, where a registered person contravenes the provisions of the Act or the rules, fails to furnish returns for the prescribed continuous tax periods under clause (b) or (c), discontinues voluntary registration without supply for six continuous months, or has obtained registration by means of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts. The first proviso bars cancellation without affording an opportunity of being heard. The second proviso enables suspension of registration pending the cancellation proceeding.
View sourceSub-rule (1) of Rule 23 enables a registered person whose registration has been cancelled on the proper officer's own motion to apply electronically in Form REG-21 for revocation, within the time frame prescribed under Section 30. All pending returns up to the effective date of cancellation must be furnished, with payment of tax, interest, penalty and late fee, before the application is processed. Sub-rule (2) requires the officer to either approve revocation in REG-22 or issue a show-cause in REG-23 followed by an order on the basis of the REG-24 reply.
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 sourceTiruvottiyur is a heavy-industry coastal belt with chemical and engineering units intensive port logistics and residential pockets supporting the workforce. We keep a cycle-by-cycle record of how the Tondiarpet Division of the Chennai North handles Tiruvottiyur filings and approvals. Statutory correspondence for Tiruvottiyur businesses routes through the Tondiarpet Division, so we align every GST Cancellation engagement to that jurisdiction from the start. Records we prepare for Tiruvottiyur carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.1635, 80.3009, which map each submission back to this locality.
Document pickup near Manali Refinery Road is a same-hour errand for our Tiruvottiyur engagements rather than the half-day a typical Chennai client expects. Working in Tiruvottiyur brings a logistical edge: proximity to Manali Refinery Road and the Tiruvottiyur Bus Terminus corridor keeps physical document handling fast. Tiruvottiyur reads as a industrial coastal cluster pocket with high commercial activity, anchored around Manali Refinery Road and fed by the Tiruvottiyur Bus Terminus corridor. Tiruvottiyur sustains a high flow of commerce for a industrial coastal cluster locality, and that flow is the raw material for the GST Cancellation files we close here.
Mixed port logistics activity across Tiruvottiyur means our GST Cancellation team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client. The port logistics firms we serve in Tiruvottiyur value a GST Cancellation partner who already understands their sector's compliance rhythm. Because Tiruvottiyur hosts a cluster of port logistics businesses, we benchmark each new GST Cancellation engagement against patterns we already track for the locality. A port logistics operator in Tiruvottiyur gets a GST Cancellation workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template.
We keep a repeatable GST Cancellation checklist for Tiruvottiyur so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Fixed-fee scoping means a Tiruvottiyur business knows the GST Cancellation cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement. Our Tiruvottiyur GST Cancellation process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. The qualified-review step on every Tiruvottiyur GST Cancellation file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal.
A client relocating between Tiruvottiyur and Tondiarpet keeps the same GST Cancellation file and the same team. Businesses straddling Tiruvottiyur and Tondiarpet get a single GST Cancellation point of contact rather than two. GST Cancellation clients in Tondiarpet are handled by the same practitioners who run our Tiruvottiyur desk. From the same Tiruvottiyur team we also serve Tondiarpet and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients.
Over several cycles in Tiruvottiyur, the recurring GST Cancellation issues cluster around a predictable short list we screen for early. Each engagement in Tiruvottiyur adds to a record of what the Chennai North jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next GST Cancellation file. The GST Cancellation mistakes we see most in Tiruvottiyur are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Sector signals in Tiruvottiyur — seasonal chemicals swings and peak-period volumes — shape how we schedule GST Cancellation work.
New port logistics ventures in Tiruvottiyur lean on us to stand up GST Cancellation correctly before the first deadline rather than after a notice. Incorporating in Tiruvottiyur comes with jurisdiction, registration and GST Cancellation steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. Relocating a registered office into Tiruvottiyur (PIN 600019) changes the assessing division, and we handle that GST Cancellation transition cleanly. Shifting principal place of business to Tiruvottiyur means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai North, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end.
Voluntary cancellation under Section 29(1) for Tiruvottiyur 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 Tiruvottiyur 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 Tiruvottiyur 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.
Sub-section (1) of Section 29 operates on the registered person's own application in Form REG-16 on grounds of closure, transfer or threshold drop. Sub-section (2) is initiated by the proper officer through REG-17 show-cause on Rule 21 contravention grounds.
Section 29(1) permits cancellation on closure or discontinuance of business, transfer of business on amalgamation, demerger, sale or lease, change in constitution of business, aggregate turnover falling below the Section 22 threshold, or death of the proprietor.
The proviso to Rule 20 of the CGST Rules imposes a one-year lock-in. A person registered under Section 25(3) cannot apply for cancellation before the expiry of one year from the effective date of registration, save where another statutory ground is independently made out.
Form REG-16 is the application for cancellation of registration filed electronically on the GSTN common portal under Rule 20. It captures the ground, the effective date sought, stock and capital-asset position on that date, the Section 29(5) reversal working and the address for future correspondence.
Form REG-17 is the show-cause notice issued by the proper officer under sub-section (2) of Section 29 read with Rule 22(1) of the CGST Rules. It precedes any suo motu cancellation and grants the registered person seven working days to reply through Form REG-18.
Form REG-18 is the reply to the REG-17 show-cause notice, filed within seven working days under Rule 22(2). The reply must furnish all pending GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, discharge outstanding tax with interest and late fee, and explain the cause of default with supporting evidence.
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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 Tiruvottiyur 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 Tiruvottiyur 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 Tiruvottiyur 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 OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on registration-status design endorse a suspended-status intermediate state between active and cancelled as a transparency feature that signals the precarious compliance position to counterparties. The European Union framework under Council Directive 2006/112/EC permits Member State discretion on the suspended-status design, producing variation. The Indian Rule 21A framework reflects an explicit suspended-status state with defined entry triggers (REG-16 filing, REG-17 issue), defined scope (Sub-rule (3) restrictions), and defined exit pathways (drop proceedings, withdraw application, REG-19 issue). The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer engaging with the suspended-status framework should appreciate that it is a design feature, not an enforcement quirk. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration has analysed India's Rule 21A as a model of structured intermediate-status design.
Sub-rule (1) of Rule 21A of the CGST Rules provides for automatic suspension of the GSTIN on the registered person's filing of REG-16. The suspension is effective from the date of the REG-16 submission and continues until the REG-19 cancellation order is passed. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer should plan for the immediate suspension impact — no taxable supplies, no tax-invoice issuance, no fresh ITC claim — even before the substantive cancellation crystallises. The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations refined the Rule 21A framework to clarify the suspended-status visibility on the common portal so that counterparties can assess the GSTIN-validity in real time. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on transition-period design endorse this kind of pre-cancellation suspension as preserving the credit-chain integrity for counterparties during the cancellation adjudication.
Sub-rule (3) of Rule 21A of the CGST Rules defines the scope of restrictions during the suspension period — the suspended person cannot make taxable supplies, cannot issue tax invoices, and cannot charge tax on supplies. The suspended person may however issue bills of supply for any exempt or non-taxable supply that continues during the suspension. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer should distinguish between the various supply categories to identify which can continue during suspension and which must be paused. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the operational mechanics including the treatment of pre-suspension supplies whose invoice was raised after suspension. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration has commended the suspension-scope design as preserving commercial-continuity where possible while preventing tax-revenue leakage.
The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations introduced a graduated extension framework for the Section 30 application window. The base window is thirty days from the cancellation order service date. The Joint Commissioner may extend by an additional thirty days on a reasoned application demonstrating sufficient cause. The Commissioner may extend by a further thirty days where the Joint-Commissioner-extension proves inadequate. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer engaging with the extension mechanism should file the reasoned application with supporting documentation for the cause of delay. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the operational mechanics of each extension layer. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on cancellation-reversal-window design endorse graduated extension as a balance between administrative finality and taxpayer access to revocation.
Section 30 revocation and Section 107 appeal are independent procedural routes against REG-19 cancellation orders. Section 30 focuses on cure of the underlying default and is appropriate where the cancellation grounds are conceded but the underlying business is bona fide. Section 107 focuses on legal challenge to the cancellation grounds and is appropriate where the underlying grounds themselves are contested. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer should select the route aligned with the substantive position. Where both routes are available, parallel pursuit is permitted under CBIC Circular guidance. The Madras High Court has held in writ proceedings that the two routes serve distinct purposes and should not be conflated. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on remedy-design endorse parallel-remedy architecture as preserving taxpayer choice in cancellation contexts.
Section 30 of the CGST Act read with Rule 23 of the CGST Rules provides a revocation safety-valve for suo-motu-cancelled registrations under Sub-section (2) of Section 29. The registered person whose registration was cancelled by the proper officer may apply for revocation in Form REG-21 within thirty days of the date of service of the cancellation order. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer whose GSTIN was cancelled for continuous non-filing or other Sub-section (2) trigger should examine the Section 30 route as a procedural cure-the-default mechanism. The GST Council 47th meeting recommendations refined the Section 30 framework to extend the application window through Joint Commissioner and Commissioner extension. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on cancellation-reversal mechanisms endorse this design as preventing procedural cancellation from becoming a substantive bar.
For discontinuance, Sub-section (5) of Section 18 applies — closing-stock ITC reversal computed under Rule 44, with the residual electronic-credit-ledger balance lapsing on cancellation. For transfer of business, Sub-section (3) of Section 18 applies — the unutilised ITC can be transferred to the transferee through Form ITC-02 subject to the transferee's acceptance within fifteen days. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer should appreciate that the ITC treatment is materially different — discontinuance loses the credit, transfer preserves it. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the operational mechanics of ITC-02 filing. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on credit-continuity in business-transfer events endorse this design as preserving economic efficiency. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper recorded the policy intent of preserving credit through business-continuation events.
For transfer of business, Section 85 of the CGST Act imposes joint-and-several liability on the transferee for any tax, interest or penalty due from the transferor up to the date of transfer. For discontinuance, no equivalent succession arises since the underlying entity continues to bear its own liabilities. The Tiruvottiyur transferee should conduct pre-transfer due-diligence on the transferor's tax-liability position. The Madras High Court has held in Section 85 proceedings that the transferee's liability is capped at the value of the business transferred or the consideration paid. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the procedural mechanics of liability-claim against the transferee. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on liability-succession in business-transfer events endorse this design as preserving revenue while providing a quantum cap.
Many VAT jurisdictions treat business-transfer events as outside the scope of supply altogether under a business-transfer-as-a-going-concern exception. The European Union framework under Article 19 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC permits Member State discretion on this exception, producing variation. The Indian framework treats the transfer of business as a Schedule II Sub-paragraph 4(c) event with deemed supply only where the transferee elects to discontinue rather than continue the business as a going concern. The Tiruvottiyur taxpayer should appreciate that the going-concern characterisation is the gateway to the no-supply treatment. The CBIC Circulars have clarified the going-concern test parameters. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines on business-transfer treatment endorse the going-concern exception as economically efficient. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper anchored the going-concern design.
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REG-22 is the order passed by the proper officer accepting a revocation application — restoring the GSTIN to active status from the original effective date as if the cancellation had never occurred. Returns for the intervening period must still be filed and the dealer remains liable for the compliance gap during the cancelled period.
Closing stock for cancellation purposes covers inputs, semi-finished goods, finished goods and capital goods held on the cancellation effective date. The valuation rule under Rule 44 is the higher of book value or open market value, and the ITC reversal is the input tax that was originally availed on these items at procurement.
For capital goods on cancellation, Rule 44 requires reversal of the higher of (a) the ITC availed reduced by 5% per quarter or part thereof from invoice date or (b) the tax on transaction value under Section 15. Useful life is presumed at 60 months for the pro-rata calculation, so older capital goods carry lower reversal exposure.
Section 45 requires every cancelled registered person to file a final return in GSTR-10 within 3 months of the date of cancellation or the date of cancellation order, whichever is later. The form discloses closing stock, ITC reversal payable, and outstanding tax liabilities — failure to file attracts late fee under Section 47(2) and a separate REG-24 notice cycle.
REG-24 is the notice issued to a cancelled registered person who has failed to file the GSTR-10 final return within the 3-month statutory window. The notice requires the dealer to file the return or show cause why the cancellation should not be treated as having adverse consequences including PAN-level risk markings.
Rule 21A allows the proper officer to suspend a GSTIN immediately on filing of REG-16 or issue of REG-17, pending the cancellation proceedings. During suspension the dealer cannot issue tax invoices or claim ITC, and the suspension period is included in the effective cancellation period for final return purposes.
Voluntary cancellation under Section 29(1) is initiated by the registered person via REG-16 on grounds like discontinuance, transfer, or fall below threshold. Suo motu cancellation under Section 29(2) is initiated by the proper officer for defaults under Rule 21. The PAN-level risk profile carries lighter markings for voluntary cases, which matters for future registration under the same PAN.
Cancellation does not extinguish any tax, interest or penalty that became due before the effective date — Section 29(3) preserves these liabilities. The cancelled GSTIN remains on the GSTN database for purposes of subsequent assessment, audit under Section 65, or adjudication under Sections 73 or 74 for prior periods within the time bar.
Cancellation of Registration is the legal termination of a GSTIN, effected either on a voluntary application by the registered person under Section 29(1) or by the proper officer on his own motion under Section 29(2). Cancellation closes the registration prospectively but preserves all antecedent liabilities under Section 29(3).
Voluntary Cancellation is the route under Section 29(1) where the registered person initiates closure through Form REG-16 on account of business discontinuance, transfer, amalgamation, change in constitution, or no longer being liable to be registered. It is the preferred route as it preserves agency over the effective date and the closing-stock declaration.
Suo Motu Cancellation is cancellation initiated by the proper officer under Section 29(2) without an application from the registered person, on grounds such as non-filing of returns for the prescribed continuous tax periods, fraudulent registration, or contravention of the rules. It typically carries a retrospective effective date.
REG-16 is the prescribed form for voluntary cancellation under Rule 20. It captures the reason for cancellation, the proposed effective date, the closing stock of inputs, semi-finished and finished goods and capital goods on that date, and the consequent input tax credit reversal liability under Section 29(5) read with Rule 44.
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Why these Tiruvottiyur engagements look the way they do: Where Tiruvottiyur differs: the cluster of heavy manufacturing, chemicals, port logistics businesses that defines Tiruvottiyur's commercial fabric. We see for Tiruvottiyur units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
“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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