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Understanding GST

What is GST Registration?

There is no single GST document list, which is why so many people arrive at the portal with the wrong set. A proprietor needs four things. A private limited company needs eleven, including a Digital Signature Certificate that a proprietor does not need at all.

The list below is organised the way the application actually works: identity and constitution proof for the entity, then authority for whoever signs, then proof of the principal place of business, then a bank proof. Get those four groups right and the application is straightforward. Get the third one wrong and you join the largest category of rejections.

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Who Needs GST Registration?

ProprietorshipsPAN + Aadhaar + photo + address proof + bank

Partnershipspartnership deed + partners' PAN/Aadhaar + firm address + bank

LLPsLLP agreement + incorporation certificate + DSC + designated partners' KYC

Pvt Ltdincorporation cert + MOA/AOA + board resolution + DSC + directors' KYC

Foreign companiesapostilled/notarised docs + authorised signatory passport

Home-office setupsowner NOC + latest EB bill + (if rented) rent agreement

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Documents by entity type

Find your entity and collect everything in its row. The Digital Signature Certificate column is the one people miss: it is mandatory for companies and LLPs, and not needed at all for a proprietorship, partnership or HUF, which can sign with the Electronic Verification Code sent to the authorised signatory’s Aadhaar-linked mobile.

GST registration documents by entity type
Entity	Entity proof	People	Authority	DSC
Proprietorship	PAN of the proprietor	PAN, Aadhaar and photo of the proprietor	Not required	Not required
Partnership firm	PAN of the firm, partnership deed	PAN, Aadhaar and photo of every partner	Authorisation letter for the signatory	Not required
LLP	PAN of the LLP, incorporation certificate, LLP agreement	PAN, Aadhaar and photo of designated partners	Board resolution or authorisation letter	Mandatory
Private Limited / OPC	PAN of the company, incorporation certificate, MOA and AOA	PAN, Aadhaar and photo of every director	Board resolution appointing the signatory	Mandatory
HUF	PAN of the HUF	PAN, Aadhaar and photo of the Karta	Not required	Not required
Trust / Society / Section 8	PAN of the entity, registration or trust deed	PAN, Aadhaar and photo of trustees or committee	Authorisation letter for the signatory	Mandatory for Section 8

Address proof: the part that decides most rejections

Every entity needs proof of its principal place of business, and this is where applications fail more often than anywhere else. What counts as acceptable depends on how you hold the premises, and the combinations below are what officers expect to see.

Two rules cut across all of them. The utility bill should be recent, generally within the last two or three months, and the whole document must be legible, not a cropped photograph of the part with the address on it. And the name on the bill has to reconcile with whoever is granting you the right to be there, which is what the NOC does.

Acceptable address proof by how the premises are held
How you hold it	What to file	Common failure
Owned premises	Latest electricity bill or property tax receipt in the owner’s name	Bill older than three months, or a partial scan
Rented premises	Rent agreement, plus the owner’s utility bill, plus a signed NOC from the owner	NOC missing entirely, the single most common gap
Home office, owned	Electricity bill or property tax receipt in your own name	Bill in a parent or spouse’s name with no NOC
Home office, rented	Rent agreement, owner’s bill, and owner NOC	Informal tenancy with nothing in writing
Co-working space	Agreement with the operator, operator NOC, and the operator’s own ownership or lease proof	Only the desk agreement, with nothing proving the operator’s right
Shared family premises	Owner’s bill plus a signed consent letter from the owner	Assuming a family relationship removes the need for consent
Premises of a related company	Lease or licence agreement, plus utility bill, plus NOC	Verbal arrangement between group entities

Bank proof, and when it is actually due

Bank details are the one item you may furnish after registration rather than with the application, and the deadline catches people out. They must be on the portal within 30 days of registration or before filing the first GSTR-1, whichever is earlier. Miss it and the registration is liable to suspension.

What is accepted is a cancelled cheque showing the entity name, a bank statement, or the first page of the passbook. Whichever you use, the account holder name has to match the registered entity exactly, not a proprietor’s personal account where the business is registered in a trade name.

Cancelled cheque with the entity name printed on it

Or a bank statement showing name, account number and IFSC

Or the first page of the passbook with the same details

Due within 30 days of registration, or before the first GSTR-1, whichever is earlier

File formats and sizes

The portal rejects oversized and wrongly formatted uploads without much explanation, which turns a five-minute task into an afternoon. The limits below are what the portal generally applies, and each upload field displays its own current limit, so check the field if it refuses a file.

Upload requirements on the GST portal
Item	Format	Typical limit
Photograph	JPEG	Around 100 KB
Constitution of business proof	PDF or JPEG	Around 1 MB
Address proof	PDF or JPEG	Around 1 MB
Bank proof	PDF or JPEG	Around 1 MB
Authorisation letter or board resolution	PDF or JPEG	Around 1 MB

Check these before you file

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The name on PAN matches Aadhaar exactly, including initials and their position

The signatory named in the application is the one with documented authority to sign

The address on the proof matches the address typed into the application, character for character

The utility bill is recent and the full page is visible, not a crop

Rented or shared premises have a signed NOC, not just an agreement

The mobile and email entered are ones you actually monitor, since every notice goes there

The bank account name matches the registered entity, not a personal account

HSN or SAC codes for your main supplies are decided before you start, not guessed mid-form

Documents you do not need

Applicants routinely gather more than the portal asks for, usually on advice from someone describing a different entity type or an older version of the process.

A Digital Signature Certificate, if you are a proprietorship, partnership or HUF

A separate trade licence or shop establishment certificate, which is not part of GST registration

Notarised or apostilled copies, unless specifically asked for during a query

Physical originals, since the process is entirely online unless you are called for biometric verification

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Documents needed for GST registration

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Required for most applicants

PAN Card of the applicant
Aadhaar Card of the applicant
Photograph (passport size)
Proof of business address (rent agreement / electricity bill)
Bank statement or cancelled cheque
Authorization letter / Board resolution (for companies)

Depends on business type

Incorporation certificate (for Pvt Ltd / LLP)
Digital Signature Certificate (for companies)

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What documents are required for GST registration?

Four groups: proof of the entity itself, KYC for the people behind it, proof that the signatory is authorised, and proof of the principal place of business, plus a bank proof. The specific list depends on entity type. A proprietor needs PAN, Aadhaar, a photograph, address proof and bank proof. A private limited company additionally needs the incorporation certificate, MOA and AOA, KYC for every director, a board resolution, and a Digital Signature Certificate.

Do I need a Digital Signature Certificate?

Companies and LLPs must sign with a DSC. Proprietorships, partnerships and HUFs can sign using the Electronic Verification Code sent to the authorised signatory’s Aadhaar-linked mobile, so no DSC is needed.

What address proof works for a rented office?

Three documents together: the rent agreement, a recent utility bill in the owner’s name, and a signed no-objection certificate from the owner. The missing NOC is the single most common gap in rejected applications.

Can I register from a home address?

Yes. If you own the property, the latest electricity bill or property tax receipt in your name is enough. If it is rented, or the bill is in a parent or spouse’s name, you need the owner’s consent letter alongside it. A home office is not a weaker application, only one that needs its consent documented.

What about a co-working space?

You need the agreement with the operator, an NOC from the operator, and the operator’s own proof that they hold the premises. A desk agreement on its own does not establish that the operator can grant you a place of business, which is why co-working applications get queried.

How recent does the electricity bill have to be?

There is no single statutory number, but officers generally expect the latest bill, and anything beyond two or three months old invites a query. Use the most recent one you have, and upload the full page rather than a crop of the address.

When do I have to provide bank details?

Within 30 days of registration, or before filing your first GSTR-1, whichever comes first. A cancelled cheque, bank statement or passbook first page is accepted. The account holder name must match the registered entity. Missing the deadline makes the registration liable to suspension.

What file formats does the portal accept?

The photograph is JPEG at roughly 100 KB. Other documents are PDF or JPEG at roughly 1 MB. Each upload field shows its own current limit, so check the field itself if a file is refused rather than assuming the document is wrong.

Is this checklist free to use and share?

Yes. It is deliberately ungated, with no email or phone number required. Print it, save it as a PDF from your browser, or send the link to whoever is collecting your paperwork.