FAQ: Gst Compliance India

GST registration is typically granted within about a week of a complete online application, provided PAN, incorporation documents, and proof of the registered business address are in order — delays usually come from document mismatches or address verification, not the process itself.  Read full answer →

A Letter of Undertaking lets an exporter supply goods or services without paying GST upfront and claiming a refund later — without an LUT on file, the subsidiary must pay GST on export invoices and then go through a separate, slower refund process, tying up working capital.  Read full answer →

Services supplied by a foreign company to an Indian recipient are treated as an import of services under GST — taxed via reverse charge in the hands of the Indian recipient in most business-to-business cases, meaning the foreign supplier doesn't need to register or charge GST itself.  Read full answer →

Under reverse charge, the recipient of a supply pays GST directly to the government instead of the supplier — this applies most commonly to an India subsidiary importing services from its foreign parent, since the foreign supplier isn't GST-registered in India to charge it directly.  Read full answer →

A foreign company without a physical presence in India generally doesn't register for GST itself — GST obligations typically attach to its India subsidiary or, for certain digital services sold directly to Indian consumers, through the OIDAR (cross-border digital services) registration regime.  Read full answer →