Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
Chapter VI - Registration
Section 24 - Compulsory registration in certain cases
24. Compulsory registration in certain cases
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 22, the following categories of persons shall be required to be registered under this Act,-
(i) persons making any inter-State taxable supply;
(ii) casual taxable persons making taxable supply;
(iii) persons who are required to pay tax under reverse charge;
(iv) person who are required to pay tax under sub-section (5) of section 9;
(v) non-resident taxable persons making taxable supply;
(vi) persons who are required to deduct tax under section 51, whether or not separately registered under this Act;
(vii) persons who make taxable supply of goods or services or both on behalf of other taxable persons whether as an agent or otherwise;
(viii) Input Service Distributor, whether or not separately registered under this Act;
(ix) persons who supply goods or services or both, other than supplies specified under sub-section (5) of section 9, through such electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52;
(x) every electronic commerce operator 1[who is required to collect tax at source under section 52;]1
(xi) every person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a person in India, other than a registered person; 2-b[****]2-b
2-a[(xia) every person supplying online money gaming from a place outside India to a person in India; and]2-a
(xii) such other person or class of persons as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council.
1. Inserted (w.e.f. 01.02.2019) vide Section 12 of The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018.
2-a. Inserted (w.e.f. 01.10.2023) vide Section 3 of The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 dated 18.08,2023
2-b. Omitted (w.e.f. 01.10.2023) vide Section 3 of The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 dated 18.08.2023 for “and”
Act
- Section 9 - Levy and collection
- Section 22 - Persons liable for registration
- Section 25 - Procedure for registration
- Section 29 - Cancellation or suspension of registration
- Section 51 - Tax deduction at source
- Section 52 - Collection of tax at source
- Section 17 - Migration of existing tax payers
- Section 139 - Migration of existing taxpayers
Notifications
- Notification No. 01/2017 - 19-06-2017 - Seeks to bring certain sections of the CGST Act, 2017 into force w.e.f. 22.06.2017
- Notification No. 07/2017 - 14-09-2017 - Granting exemption from registration to job-workers making inter-State supply of services to a registered person from the requirement of obtaining registration
- Notification No. 10/2017 - 13-10-2017 - Seeks to exempt persons making inter-State supplies of taxable services from registration under section 23(2)
- Notification No. 03/2018 - 22-10-2018 - Seeks to supersede Notification No.8/2017-Integrated Tax, dated 14.09.2017
- Notification No. 56/2018 - 23-10-2018 - Seeks to supersede Notification No. 32/2017-Central Tax, dated 15.09.2017
- Notification No. 02/2019 - 07-03-2019 - To give exemption from registration for any person engaged in exclusive supply of goods and whose aggregate turnover in the financial year does not exceed Rs 40 lakhs.
- Notification No. 10/2019 - 07-03-2019 - To give exemption from registration for any person engaged in exclusive supply of goods and whose aggregate turnover in the financial year does not exceed Rs 40 lakhs.
- Notification No. 30/2019 - 28-06-2019 - Seeks to provide exemption from furnishing of Annual Return / Reconciliation Statement for suppliers of Online Information Database Access and Retrieval Services ("OIDAR services").
- Notification No. 09/2017 - 28-06-2017 - Exempting supplies to a TDS deductor by a supplier, who is not registered, under section 11 (1)
- Notification No. 09/2017 - 28-06-2017 - To notify the exemptions on supply of services under IGST Act
- Notification No. 62/2019 - 26-11-2019 - Seeks to notify the transition plan with respect to J&K reorganization w.e.f. 31.10.2019.