Company Secretaries who are willing to Practice as GST Practitioner, must Register with GSTN Soon: ICSI [Read Communication]

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The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), recently directed its members to register with GST Network from June 25, if they are willing to practice as GST Practitioner under the new Goods and Services Law, which is all set to implement from July 1st, 2017.

Section 22 of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 lays down the list of persons who are liable for registration under the GST regime and Section 24 of CGST Act, 2017 provides for cases of compulsory registration. Registration under GST for persons, other than mentioned above can also be made on voluntary basis.

The process to enroll under Goods & Services Tax has been reopened from June 1, 2017 for only a limited period. Interested persons may register by logging on to www.aces.gov.in to get the provisional IDs.

Further, as pursuant to Section 48 of CGST Act, 2017, read with Rule 24 of the Return Rules, any person who has passed the Final Examination of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is eligible for enrolment as a Goods & Services Tax Practitioner by making an application in Form GST PCT-1 to the Authorized Officer.

Read the ICSI President’s Communication below.

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