GST System Project: User Manual: GST Practitioner

 

 

Goods and Services Tax Network

5/30/2017

 

 

 

Version No.

1.0

Authorized by

Snigdha Tayal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Revision History

Version

Date

Author

Reviewer

Approver

Comments

0.01

31/05/2017

Tanmay Sahay

Snigdha Tayal

 

Initial Draft

1.0

5/30/2017

Tanmay Sahay

Khushboo Jain

Snigdha Tayal

Delivered to GSTN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Table of Contents

1.    Introduction.. 4

1.1         Scope of the document 4

1.2         Purpose of the document 4

1.3         Intended Audience for this document 4

2.    GST Practitioner. 5

2.1         Applying for Enrolment on the GST Portal as a GST Practitioner 5

3.    Collaborations and dependencies. 17

3.1         Collaborations. 17

3.2         Dependencies. 17

4.    Assumptions and constraints. 18

4.1         Assumptions. 18

4.2         Constraints. 18

5.    Glossary. 19

6.    Appendices. 21

6.1         Open items. 21

6.2         Comments Matrix. 22

1.      Introduction

1.1     Scope of the document

This document covers the User Manual for when a GST Practitioner files an application for Enrolment as a GST Practitioner under the provisions of GST Act.

 

1.2     Purpose of the document

This document will be hosted on the Help section of the GST System Portal, in HTML format. The document will help the users of the GST System Portal to understand and easily use the GST System Portal.

 

1.3  Intended Audience for this document

This document is intended for use by the GST Services team for validation of content and for Infosys Training team to design HTML based user manual.

 

 


 

2.      GST Practitioner

 

2.1     Applying for Enrolment on the GST Portal as a GST Practitioner

How do I apply for enrolment as a GST Practitioner?

What are the steps involved in applying for Registration as a GST Practitioner (GSTP) on the GST Portal?

1.    Access the GST common portal www.gst.gov.in and select ‘New Registration’ on the landing page of GST Portal. This form is available as pre-login feature.

 

2.    Select the Radio Button New Registration.

 

3.    Select I am ‘GST Practitioner from the dropdown menu.

 

4.    Fill in the details in all the fields in PART-A of the form as per the screenshot. Please note, your Name and PAN will be validated against the CBDT database. Once you have filled in all the details, enter the Captcha Code and click the PROCEED button.

 

5.    After successful validation, you will be directed to the next page where you will be required to enter a Mobile OTP and an E-mail OPT. The OTPs will be sent to the mobile number and e-mail ID entered in PART-A of the form. Enter the OTPs and click PROCEED.

 

6.    You will be issued a 15-digit Transaction Reference Number (TRN). It will be sent to you via e-mail and SMS and below the TRN the expiry date of the TRN will also be mentioned, do take note of that. Click PROCEED.

 

 

7.    After clicking PROCEED, the system will send you an OTP on your e-mail and mobile and you will be directed to a fresh page where you will enter the OTP, enter the Captcha Code, and click PROCEED.

 

8.    After clicking PROCEED, you will be directed to the My Saved Application page from where you can access PART-B of the Registration Application for GST Practitioner. Click on the EDIT icon to access the form.

 

9.    PART-B of the form has four sections that must be filled sequentially. The first section is General Details. Enter all the details and click SAVE AND CONTINUE at the bottom of the screen. 9Under enrolment sought as, please select an option from the dropdown given.

 

10.  The second section is Applicant Details. Enter all the details and upload your photograph. Ensure that your photograph is in JPEG format and the file size is less than 100 KB. No click SAVE AND CONTINUE at the bottom of the screen.

 

11.  The third section is Professional Address. Enter all the details and click SAVE AND CONTINUE at the bottom of the screen.

 

12.  The fourth and last section is the Verification page. Check the check-box and enter the place. You may now choose to submit the form using DSC, E-Sign or EVC. (Note: For E-Sign and EVC you must update your Aadhaar number in the Applicant Details section)

 

In Case of DSC:

a)    Click the SUBMIT WITH DSC button.

b)    Click the PROCEED button.

 

Note:

·         Make sure your DSC dongle is inserted in your laptop/ desktop.

·         Make sure emSigner (from eMudra) is running on your laptop/ desktop with administrator permissions.

To check if the emSigner is running on your laptop/ desktop, perform the following

steps:

1. Click the item tray.

2. Double click the emSigner icon.

3. Click the Hide Service button to minimize the dialog box.

g) Select the certificate and click the SIGN button.

Note: To view the details of your DSC, click the View Certificate button.

You will receive the acknowledgement in next 15 minutes on your registered e-mail

address and mobile phone number. Application Reference Number (ARN) receipt is sent

on your e-mail address and mobile phone number.

 

You can track the status of your application using the Services > Registration >

Track Application Status command.

 

In Case of E-Signature:

 

e)    Click the SUBMIT WITH E-SIGN button.

f)     In the Declaration box, click the AGREE button.

Note: OTP will be sent to your e-mail address and mobile phone number registered

with Aadhaar.

g)    Verify Aadhaar OTP screen is displayed. Enter the OTP received on your e-mail

address and mobile phone number registered with Aadhaar.

h)    Click the CONTINUE button.

 

The success message is displayed. You will receive the acknowledgement in next 15

minutes on your registered e-mail address and mobile phone number. Application Reference Number (ARN) receipt is sent on your e-mail address and mobile phone number.

 

 

In Case of Electronic Verification Code:

a)    Click the SUBMIT WITH EVC button.

b)    In the Declaration box, click the AGREE button.

Note: OTP will be sent to your mobile phone number registered with Aadhaar.

c)    Verify OTP screen is displayed. Enter the OTP received on your mobile phone number registered with Aadhaar.

d)    Click the CONTINUE button.

 

The success message is displayed. You will receive the acknowledgement in next 15

minutes on your registered e-mail address and mobile phone number. Application Reference Number (ARN) receipt is sent on your e-mail address and mobile phone number.

 

Note: After submission, you cannot make any changes to your application.

 

 

3.  Collaborations and dependencies

3.1       Collaborations

Sr.

Collaboration required with

1.     

Domain Team

2.     

Services Team

3.2      Dependencies

Sr.

Modules

Reference/ Functionalities

1

SRS

 

2

SIT environment readiness for verification of content with application

 

3

UAT completion

 

 

4.      Assumptions and constraints

4.1      Assumptions

Sr.

Assumption

1

Post UAT completion , the training content will be verified with the UAT environment

 

4.2      Constraints

Sr.

Constraint

1

Content cannot be finalized before the UAT completion

 

5.      Glossary

 

SI. No

Term / Acronym

Description

1

API

Application Program Interface

2

ARN

Acknowledgment Reference Number

3

B2B

Business to Business

4

B2C

Business to Consumer

5

BO

Back Office

6

BRN

Branch Receipt Number

7

CBDT

Central Board of Direct Taxes

8

CBEC

Central Board of Excise & Customs

9

CC

Credit Card

10

CIN

Challan Identification Number

11

CPIN

Common Portal Identification Number

12

CPIN

Common Portal Identification Number

13

DC

Debit Card

14

DSC

Digital Signature Certificate

15

e-FPB

Electronic Focal Point Branch

16

EOD

End of the Day

17

FC

Facilitation Centre

18

FO

Front Office

19

GDI

Government department unique ID where department does not have GSTIN

20

GSP

GST Suvidha Providers

21

GSTIN

Goods and Services Taxpayer Identification Number

22

GSTN

GST Network

23

HSN

Harmonized System of Nomenclature for goods

24

M

Tax Period

25

M+1

Month succeeding the tax period

26

MCA

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

27

OTP

One Time Password

28

PAN

Permanent Account Number

29

POS

Place of Supply of Goods or Services – State code to be mentioned

30

SAC

Service Accounting Code

31

UIN

Unique Identity Number for UN Bodies

32

UIDAI

Unique Identification Authority of India

 

6.      Appendices

6.1       Open items

The following table lists all the open items in this document:

ID

Item

Responsibility

Status

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2

 

 

 

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5

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

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Table 1.          Open Items


 

6.2      Comments Matrix

Since there is no formal tool finalized currently for logging comments on various document deliverables, Comments Matrix is being put here to ensure comments are being tracked and resolved. Once a formal tool is identified, this process might change for future deliverables.

S. No.

GSTN Review Comments

Date Raised

Infosys Remarks

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Table 2.          Comments Matrix