All about GST Practitioner | Registration as GST Practitioner
GST Practitioner is a tax professional who can prepare returns and perform other activities on the basis of the information furnished to him by a taxable person. (However, the legal responsibility of such filings remains with the Taxpayer.) For this purpose, GST Practitioners (GSTP) are required to be enrolled with Centre or State Authority.

All about GST Practitioner | Registration as GST Practitioner

1. Who is a GST Practitioner:

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As per Section 2(55) of Central Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 goods and services tax practitioner means any person who has been approved under section 48 to act as such practitioner;
Section 48of Central Goods and Service Tax Act 2017 read with rule 83 ofof Central Goods and Service Tax Rules 2017 stipulate requirements of a GST Practicioner:
Basic Requirement : A person who has below mentioned specifications can become aGST Practitioner:
(i) is a citizen of India;
(ii) is a person of sound mind;
(iii) is not adjudicated as insolvent;
(iv) has not been convicted by a competent court;
Qualifications : A person having any of the below mentioned qualifications i.e.

• Chartered Accountant holding COP
• Company Secretary holding COP
• Cost and Management Accountant holding COP
• Advocate
• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Commerce
• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Banking
• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Business Administration
• Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Business Management
• Degree examination of any recognized Foreign University
• Retired Government Officials
• Sales Tax Practitioner under existing law
• Tax Return Preparer under existing law

2. Role of GST Practitioner:

Activities which can beundertaken byGST Practitioner on behalf of a registered person:
(a) furnish the details of outward and inward supplies;
(b) furnish monthly, quarterly, annual or final return;
(c) make deposit for credit into the electronic cash ledger;
(d) file a claim for refund; and
(e) file an application for amendment or cancellation of registration
The goods and services tax practitioner shall-
(a) prepare the statements with due diligence; and
(b) affix his digital signature on the statements prepared by him or electronically verify using his credentials.

3. GST Practitioner Exam

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) has been authorized for conducting the examination for the enrollment of GST Practitioners (GSTP), videNotification No. 24/2018-Central Tax dated 28.5.2018.

3.1 Nature of examination

The GST Practitioner Examination shall be a Computer Based Test. It shall have one question paper consisting of Multiple Choice Questions. The pattern and syllabus of GST Practitioner Examination are specified below :

3.2 Qualifying marks

A person shall be required to secure fifty per cent. of the total marks to qualify GST Practitioner Examination

3.3 GST Practitioner Exam Due Date

A person can be enrolled as GST Practitioner only after passing the examination.The next examination is scheduled to be conducted on 14-6-2019 from 1100 hrs. to 1330 hrs. at designated examination centres across India.

3.4 Period for passing the GST Practitionerexamination and number of attempts allowed

A person who has enrolled as a goods and services tax practitioner after 1st July 2017 is required to pass the examination within two years of the enrollment:
Provided that if a person is enrolled as a goods and services tax practitioner before 1st of July 2017, he shall get one more year to pass the examination:
Provided further that a person who was enrolled as a sales tax practitioner or tax return preparer under the old law for a period of not less than five years, he is required to pass the examination within eighteen months from the appointed date.
A person required to pass the examination may avail of any number of attempts but these attempts shall be within the period as specified above.

4. Validity of GST Practitioner Licence

The licence of GST Practitioner is valid until it is cancelled by relevant authority.

5. Required Documents for Enrolment as GST Practitioner

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