In GST CBIC notified that those who opted for Aadhaar authentication should complete the same while submitting the GST registration application.
And in case you have taken GST registration earlier and till date your Aadhaar authentication is not yet completed then now onwards it is mandatory to do it now
After the mandatory linking of PAN and Aadhaar, it is now required to link GST with Aadhaar through Aadhaar authentication.
Initially, the GST portal offered two options for Aadhaar authentication: “Do it now” and “Remind me later.” However, the “Remind me later” option has since been disabled, leaving “Do it now” as the only available choice. Learn how to complete this essential process to ensure your GST compliance is up to date.
Login to GST Portal, Here you will Get the Option if your Aadhaar is not Authenticated as below, click on Yes, Navigate to My Profile :
You will Get 2 Options to Link Aadhaar
- Send Aadhaar authentication Link: If your Aadhaar is linked with Mobile number to receive OPT then click on first option
- Upload KYC Documents: If the Taxpayer chooses not to get Aadhaar authentication done and do E-KYC instead, then the Taxpayer can select the UPLOAD E-KYC DOCUMENTS option and then upload the documents for Primary Authorized Signatory and selected (one) Promoter/ Partner. Once taxpayer has uploaded the documents, then an ARN will be generated by the System and the same will be shown in the Tax Official’s dashboard, who can either approve or reject the documents, after verification.
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Send Aadhaar authentication Link
Select the Promoter/ Partner for Aadhaar authentication by selecting the check box in Select for Aadhaar Authentication column.
Note:
• Primary Authorized Signatory will be auto selected in the list.
• Selecting the check box changes the status as Aadhaar Authentication required.
• In case, the column of Promoter/ Partner displays more than one name, the taxpayer needs to select only one name out of them.
• If the Promoter/ Partner is same as the Primary Authorized Signatory, in that case the check box against the name would be auto selected and the taxpayer is required to directly click the SEND VERIFICATION LINK.
Click the SEND VERIFICATION LINK to send link to the selected promoter/ partner. The link will simultaneously be sent to the Primary Authorized Signatory also.
If you not received link on registered email id and mobile number then click on Resend authentication link
Check your Mail id you will receive below email having link to authenticate
After clicking on link you will get below details, check and proceed further
Enter Opt and click on validate
You can check Aadhaar Authentication status in My profile Section
UPLOAD E-KYC DOCUMENTS
To upload E-KYC documents, click the UPLOAD E-KYC DOCUMENTS tab.
Clicking the tab, turns the color of tab from blue to green and the details of both the Promoter/ Partner and Primary Authorized Signatory are displayed.
Note: Aadhaar authentication is a mandatory step, and the user cannot proceed without completing it.
Click the Type of E-KYC Document drop-down list to select the type of document for E-KYC. The list of type of documents that can be attached is displayed. Select the document from the list that you wish to upload.
Click the UPLOAD DOCUMENTS button.
A confirmation message is displayed that documents have been uploaded successfully.
Note:
• Once taxpayer has uploaded the documents by clicking on UPLOAD DOCUMENTS, an ARN will be generated for this and it will go to Tax Official dashboard. The Tax Official can either approve or reject the documents.
• If Tax Official approves the document, then taxpayer will be considered E-KYC Authenticated and not Aadhaar Authenticated. Pop up will not come to taxpayer after this. Thereafter if taxpayer himself wishes to authenticate Aadhaar subsequently, the taxpayer can do so by navigating to MY PROFILE > AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION STATUS > SEND AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION LINK. Taxpayer won’t be able to upload documents again after they have been once approved by the Tax Official. However, taxpayer can view the document uploaded in Upload E-KYC Document column.
• Till the time Tax Official doesn’t take any action on the ARN, taxpayer won’t be able to upload documents again.
• If Tax Official rejects the documents, then taxpayer will again get the same pop up whenever taxpayer will login into the GST Portal and same procedure will follow and in this case taxpayer will have two options either to Authenticate Aadhaar or Upload E-KYC Documents.
• If the link expires, the taxpayer can generate the Aadhaar Authentication link again by navigating to My Profile page.
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