GSP Registration — Become a GST Suvidha Provider
GSP registration is the route by which a software company gets an agreement with GSTN to connect its apps to the GST system. It is not a registration under the CGST Act. We check eligibility, prepare the application pack and coordinate with GSTN.
What it is
A GST Suvidha Provider, or GSP, is a technology company that GSTN has authorised to link its software with the GST system. Its apps let taxpayers upload invoices, file GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, reconcile purchases and track notices without typing everything into the GST portal by hand.
No Section of the CGST Act creates a GSP. The right comes from an agreement with GSTN, described in its terms as non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable. An Application Service Provider (ASP) sits one level below: it builds the app and connects through a GSP’s APIs.
Who it applies to
A software company with a GST product
Say a Gurugram team has built billing software that small traders love. Today it rides on someone else’s connection. If you want your own, this is the route.
A company or LLP planning the business
GSTN’s framework has covered Indian companies, PSUs, statutory authorities, and partnerships or LLPs. If the right entity does not exist yet, we set it up first. See our Private Limited Company Registration and LLP Registration pages.
A fintech or accounting-app builder
If your app only needs to file returns for clients, the ASP route through an existing GSP may fit better, and we will tell you if so.
Why it matters
Direct connection to the GST system
Your customers file returns and pull data from inside your app, so they stop re-typing invoices.
A product you control
You set the features, pricing and support instead of reselling someone else’s connection.
Credibility with business clients
Accountants and finance teams ask who sits behind the API. A formal agreement with GSTN answers it.
Documents required
About the entity
- Certificate of incorporation, MOA and AOA, or LLP agreement
- PAN and GSTIN of the entity
- Board resolution authorising the application
Financial and technical
- Audited financial statements for the years GSTN asks for
- Net worth and turnover proof, where the criteria need it
- Architecture note showing backend infrastructure in India
Security and people
- ISO 27001:2013 audit report by a CERT-In empanelled auditor
- Data protection and privacy policy
- KYC and DSC of the authorised signatory
How it works
Check eligibility against the current criteria
We confirm your entity type, financials and sector against GSTN’s present requirements, and flag any gap before you spend on an audit.
Fix the company side first
If you need a company or LLP, we incorporate it. If it exists, we review the annual filings, since a defaulting company weakens the application.
Prepare the application pack
We compile the documents, align names and addresses across them, and coordinate with your developers and the security auditor.
Submit, answer queries and sign the agreement
We handle follow-ups with GSTN on your behalf. Signing the agreement and technical onboarding stay with your authorised signatory and developers.
Timelines
No fixed statutory timeline
GSTN decides when applications open and how long review takes. Anyone quoting a fixed number of days is guessing. Here is the catch: the audit and the company clean-up usually take longer than the application itself.
Before you apply
Plan for the security audit and the incorporation or compliance clean-up first. These usually take longer than the form itself.
After approval, every year
The ISO 27001 audit repeats annually, and your company must keep its own annual filings current. Our Annual Compliance Filing service covers the company side.
What happens if you fall short of the conditions
Services can be suspended
The GSP terms allow suspension if audit findings that need action are not fixed on time.
The right can be revoked
Because the agreement is revocable, breaching the data-use rules puts the whole arrangement at risk.
Rejected or stalled application
Missing audit reports, mismatched company records or unfiled annual returns are common reasons an application goes nowhere.
Frequently asked questions
What is a GST Suvidha Provider (GSP)?
A GSP is an entity that GSTN has authorised to connect its software to the GST system through APIs. Taxpayers use GSP-linked apps to upload invoices, file returns and reconcile data. Application Service Providers (ASPs) build apps on a GSP’s APIs. It is a commercial arrangement with GSTN, not a registration under the CGST Act.
Who can apply to become a GSP?
GSTN’s framework has covered Indian companies under the Companies Act, public sector undertakings, statutory authorities, and partnerships or LLPs. Financial and sector tests have also applied, and those figures have been revised over time. We check the current criteria with you before you spend anything on an application.
Is GSP registration the same as GST registration?
No. GST registration under Section 22 or 24 of the CGST Act gives a business its GSTIN. GSP onboarding is a separate agreement that lets a software provider connect to the GST system. A company that wants to become a GSP still needs its own GSTIN for its own sales, which we can arrange.
What is the difference between a GSP and an ASP?
A GSP holds the direct API connection to the GST system under an agreement with GSTN. An ASP builds a user-facing application and plugs into a GSP’s APIs. If you only want to sell an accounting or billing app to taxpayers, the ASP route is lighter. If you want your own connection, the GSP route applies.
Is a security audit compulsory for a GSP?
Yes. GSP terms have required a security audit in line with ISO 27001:2013, done before services begin and every year after, by an auditor empanelled with CERT-In. Findings that need action must be fixed on time, or services can be suspended. The audit is done by that auditor, and we help you prepare the documents.
Can a GSP use taxpayer data for its own business?
No. Taxpayer data may be used only for the purposes the agreement permits, and it cannot be sold, shared or used commercially on the side. Discriminatory API pricing is also barred. A written privacy policy and clear data-handling rules keep you inside the agreement, and we help draft them.
Does GSTN guarantee approval or a timeline?
No. GSTN decides whether to accept applications and how fast it moves, and there is no statutory deadline attached. We never promise approval. What we do is make your application complete and consistent so that it does not stall on a missing document or a mismatch in your company records.
Do we build the software for a GSP?
No. We do not write code or run the security audit. Taxhint prepares the application documents, checks eligibility, coordinates with your technical team and the auditor, handles company-side filings and looks after your compliance after approval. The software and audit work stays with your developers and the empanelled auditor.
What it costs
Our fee plus the government fee that applies to your case, quoted before you commit. Tell us the situation and we will price it exactly.
Government charges are not a simple fee table here. The ISO 27001 audit is paid to the empanelled auditor, and any charges in the GSTN agreement are set by GSTN. We will confirm the cost points that apply to you after reading the current terms.
Ready to begin?
Tell us about your entity and your product, and we will tell you honestly whether the GSP or the ASP route fits.