A foreign company registering as a Non-Resident Taxable Person quickly discovers a rule most domestic businesses never think about: there's no basic exemption threshold for NRTPs, registration is mandatory before the first taxable supply, full stop. That's the kind of detail that separates GST compliance in India from a routine filing task, and it's exactly where R Pareva & Company works.
GST compliance services in India, done right, means someone is actually looking at your specific registration route and transaction pattern rather than running everyone through the same checklist. We work registration through filing, advisory through audits, catching problems before they show up as a demand notice.
Put simply: GST compliance in India means registering correctly for your entity type, filing GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B on time every month, and reconciling input tax credit against what your vendors have actually filed. Foreign companies without a fixed place of business in India usually register as a Non-Resident Taxable Person, a route with no exemption threshold that needs periodic renewal.
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| GSTR-1 filing | 11th of the following month (monthly filers) |
| GSTR-3B filing | 20th of the following month, due even at zero turnover |
| Annual Return (GSTR-9) | December 31 following the end of the financial year |
| Registration threshold, services | Rs. 20 lakh turnover (Rs. 10 lakh in special category states) |
| Registration threshold, goods | Rs. 40 lakh turnover in most states |
| Non-Resident Taxable Person (NRTP) | No exemption threshold, registration mandatory before the first taxable supply |
| Late fee, GSTR-3B | Rs. 50 per day (Rs. 20 per day for a nil return) |
India's 2017 GST rollout unified indirect taxes but also introduced a compliance calendar that punishes small mistakes. GSTR-3B is due monthly even at zero turnover, late filing runs Rs. 50 a day (Rs. 20 for a nil return), and the errors that actually cost businesses money tend to cluster around a few recurring issues:
Without expert support, these gaps tend to surface as an ASMT-10 discrepancy notice rather than a clean filing, and by then the fix costs more than the original compliance would have.
Here's what that covers in practice, service by service:
Whether you're a foreign entity registering as a Non-Resident Taxable Person or a growing Indian business crossing the standard turnover threshold, we handle GST registration in Delhi and PAN India, matched to whichever route actually applies to your structure.
We manage GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B on their monthly cycle, along with quarterly and annual filings, so a missed deadline never becomes the reason for a late fee or an interest notice.
We check whether the credit actually qualifies, reconcile it against what the vendor has filed on their end, and fix mismatches before a notice does it for us.
Place of supply rules decide which state's GST applies, and getting that wrong on a cross-border transaction is a common, costly mistake. We work through the structuring question before the transaction happens, not after a return is filed with the wrong state code.
Exporters can either file an LUT and export without paying GST upfront, or pay and claim a refund on unutilized ITC via Form RFD-01. We help pick the right route and file the refund claim so funds aren't sitting with the department longer than necessary, including in inverted duty structure cases.
A GST health check, run under the same authority the department itself uses, Section 65 of the CGST Act, catches classification errors and ITC mismatches while there's still time to fix them quietly.
An ASMT-10 discrepancy notice or a scrutiny proceeding needs a response grounded in the actual reconciliation, not a generic reply. Our team represents clients before GST authorities and carries disputes through to resolution rather than handing them off partway.
What does GST compliance in India actually involve?
Beyond monthly return filing, it covers accurate invoicing, input tax credit reconciliation, timely payment of tax dues, and responding to any departmental notices, all tracked against a compliance calendar that doesn't pause for zero-activity months.
Do foreign companies need a GST compliance service provider in India?
If a foreign company has taxable supplies in India without a fixed place of business, it typically registers as a Non-Resident Taxable Person, a route with its own rules, including no exemption threshold, that a local GST compliance service provider in India can navigate faster than a first-time filer working it out alone.
What happens if GST returns are filed late?
Late fees run Rs. 50 a day for GSTR-3B, Rs. 20 for a nil return, and beyond the fee itself, a pattern of late filings tends to draw closer departmental attention on everything filed afterward.
Can input tax credit be denied even if the invoice is correct?
Yes. If the vendor hasn't filed their own GST return correctly, the buyer's ITC claim can still be blocked or reversed, which is why vendor-side reconciliation matters as much as the buyer's own paperwork.
What's covered under GST Compliance & Advisory Service in India beyond filing?
Advisory covers transaction structuring, place of supply questions for cross-border services, refund claims for exporters, and representation if a notice or audit comes up, not just the routine monthly filing.
How is GST compliance different for exporters?
Exporters can either file a Letter of Undertaking (LUT) to export without paying GST upfront, or pay GST and claim it back via Form RFD-01 on unutilized input tax credit.
R Pareva & Company works as your GST compliance service provider in India, keeping filings current and the compliance calendar off your desk. Email at rahul@rpareva.com, call us at +91-9711323533.
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