Archive · 30 Aug 2026
GST Council to Consider Simplified Registration for Large Businesses
India’s GST Council is planning a meeting in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.
The Council includes the Union finance minister and state finance ministers.
They may discuss making GST registration easier for large businesses.
These businesses pass on more than Rs 2.5 lakh in tax credit each month.
Different tax offices currently use different registration procedures, which can confuse businesses.
The Council may also discuss using more automation when cancelling registrations.
A simpler registration system for small and low-risk businesses began in November 2025.
Around 1.68 crore businesses are registered under GST.
The 57th GST Council meeting is scheduled for September 12, 2026, in New Delhi.
The meeting will be preceded by an officers’ meeting on September 11.
The Council may consider simplifying registration for businesses passing on more than Rs 2.5 lakh in monthly tax credit.
Automation and other changes to GST registration cancellation procedures may also be discussed.
A simplified registration scheme for small, low-risk businesses was introduced on November 1, 2025.
- Who
- The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state finance ministers.
- What
- The Council will meet and may discuss simplified GST registration for large businesses, along with automated registration cancellation procedures.
- When
- September 12, 2026; an officers’ meeting is scheduled for September 11.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- To address differing registration procedures and reduce uncertainty for taxpayers.
- Meeting
- 57th GST Council meeting, scheduled for September 12, 2026
- Chair
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- Proposed registration threshold
- Businesses passing on more than Rs 2.5 lakh in tax credit per month
- Other agenda item
- Automation and changes in GST registration cancellation
- Small-business scheme
- Rolled out on November 1, 2025, for small and low-risk businesses
- Current GST registrations
- About 1.68 crore businesses
- Previous Council meeting
- Held on September 3-4, 2025
