India’s central government is set to pilot a single-window GST registration system for companies operating across multiple states, promising to streamline compliance procedures and reduce duplicate filings for large businesses.
India’s central government is preparing to trial a single-window goods and services tax registration system for companies that operate in multiple states, according to The Economic Times. The move is intended to let businesses file one common application instead of repeating the same corporate and promoter details every time they seek registration in a new jurisdiction.
The new process is aimed at cutting one of the more cumbersome parts of GST compliance for large groups with operations across the country. Under the proposed system, information about the company, its promoter and its authorised signatory would no longer need to be entered afresh for each state application, which should reduce duplication and save time for firms with a national footprint. The facility will not be open to taxpayers registered under the composition scheme, which is designed for smaller businesses with simpler filing obligations, The Economic Times reported.
Separate tax-industry reports suggest the change is already moving beyond planning. According to GST portal updates cited by practitioner sites, a multistate registration feature has been introduced on the common portal from 1 October 2026 for normal taxpayers. Those reports say applicants can select the states or union territories where they need registration, after which the system generates a master temporary reference number that is used to complete shared details once before state-specific references are created.
If fully rolled out, the reform would mark another step in the government’s wider effort to streamline GST administration for businesses that hold multiple registrations under the same permanent account number. For companies with supply chains, sales teams or warehouses spread across India, that could mean less paperwork and a faster route to compliance, even as the underlying tax obligations remain unchanged.
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