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GST Registration for Small Business - Minimum Turnover, New Rules & Benefits

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Written by a payment company that onboards thousands of small sellers, so it frames GST registration around the real founder decision: turnover threshold versus the e-commerce mandate versus voluntary registration for input credit.

  • Explains the difference between the standard turnover threshold and the zero threshold that applies once you sell through a marketplace.
  • Covers why voluntary registration below the threshold can still make sense once you start paying GST on ads, software, or packaging.
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The question it answers

  1. Do I need a GST number before I make my very first sale, or can that wait?

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