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GST registration for proprietorship

17 August 2019

In New registration, it is asking for legal name of the Business as mentioned in pan, as he is a sole proprietor. He doesn't have pan on business name he has his personal Pan only. To register in gst whether first he has to get Pan in business name

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shah (student) (621 Points)
Replied 17 August 2019

proprietor name is to filled

Shivam RC (Student) (23683 Points)
Replied 17 August 2019

Give the Proprietor Name as mentioned in the PAN in the "Legal Name of Business column" while applying for GST Registration.

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Kapil kumar (SEO Executive) (62 Points)
Replied 16 July 2025

Hi Rupa,

Thanks for your query.

For sole proprietorship, the PAN of the individual (proprietor) is commonly used for GST registration, not a separate PAN in the business name.

Here’s how it works:

A sole proprietorship is not a separate legal entity—it is legally considered the same as the individual who owns it.
Therefore, while registering under GST, enter the proprietor’s PAN in the “Legal Name of Business” field.
The Legal Name will auto-populate from the PAN database (i.e., the individual's Name).
You can then specify the “Trade Name” (business name) separately in the application.

Example:

PAN holder name: Ramesh Kumar Patil
Business name (Trade Name): Patil Electronics

During registration:

Legal Name (as per PAN) = Ramesh Kumar Patil
Trade Name = Patil Electronics

As a result, you can now understand that there is no need to apply for a separate PAN in the business name for a proprietorship.

If you’d like help with the step-by-step GST registration process or document list, consult a GST Expert like Setindiabiz or any other reliable name in the domain.