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What does a cancelled GSTIN mean?
Cancelled and suspended registrations, why they happen, and what to do when a supplier's GSTIN shows one.
A cancelled GSTIN is a registration that is no longer in force. Cancellation can be voluntary — the business closed, changed constitution, or fell below the registration threshold — or it can be ordered by the tax authority, commonly for prolonged non-filing of returns.
Suspended is a distinct status. It usually appears while cancellation proceedings are under way. A suspended taxpayer is generally not entitled to issue tax invoices during the suspension.
If a supplier's GSTIN shows cancelled or suspended, do not accept a fresh tax invoice carrying that number, and do not claim input tax credit against it. Ask the supplier for a current registration number or written confirmation of its position. Where a cancellation date is available, it tells you from when the registration stopped being valid, which matters when reviewing older invoices.
Cancellation is not always permanent — revocation and fresh registration are both possible — so re-check rather than assuming a past result still holds.
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