I have applied for GST registration for a propreitorship firm. Since a business address is required, I purchased annual lease of a virtual office through a co-working space company.
Co-working space company has shared the 1. Office use agreement between me and them. 2. Lease agreement between them and building owner 3. NOC from building owner to co-working space company 4. Electricity bill
Lease agreement between building owner and co-working space company has 2 witnesses mentioned along with their photo, addresses and aadhaar card number. GST inspector has asked to get their aadhaar card photo. Is it a valid and legal ask from GST department?
Also, GST inspector asked me to get witness on my office use agreement with co-working space company. Is that too a valid and legal ask?
I called co-working space company coordinator and they mentioned that they share the similar lease agreement with companies/startups and those have successfully got GST registration without any issue.
Can you please guide what kind of legal help can be available to ensure my GST registration application does not get rejected? I went through some online articles which mentioned that even witnesses are not mandatory. But I need some legal help to prepare a response to clarification notice that I received from GSR department. Please let me know in case more details are required to guide me better. Thank You!
