Cancellation of a gst no after death of a businessman .

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PALASH (Querist)
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26 June 2019 After obtaining a valid GST Regn no of a Courier Agent during 17-18 , NIL return has been filed till Sept 2018 but later on i heard by someone that he died and i personally could not trace out his residential address for personal communication . And due to non-communication with his family members , i could not apply for his cancellation of gst no . Problem is that he died on july 2018 most probably but Gstr 3b FILED till Sept 2018 ( i.e, three months return has been filed after his deaths also , ok ).

1) After death of a businessman also , three months return ( GSTR 3B ) has been filed but when i came to know the truth that he was dead then i stop filling his return ,

Should i face any problem for the above mistake or Not ? ( totally NIL RETURN )

2) If i could not trace out his address for communication with his family members , then how could i cancel his GST no ?

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CS Advocate Abhishek Goyal

CS Advocate Abhishek Goyal (Expert)
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26 June 2019 first of all you have not committed any mistake in filing nil returns after his death, in any case even if after cancellation request online, the GST authorities do not cancel the registration early they take their own time and in the meanwhile it is better to file nil returns.
Before cancellation, I would suggest you to confirm the news of his death and in any case in registration cancellation application, you have to submit a copy of death certificate as proof.