Business Address for Registration in India: Registered Office vs Corporate Office, Proofs and Options

To find any company's registered office address, search it on the MCA portal under View Company or LLP Master Data. Our CIN guide shows the steps.

• Your own home: allowed for a company, LLP or GST registration, with an electricity bill or property tax receipt.
• A family member's property: allowed with the owner's NOC and a recent utility bill.
• A rented office: allowed with a rent agreement, the owner's NOC and a utility bill.
• A virtual or co-working office: generally accepted for the registered office if the provider gives a rent or service agreement, NOC and utility bill. For GST, the officer may visit the premises, so make sure the provider will confirm your occupancy.

• A utility bill (electricity, water, gas or telephone) not older than two months, in the owner's name.
• An NOC from the owner allowing the address to be used.
• A rent, lease or service agreement, if not owned.
• For GST, a property tax receipt or municipal khata copy is also accepted as proof of ownership.

A company can incorporate first and file its registered office address in Form INC-22 within 30 days. See the full list of documents required for company registration.

After any move, update GST registration (an amendment), bank records and letterheads. TaxQue handles the full registered office change.

A warehouse, godown or branch in the same state is added to your existing GSTIN as an additional place of business, through a registration amendment. A place in another state needs a separate GST registration in that state.