Hi, the situation is below
My dad passed away due to a sudden cardiac arrest on 7 May 2024. We had a business running with my dad as the proprietor.
Just a day prior, i.e. on 6 May we sent goods to our client and generated a bill. From 7th, as the proprietor was no more, we could not create any bills on the same GST number.
We have paid GST till 6th May however, as the returns are supposed to be filled in June, we couldn’t file them(due to my dad passing away).
As no return was filled for April-May-June, we got a notification that our GST number will be cancelled from April 2024.
This puts us in a fix where the paid GST would not reflect at our client’s end and we would have to pay the tax amount again. Our CA even consulted with the GST officer and they asked for a succession certificate in order to get a refund.
Please suggest if there are any ways to get the refund without it or any ways where we do not have to pay the client extra money?
Also currently we are running the business with my Mom as the proprietor with a different GST number.