GST Composition Scheme Filing & Compliance Agent Service
The Opportunity
₹75-150 lakh turnover small businesses (shops, restaurants, service providers) need to file GST Composition Scheme forms by March 31st deadline. Most lack accounting knowledge, portal access comfort, or time. Tax consultants are expensive (₹2-5K per filing); agents who do door-to-door compliance filing at micro-scale don't exist.
Market Size
₹250 Cr addressable market — ~5 million eligible small taxpayers across India × ₹500-1000 per annual filing = ₹250-500 Cr TAM
Business Model
Door-to-door GST Composition filing agent. Visit small business owners (kirana shops, tailors, salons, small restaurants, local service providers), verify eligibility, fill FORM CMP-02 on their behalf, submit on GST portal. Charge ₹400-800 per filing. Repeat annually.
Annual CMP-02 filing: ₹500 × 100 clients/year = ₹50,000GST record organisation/archiving upsell: ₹200-300/client = ₹20,000/yearRenewal reminders + repeat filings Year 2-3: ₹80,000+/year (compounding)
Your 30-Day Action Plan
Identify 3-5 local high-density small business clusters (market area, restaurant row, tailoring hub). Visit 20 shop owners, explain CMP-02 deadline + your ₹500 filing service.
Register for GST portal (free), do 2-3 practice filings for willing pilot clients. Collect testimonials.
Print 500 simple A5 flyers (₹500) listing eligibility, deadline, your phone number. Distribute in clusters. Get 5 confirmed bookings.
Execute first 5 filings. Collect ₹2,500 revenue. Ask each for 2 referrals. Build WhatsApp group of past clients for annual renewal nudges.
Compliance & Regulatory Angle
No specific license required. Register as sole proprietor under GST (Service Supply — Tax/Accounting Services, SAC 9989). File ITR as self-employed. Can operate under professional services exemption initially.
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Generate a 7-step execution plan — validate the market, build the MVP, model the financials, map the risks, and ship in 30 days.