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1% of turnover instead of 18% on value added sounds like an easy win. It isn't — you can't charge that 1% to your customer, and your business buyers lose their credit. The limits, the four rates, and the exact margin at which the scheme stops saving money.
Your supplier files the invoice; you decide whether it becomes credit. What each button does to GSTR-2B, the deemed-accepted default that catches everyone, the rejection only your supplier can undo, and the pending clock that now runs out in one tax period.
A fixed list of purchases where GST credit is denied no matter how business-related they are — cars, food and catering, building construction, gifts. The full clause-by-clause list, the narrow exceptions that reopen the credit, and how to reverse a wrong claim in GSTR-3B Table 4(B).
Your credit equals your liability and the portal still asks for cash. The fixed set-off order — IGST credit first and in full, then CGST and SGST in their own lanes — explains it, with the one worked example that makes it click.
The first annual return that straddles the 22 September 2025 cutover. What changes in rate-wise tables, the pre-fill trap, ITC reconciliation under the soft-match regime, and a workflow that lands before 31 December 2026.
What Rule 46(b) actually requires, how to design a series that won't break GSTR-1, the FY-reset trap that catches every April, and the credit-note carry that catches people in May.
Two halves to a GST number lookup: structural data inside the fifteen characters, plus the legal name, address, and active/cancelled status that only exist on the portal. The two-step workflow, and the cancelled-vendor trap.
The lookup is the easy part. Picking between two defensible codes, handling the same-code-different-rate trap, and getting the digit count right for your turnover is where the work is. A practitioner's walkthrough.
From 1 April 2026 the portal blocks GSTR-3B if claimed ITC is even a rupee above 2B. The six-day window between 14th and 20th, three exception buckets, and the Excel workflow that clears them in time.
Every B2B invoice from a supplier above ₹ 5 crore turnover carries a QR. Most buyers never scan it. Here's what it encodes, how to verify it in 30 seconds, and the three red flags that catch fakes before you claim ITC.
Why the same toothpaste shows 18% GST in August 2025 and 5% in October. The cutover rule, straddle invoices, and how to read your archive without second-guessing every bill.
The rule that decides whether your invoice carries CGST+SGST or IGST. Goods, services, hotels, transport, exports, OIDAR, bill-to-ship-to — with worked examples.
The rule for which tax applies to your bill hides in the first two digits of the GSTIN. Here's the five-second test, worked examples, and the place-of-supply cases that trip everyone up.
One wrong character in a GST number kills your ITC claim. Here's how to catch it in ten seconds, plus when to check the portal for active status.
These invoice mistakes cause ITC rejection during GSTR-2B reconciliation. Learn how to spot and fix them before filing returns.
Stop copying GSTIN, amounts, and taxes by hand. Learn how to extract data from multiple PDF invoices into one Excel file — automatically.
Every GST invoice has 9 key fields. Learn what each one means, why it matters for your business, and how to spot errors before filing returns.
Extract GSTIN, amounts, and taxes from any PDF invoice to Excel — automatically.
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