In India, Financial Year is from 1st of April to 31st March every year. Hence, 31st March is an important date by which important financial obligations should be fulfilled. It is important for those who are required to follow mercantile system to ascertain the transactions accrued up to 31st March and to properly record the…
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is considered the biggest reforms in India. However, one thing that has become the talking point is the mechanism of input credit under GST. In simple words, Input Credit means at the time of paying tax on sales, you can reduce the tax you have already paid on purchases. In…
GSTR-1 Return Filing: Format, Due Date, Rules & Process (2026 Guide) GSTR-1 is the return where every registered business reports outward supplies—your sales, exports, debit/credit notes—to the GST portal. Whether you’re filing monthly or under the QRMP scheme, this data directly feeds your buyer’s GSTR-2B and determines their Input Tax Credit. Get it wrong, and…
Being a destination-based, transaction-wise tax, Goods and Services Tax or GST, ropes in strict compliance procedures for all taxpayers. Since every transaction is recorded and tracked between the source and destination, the taxpayers must maintain and declare information with utmost accuracy. To have a crystal clear movement of goods intra-state or locally, reduce corruption, and…
Place of Supply (PoS) in GST determines whether a transaction is taxed as intra-state (CGST + SGST) or inter-state (IGST). For goods, PoS is generally the delivery location. For services, it is typically the registered recipient’s location. In 2026, the rules changed significantly for intermediaries: cross-border intermediary services now use the recipient’s location, allowing them…
Goods and Service Tax is a game changer because, with its implementation, there is a tremendous outflow of benefits. Earlier in India, there were numerous taxes such as Service Tax, VAT, Excise and many others that were ultimately borne by consumers leading to double taxation or having cascading effect. Post GST, around 17 taxes are subsumed…
Quick Answer: A GST return is a mandatory periodic document detailing a business’s sales, purchases, and tax liability. The most critical returns for regular taxpayers are GSTR-1 (reporting outward sales) and GSTR-3B (summary return for tax payment and ITC claims). Filing is required even if sales are zero (NIL return), and missing three consecutive filings…
At ProfitBooks, we are committed to make taxation simple for small business owners in India. Since GST is set to replace various indirect taxes, we have started this series on frequently asked questions on GST. This article is next in this series. Earlier, we had covered Levy and Exceptions under GST and Tax payments under…
GST tax payments are where compliance either holds together or falls apart for small businesses in India. Filing returns is one thing — actually settling your tax liability correctly, on time, and through the right ledger is where most owners get tripped up. As of 2026, the GST portal has shifted toward system-driven enforcement,…
The GST impact on e-commerce business in India has shifted dramatically since the early days of implementation. What started as a registration headache in 2017 has evolved into a data-driven compliance ecosystem where real-time matching, automated TCS deductions, and tightened return reconciliation leave almost zero room for error. In practice, I see many e-commerce…