GST and indirect tax
GST is a monthly compliance cycle, and a mismatch between your books and the GST portal tends to come back later as a demand with interest and penalty. We reconcile first, file the returns, and reply when a notice arrives. Customs and foreign-trade schemes sit on this page too.
When you need this
- You file GST returns in more than one state, or you have more than one registration.
- You export goods or services, or you have refund claims pending.
- Your input tax credit in the books does not agree with GSTR-2B.
- You are a developer, hospital, manufacturer or software company with sector-specific GST questions.
- You have a GST notice, a departmental audit or a show cause notice.
What we do
Registration and returns
GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, the annual return and reconciliation statement, and e-invoicing and e-way bill set-up.
ITC reconciliation
Books against GSTR-2B and against what you claimed in GSTR-3B, with a list of supplier mismatches to chase.
Refunds
Exports under letter of undertaking, inverted duty structure, and refund of unutilised credit.
Notices and litigation
Replies to notices, show cause notices and demand orders, personal hearings, and appeals.
GST audit support
Preparing for departmental audit and scrutiny of returns.
Sector advisory
Real estate (joint development, transfer of development rights), healthcare exemptions, software exports and imported services, infrastructure and works contracts.
Customs and trade schemes
EPCG, Advance Authorisation, duty drawback, and import classification and valuation.
How an engagement runs
- A review of the last filed returns against your books, so we know where you stand.
- A monthly calendar. For monthly filers, GSTR-1 is due by the 11th and GSTR-3B by the 20th; we work to dates inside those.
- Reconciliation each month, not at year end.
- If a notice arrives, we confirm the period, section and reply date, and respond with documents.
What we need from you
- Sales and purchase registers, e-invoice and e-way bill data, bank statements for the period, and the notices received so far.
Questions people ask
- Why does GSTR-2B matter?
- Input tax credit can generally be claimed only when the supplier has reported your invoice and it appears in your GSTR-2B. If it does not, the credit is at risk, and the fix is usually a follow-up with the supplier rather than a correction in your own return.
- I received a GST show cause notice. What is the deadline to reply?
- The date is printed on the notice, and it is short. If the documents cannot be gathered in time, the correct step is to ask for more time before the date passes, not after.
- Do exports pay GST?
- Exports are zero-rated. You can export under a letter of undertaking without paying tax and claim refund of the input credit, or pay tax and claim it back. Conditions apply, including realisation of the export proceeds.
- Do GST and customs come together?
- They are separate laws with separate departments, but the same documents often drive both, so we handle them as one practice for exporters and importers.
Related practices
Engagement terms and fees are agreed after the first conversation, based on scope and complexity.
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