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GST invoicing and return prep for Indian businesses

Invoice Crowd is invoicing and accounting software that handles GST for India business profiles: each invoice records the customer's GSTIN, the GST treatment and the place of supply, and the GST Filing page turns your books into a GSTR-1 JSON for the GST offline tool and GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 workpapers, ready for you or your accountant to upload or enter on the GST portal.

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  • CGST, SGST or IGST checked against place of supply
  • GSTR-1 JSON, GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 workpapers
  • Input tax credit from bills and expenses
Invoice Crowd GST Filing for an Indian business with the GSTR-1 for September 2026, taxable sales, tax collected, input tax credit and net payable in rupees, two draft invoices left out, and the GST treatment set on an invoice

How it works

From a GST invoice to a return you can review

GST features appear for India business profiles registered for GST. Your GST Registration Type and GSTIN are entered once, under Business Profile, Taxes, and every invoice, bill and expense feeds the GST Filing page in Reports.

Bill with GST

Tax heads checked on every invoice

Invoice Crowd GST return preview listing B2B, B2C, export and credit note rows with each customer GSTIN, next to the GST treatment and place of supply set on an invoice

GST treatment and place of supply on every invoice

Each invoice has an India GST card with Place of Supply and Type of Supply, which follows your items unless you choose a domestic taxable supply, an export with or without IGST, SEZ, deemed export, nil-rated, exempt, non-GST, reverse charge or a marketplace supply. You charge CGST and SGST for a supply inside your State or IGST for another State, and Invoice Crowd checks your choice against the place of supply (the customer's GSTIN State unless you set a different one) and warns you if they don't match.

  • Your GSTIN and the customer's GSTIN
  • Place of Supply by State code
  • HSN/SAC on each line
Invoicing
Invoice Crowd Review Before Filing list flagging an invoice whose customer GSTIN fails validation and an invoice missing its HSN/SAC code, with a link to fix each one

GSTINs checked before you file

A GSTIN's last character is a check digit worked out from the first 14. Invoice Crowd checks it, and the GST Filing page lists anything that needs fixing under Review Before Filing, such as Customer GSTIN is invalid or HSN/SAC is missing on one or more GST line items, each with a link to the customer or document to correct.

  • Check digit validation
  • Review Before Filing list
  • One click to the record to fix
Invoice Crowd Business Profile Taxes for an India business with the GSTIN 29AAHCN4821K1Z4, GST Registration Type Regular Taxpayer, LUT / Bond Reference and LUT Financial Year FY 2026-27, beside an export invoice set to Export under LUT/bond without payment whose LUT reads From your tax settings

Registration and LUT, set once

Under Business Profile, Taxes, choose your GST Registration Type: Regular Taxpayer, Composition Taxpayer, Casual Taxable Person, Non-Resident Taxable Person or Not GST Registered. Exporters save the LUT / Bond Reference with its LUT Financial Year once, and every export without IGST fills it in From your tax settings, with Update LUT ready when a new financial year starts.

  • Five registration types
  • One LUT for each financial year
  • Extra GST details printed when you switch them on

Prepare the return

Reports, GST Filing

Invoice Crowd GST Filing downloads for the GSTR-1 JSON, GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 workpapers, sales, purchase, HSN and 2B reconciliation files and the filing pack, with the return counts by section and its review status

GSTR-1 JSON and GSTR-3B workpapers

Pick a period and a return: GSTR-1 Outward Supplies, GSTR-1A Corrections, GSTR-3B Summary or GSTR-9 Annual Summary. The page shows taxable sales, tax collected, input tax credit and net payable, counts by section (B2B, B2C Large, B2C Small, Exports, Nil / Exempt / Non-GST, Credit Notes, HSN/SAC) and a return preview. Sales, purchase, HSN and 2B reconciliation CSVs download any time; the GSTR-1 JSON for the GST offline tool, the GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 workpapers and the filing pack unlock once you approve the return.

  • Needs Review, Ready, Approve, Mark Filed
  • JSON and workpapers after approval
  • Ready to upload to the portal
Invoice Crowd GST Filing warning that two draft invoices dated in the period are not included, with Mark as Sent for one and Add a Customer First for the other

Draft invoices are never filed by accident

Only issued invoices are filed. When drafts are dated in the period, the page shows how many are waiting and lists them, with Mark as Sent for each one, or Add a Customer First when a draft has no customer. Marking as sent posts the invoice to your books without emailing the customer.

  • Drafts listed with date and total
  • Mark as Sent from the return
  • No email to the customer
Invoice Crowd GST Filing with the QRMP, IFF and PMT-06 panel for a quarterly filer: debit note DN-00003 among the IFF registered customer documents with Download IFF JSON and the retained IFF download, above the GSTR-1 return preview listing INV-2041 and debit note DN-00003 under CDNR

Debit notes, corrections and quarterly IFF

Debit notes raised on sent invoices flow into GSTR-1 with the invoice they adjust. When a filed figure changes, Automatic Corrections works out the amendment, and GSTR-1A Corrections gives you a portal worksheet to enter it. Quarterly filers under QRMP get Download IFF JSON, Record IFF as Furnished and a PMT-06 Worksheet on the same page.

  • Automatic Corrections from filed figures
  • GSTR-1A Portal Worksheet
  • IFF JSON and PMT-06 Worksheet for QRMP

Purchases and closing

Input tax credit and filed periods

Invoice Crowd GSTR-3B purchase register with bills and expenses and their input tax, next to an expense set to ITC Eligibility Ineligible - Section 17(5) and how each case maps to GSTR-3B Table 4

Input tax credit from bills and expenses

Bills and taxed expenses carry the vendor's GSTIN and place of supply, and either can be reverse charge. On an expense you also set ITC Eligibility. Eligible tax goes to Input Tax Credit; Ineligible - Section 17(5) and other ineligible tax stays in the cost and is reversed in GSTR-3B Table 4(B)(1); reverse charge is reported in 3.1(d) and 4(A)(3). Upload the GSTR-2B you download from the portal to match purchase ITC.

  • ITC Eligibility on each expense
  • Reverse charge self-assessed
  • GSTR-2B JSON, CSV or Excel upload
Expenses
Invoice Crowd Lock Transactions for an Indian business where marking the August 2026 GSTR-3B as filed locked Invoicing and Purchases through Aug 31, 2026

Filed returns lock their period

When you mark a return Filed, Invoice Crowd locks its period: GSTR-1 locks Invoicing, and GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 lock Invoicing and Purchases, through the return's last day. A change dated in that period is refused with a link to the filed return. The account owner can still unlock on Lock Transactions with a reason, and corrections belong in a later return.

  • Optional ARN from the GST portal
  • Invoicing and Purchases locked
  • Unlock only with a reason
Lock Transactions
Invoice Crowd GST Filing Tools with Reverse Charge Documents noting that 2 self-invoices are due soon, each bill's self-invoice deadline and reverse charge GST, an issued self-invoice RCM/2627/00004 and Review Documents on every bill, above the Composition bills, CMP-08 and annual GSTR-4 workpapers panel

Composition, reverse charge and TCS

Composition taxpayers issue a Bill of Supply and get CMP-08 quarter and annual GSTR-4 workpapers from their books. Under Filing Tools, Reverse Charge Documents issues the self-invoice and payment voucher a reverse-charge purchase needs and lists those due soon. Businesses that collect income-tax TCS switch on Allow income-tax TCS, add it on the invoice and follow every collection in the TCS Collected report.

  • Bill of Supply for composition sales
  • Issue Self-Invoice and Issue Payment Voucher
  • TCS Collected report

Built in

The GST details Indian invoices and returns need

What Invoice Crowd records on each document and prepares for your return.

  • GST treatments

    Domestic, export with or without IGST, SEZ, deemed export, nil-rated, exempt, non-GST and reverse charge.

  • CGST, SGST or IGST

    Checked against the place of supply, with a warning if the tax heads don't match.

  • HSN/SAC summary

    Line HSN/SAC codes roll up into the HSN/SAC section and HSN CSV.

  • GSTR-1 JSON

    B2B, B2C, exports and credit notes in a JSON file for the GST offline tool.

  • GSTR-3B workpaper

    Outward tax, input tax credit and net payable to fill GSTR-3B on the portal.

  • GSTR-9 workpaper

    An annual summary for you or your accountant to review.

  • GSTR-2B matching

    Matched, Suggested, Mismatched, Missing in 2B and Missing in Books.

  • ITC eligibility

    Eligible for ITC, Ineligible - Section 17(5), Ineligible - Others and two Not Available reasons.

  • Reverse charge self-invoices

    Bills and expenses self-assess GST under reverse charge, and Reverse Charge Documents issues the self-invoice and payment voucher.

  • TDS on payments and its report

    TDS Withheld (%) on Record Payment, prefilled from your Default TDS Rate (%). Reports, TDS Receivable lists each deduction with the customer's PAN.

  • Debit notes

    Create Debit Note on a sent invoice adds a DN- numbered charge linked to it and reported in GSTR-1.

  • Ready for the GST portal

    Approve the return, download the JSON, file it on the GST portal, then mark it Filed to lock the period.

Questions

GST invoicing in India, answered

Does Invoice Crowd create GST invoices for India?

Yes. Invoice Crowd creates GST invoices for business profiles in India. Add your GSTIN under Business Profile, Taxes, and each invoice records the customer's GSTIN, the GST treatment and the place of supply, and checks that you charged CGST and SGST for a supply inside your State or IGST for another State.

How do I file my GST return with Invoice Crowd?

Prepare it on the GST Filing page, approve it, and download the GSTR-1 JSON for the GST offline tool and the GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 workpapers. You or your accountant then upload or enter the return on the GST portal, and you can mark it Filed with its ARN.

Where do I save my LUT for exports?

Under Business Profile, Taxes, in Services for overseas customers. Enter the LUT / Bond Reference, the ARN from your LUT acknowledgement, and its LUT Financial Year. Invoice Crowd fills it in on every export without IGST, shows From your tax settings on the invoice, and offers Update LUT when a new financial year begins.

How does it check a GSTIN?

A GSTIN has 15 characters, and the last one is a check digit worked out from the first 14. Invoice Crowd checks the format and the check digit; a customer or vendor GSTIN that fails appears under Review Before Filing on the GST Filing page, with a link to fix it.

Can I claim input tax credit on expenses, not just bills?

Yes. An expense with tax records the vendor's GSTIN, the place of supply, ITC Eligibility and Reverse Charge. Eligible tax goes to Input Tax Credit and appears in GSTR-3B Table 4(A); ineligible tax stays in the expense cost and is reversed in Table 4(B), so net ITC matches your books.

What happens to draft invoices in a return period?

Only issued invoices are included in a return, so the GST Filing page tells you how many drafts are dated in the period and lists them. Mark as Sent includes one in the return and posts it to your books without emailing the customer.

Can I issue a GST debit note?

Yes. On the Invoices list, choose Create Debit Note on a sent invoice and give the reason for the additional charge. Invoice Crowd opens a DN- numbered draft linked to the original invoice, with the customer and currency set, and reports the note in GSTR-1 with the invoice it adjusts. The original invoice stays exactly as issued.

Does Invoice Crowd support composition taxpayers?

Yes. Choose Composition Taxpayer as your GST Registration Type under Business Profile, Taxes, and your sales print as a Bill of Supply. The GST Filing page then prepares CMP-08 quarter and annual GSTR-4 workpapers from your books, ready for you or your accountant to file on the GST portal.

Does it handle TDS and GST on late fees?

Yes, for India business profiles. Record Payment has TDS Withheld (%), prefilled from the Default TDS Rate (%) in Business Profile settings and booked to TDS Receivable. Each deduction then appears in the TDS Receivable report. When automatic late fees are switched on, the fee line gets GST on Late Fees, and the invoice shows that a late fee plus GST applies after the due date.

Can I collect income-tax TCS on my invoices?

Yes, for India businesses that collect it. Switch on Allow income-tax TCS in Business Profile, Document Options, then use Add TCS on an INR invoice to choose the TCS Category, what it applies to and the rate. The TCS Collected report in Reports lists every collection and downloads a collection worksheet.

What does the TDS Receivable report show?

TDS Receivable, in Reports for India business profiles, lists the tax your customers deducted at source, receipt by receipt, so you can claim it against your income tax. The tiles show Net TDS Receivable, TDS on Payments, Withheld on Invoices and the number of Customers. Each row has the Date, Customer, Customer PAN, Invoice No., Payment Reference, Amount Received, TDS Rate and TDS Amount, and a credit note that gives withheld tax back shows as a negative row. The total equals the net movement of your TDS accounts in the General Ledger for the period, and the report downloads as CSV.

What happens after I mark a return Filed?

Invoice Crowd locks the period: GSTR-1 locks Invoicing, and GSTR-3B and GSTR-9 lock Invoicing and Purchases, through the return's last day. A change dated in that period is refused with a link to the filed return. The account owner can unlock on Lock Transactions with a reason, and corrections belong in a later return.

Can Invoice Crowd prepare e-invoice and e-way bill files?

Yes. Switch on This business is subject to e-invoicing under Business Profile, Taxes, and Prepare e-Invoice in an invoice's Actions creates the e-invoice file to upload to your IRP portal, which issues the IRN. For goods, This business moves goods that need e-way bills adds Prepare e-Way Bill, which creates the e-way bill file for your portal upload.

Bill with GST and get your return ready to review

Set your GSTIN once, invoice with tax heads checked against the place of supply, and take a checked GSTR-1 JSON and GSTR-3B workpaper to the GST portal each month.

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