Compliance Pack
Checking GST on a bill: GSTIN validity, rate and tax shown
What this means, checked by a CA
Before you pay GST on a bill, you can check if the seller is allowed to charge it. We look up the GSTIN on the GST portal, check whether it is active and regular (not composition), check the rate and the maths, and tell you what to do if something is wrong.
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One time, fixed after a quick look
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- Due: Best before paying; otherwise as soon as you notice
How we do it: IDFD
Every case runs through the same four steps: Information, Discussion, Forms, Deliverables. You see each one ticked as it happens.
InformationWhat we need from you · 5 items
Clear photo of the bill
See GSTIN, rate and tax
GSTIN printed on the bill
Look up on portal
Seller name and address
Match with portal record
Items and amounts
Check rate applied
Place of supply (city, State)Optional
CGST plus SGST or IGST
DiscussionWhat we discuss · 4 items
Does the bill call itself a tax invoice or a bill of supply?
Bill of supply means no GST allowed
Is there a GSTIN on the bill at all?
No GSTIN means no GST can be charged
Was it a restaurant inside a hotel?
Rate may be 18 percent
Have you already paid?
Decides whether to ask the seller or complain
FormsForms we file · 4 items
Look up the GSTIN in Search Taxpayer
Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: Before paying if possible
Check status Active, taxpayer type Regular or Composition, and name match
Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: Same time
Check the tax maths and rate
Taxable value × rate = tax; within the State, CGST and SGST are each half; from another State, IGST
Where: Internal. Due: Same time
If wrong, ask the seller to correct the bill, or raise a complaint with the State GST office or consumer channels
Where: Seller, then department. Due: Soon after
DeliverablesWhat you get · 2 items
Plain verdict on the bill
When: Same day
Complaint note with portal screenshot
When: If needed
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