Monthly health check: books vs GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B vs GSTR-2B

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Monthly health check: books vs GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B vs GSTR-2B

What this means, checked by a CA

Each month your books, your sales return (GSTR-1), your tax return (GSTR-3B) and your purchase credit statement (GSTR-2B) must agree. We match all four before GSTR-3B, fix gaps the same month, and stop the system notices DRC-01B and DRC-01C before they start.

₹1,999

a month, + 18% GST

  • Delivered in Between the 14th (GSTR-2B) and the 18th of each month
  • Due: Each month after GSTR-1 and GSTR-2B, before GSTR-3B is filed by the 20th

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 · 7 items
  1. Sales register for the month

    Base for GSTR-1 match

  2. Purchase register with GSTINs

    Base for GSTR-2B match

  3. GSTR-1 or GSTR-1A filed copy

    Liability that flows to 3B

  4. GSTR-2B and IMS download

    ITC the system allows

  5. Draft GSTR-3B

    Check before filing

  6. Supplier payment ageing report

    180-day ITC reversal check

  7. Credit notes received and issuedOptional

    IMS and liability effect

DiscussionWhat we discuss · 5 items
  1. Did any sales invoice change after GSTR-1 was filed?

    Correct in GSTR-1A before 3B

  2. Are there invoices in IMS that are not yours or goods not received?

    Reject or keep pending

  3. Any supplier unpaid for more than 180 days?

    ITC reversal with interest

  4. Any reverse charge purchases or imports this month?

    Separate liability and ITC lines

  5. Have you received DRC-01B or DRC-01C before?

    Reply within 7 days, GSTR-1 block risk

FormsForms we file · 5 items
  1. Match the sales register with GSTR-1, GSTR-1A and e-invoices

    Tax per books minus tax per GSTR-1, by rate and head

    Where: Internal. Due: Before the 11th

  2. Act on IMS and download GSTR-2B; match with the purchase register

    ITC in 2B after IMS action, less blocked credits, less 180-day unpaid reversals, less credit note reversals

    Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: After the 14th, before filing GSTR-3B

  3. Run the DRC-01B and DRC-01C risk test

    Flag if GSTR-1 tax minus 3B tax, or 3B ITC minus 2B ITC, is above ₹25 lakh and above 20 percent (limits set by GSTN and can change)

    Where: Internal. Due: Before filing GSTR-3B

  4. File GSTR-3B with reconciled liability and ITC

    Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: By the 20th (monthly filers)

  5. If DRC-01B or DRC-01C arrives, reply in Part B with payment or explanation

    Pay the gap by DRC-03, explain it, or both

    Where: https://www.gst.gov.in. Due: Within 7 days

DeliverablesWhat you get · 3 items
  1. Monthly health check report

    When: By the 18th

  2. Supplier follow-up list

    When: With the report

  3. Filed GSTR-3B with matched figures

    When: By the 20th

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