Question 1

How much does e-invoice setup cost in Mathur MMDA?

Accepted Answer

Our fee for e-invoice setup in Mathur MMDA starts at Rs.1,999 and is quoted in full before we begin — there are no hidden charges added later. The fee covers professional work end to end: document review, preparation, filing and follow-up until completion. Government fees or portal charges, where applicable, are separate and always shown to you upfront. For an exact quote based on your turnover and business type, call +91 - 9600 606 444 and a consultant will confirm it on the call.

Question 2

Can I get e-invoice setup done online without visiting the office?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the entire process can be handled online. You share scanned documents on WhatsApp or email, we prepare and file everything on the GST portal, and you receive the acknowledgement and filed copies digitally. Businesses in Mathur MMDA regularly complete e-invoice setup with us without a single office visit. If a physical verification or personal hearing is required by the department, we guide you through it.

Question 3

What is the penalty if I am covered by e-invoicing but do not generate IRNs?

Accepted Answer

The consequences are serious. An invoice issued without an IRN by a mandated taxpayer is not a valid tax invoice, which exposes you to penalty under Section 122 of Rs.10,000 or the tax due, whichever is higher, per invoice for non-issuance, and Rs.25,000 per invoice for an incorrect invoice. Goods moving on such invoices can be detained, and, most damaging commercially, your B2B customers may lose their input tax credit and will quickly stop buying from you. Large buyers now routinely verify IRNs before releasing payments. If you have crossed Rs.5 crore and have not started, regularise immediately rather than waiting for a notice.

Question 4

How do I register on the Invoice Registration Portal and set up e-invoicing?

Accepted Answer

Registration is done on the e-invoice portal einvoice1.gst.gov.in using your GSTIN; the system verifies you through an OTP sent to your GST-registered mobile and email, after which you create IRP login credentials. Businesses already registered on the e-way bill portal can use the same credentials. You then choose how invoices will be reported: direct portal entry, the free offline utility, or API integration through your accounting software such as Tally or a GSP. ChennaiGST handles the complete setup including software configuration and staff training for businesses in Mathur MMDA for Rs.1,999; call +91 - 9600 606 444 to schedule it.

Question 5

How many copies of an invoice must I prepare, and is a physical signature compulsory?

Accepted Answer

For goods, the invoice is prepared in triplicate: original for the recipient, duplicate for the transporter and triplicate for the supplier. For services, duplicate suffices: original for the recipient and duplicate for the supplier. On signatures, Rule 46 accepts either a physical signature or a digital signature of the authorised person, and no signature at all is required where the invoice is issued electronically in accordance with the Information Technology Act, which covers e-invoices carrying an IRN and system-generated invoices meeting those conditions. Businesses in Mathur MMDA moving to paperless billing can therefore drop the ink signature once their process qualifies; call +91 - 9600 606 444 to confirm your setup.

Question 6

Are any businesses exempt from e-invoicing even above Rs.5 crore turnover?

Accepted Answer

Yes. CBIC has exempted certain categories irrespective of turnover: banks, insurers and other financial institutions including NBFCs, goods transport agencies transporting goods by road, suppliers of passenger transportation services, admission to cinema exhibitions in multiplexes, SEZ units, and government departments and local authorities. Note that SEZ developers are covered by the mandate even though SEZ units are exempt. If you fall in an exempt category you should still verify vendor e-invoices you receive, because your ITC depends on their compliance. When in doubt about applicability, call +91 - 9600 606 444 for a quick assessment of your registrations.

Question 7

I generated an e-invoice with a mistake. Can I cancel or correct it?

Accepted Answer

An IRN can be cancelled on the IRP within twenty-four hours of generation, provided a valid e-way bill is not active against it. After twenty-four hours, cancellation on the IRP is not possible; you must handle the correction through a credit note or debit note under Section 34, and any changes will also reflect when you file GSTR-1. Note that an e-invoice cannot be partially amended on the portal, and a cancelled invoice number cannot be reused for a fresh IRN. Businesses in Mathur MMDA facing frequent cancellations usually need billing process fixes; call +91 - 9600 606 444 for help streamlining it.

Question 8

Can I run different invoice series for different branches or types of sales?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The rules expressly permit one or multiple series of invoice numbers, so you can run separate series for each branch, counter or category, for example RET/001 for retail billing and EXP/001 for exports, under the same GSTIN. Each series must independently be consecutive and unique within the financial year, and all series must be reported in the documents table of GSTR-1. For businesses under the e-invoicing mandate, the IRP validates that a document number is not repeated within the year for the GSTIN, so overlapping series will cause IRN rejections. We help Mathur MMDA businesses design clean series structures; call +91 - 9600 606 444.

Question 9

How are B2B and B2C invoices reported differently in GST returns?

Accepted Answer

B2B invoices, meaning supplies to registered buyers, are reported invoice by invoice in Table 4 of GSTR-1 with the buyer's GSTIN, so each one flows into that buyer's GSTR-2B for credit. B2C supplies are split into two streams: large inter-state invoices above the threshold are reported invoice-wise in Table 5, while all remaining B2C sales are reported as consolidated, rate-wise totals per state in Table 7. This is why capturing the buyer's GSTIN correctly at billing matters so much; an invoice keyed as B2C by a cashier gives the registered buyer no credit and triggers correction requests later.

Question 10

What information should I share with my consultant for handling a GST notice?

Accepted Answer

Share the complete notice with all annexures, your GST portal login for extracting filed returns, and books of account for the periods in question: sales and purchase registers, ITC ledger, bank statements and relevant invoices. Also disclose the full history, including earlier notices, replies already filed, DRC-03 payments made and any personal hearing attended, because a consultant defending you with partial facts can be blindsided at the hearing. If the matter involves specific transactions, keep agreements, transport documents and e-way bills ready. ChennaiGST provides Mathur MMDA clients a simple checklist on engagement so nothing is missed; call +91 - 9600 606 444 to get it.

Question 11

What is the 180-day payment rule for input tax credit?

Accepted Answer

Under the second proviso to Section 16(2) read with Rule 37, if you do not pay your supplier the invoice value including tax within 180 days from the invoice date, you must reverse the proportionate ITC in GSTR-3B, along with interest at 18 percent per annum from the date of availment. The credit can be re-availed, without any time limit, once payment is actually made. Long credit periods negotiated with vendors around Mathur MMDA frequently breach this rule unnoticed, so your reconciliation should include an ageing of creditors mapped to ITC claimed. Call +91 - 9600 606 444 if you need this ageing built into your monthly process.

Question 12

Our security agency does not charge GST on its bills. Is that correct?

Accepted Answer

Quite possibly, yes. Since 1 January 2019, security services meaning supply of security personnel, when provided by any person other than a body corporate to a registered person, fall under reverse charge, so the agency correctly bills without tax and you pay 18 percent through GSTR-3B in cash, claiming ITC. If your security agency is a private limited company, however, RCM does not apply and it must charge GST on its invoice under forward charge. Composition taxpayers as recipients are excluded from this entry. Confirm the agency's constitution from its PAN, because paying under the wrong mechanism creates trouble for both sides.

Question 13

Does compensation cess still apply on any goods?

Accepted Answer

For most goods, no. With the rate restructuring of 22 September 2025, compensation cess was discontinued on items such as cars, and the demerit burden was merged into the single 40 percent rate. The cess continues only on pan masala and specified tobacco products during the transition period while past compensation cess loan obligations are being discharged. A practical point for traders: balances of unutilised compensation cess credit cannot be cross-utilised against CGST, SGST or IGST liability, so businesses holding old cess credit should evaluate their position rather than assuming it will set off future tax.

Question 14

I declare income under Section 44ADA. Does that mean I am exempt from GST?

Accepted Answer

No, this is a common myth. Section 44ADA is a presumptive taxation scheme under the Income Tax Act that lets professionals declare fifty percent of gross receipts as income; it has nothing to do with GST. GST liability depends solely on aggregate turnover crossing the registration threshold and the nature of your supplies. In fact, the two departments now cross-match data, so gross receipts reported in your ITR and Form 26AS that exceed the GST turnover you declared are a known trigger for notices. Treat the two laws as parallel obligations, each with its own limits and filings.

Question 15

How do I file Form PMT-09 to move money between heads in my cash ledger?

Accepted Answer

Log in and open Services, then Ledgers, then Electronic Cash Ledger, and select File GST PMT-09 for transfer of amount. The screen shows your balance under each major and minor head. Choose the transfer-from head and amount, choose the transfer-to head, add the details to the table, preview and file with DSC or EVC. The transfer reflects in the ledger immediately and an ARN is generated for your records. There is no limit on how often PMT-09 can be filed, and no government fee applies, so it is always the first fix for a wrong-head deposit.

Question 16

What are the common types of GST notices a business can receive?

Accepted Answer

The frequent ones are: REG-03 seeking clarification on a registration application; GSTR-3A for non-filing of returns; ASMT-10 pointing out discrepancies found on scrutiny of returns; DRC-01A intimating an ascertained tax liability before formal proceedings; DRC-01, the show cause notice under Section 73 or 74; ADT-01 intimating a departmental audit; REG-17 proposing cancellation of registration; RFD-08 proposing rejection of a refund claim; and summons under Section 70. Each has its own reply form and deadline, ranging from seven working days to thirty days, so identifying the notice type correctly is the first step in responding. When in doubt, call +91 - 9600 606 444.

Question 17

When can goods move on a delivery challan instead of a tax invoice?

Accepted Answer

Rule 55 permits movement on a delivery challan where the transportation is not itself a supply: sending inputs or capital goods for job work, taking goods to an exhibition or for approval where the sale is not yet certain, supplying liquid gas where the quantity is unknown at removal, and moving goods in semi-knocked-down form in multiple consignments, where the full invoice travels with the first lot. The challan is prepared in triplicate and an e-way bill is still required where value thresholds are crossed. Goods sent on approval must be invoiced within six months, failing which tax becomes payable.

Question 18

Can one invoice contain items taxed at different GST rates?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is no requirement to issue separate invoices per rate. A single tax invoice can carry multiple line items, each with its own HSN code, taxable value, rate and tax amount, and the totals section simply aggregates the tax rate-wise. A hardware store in Mathur MMDA can bill cement at 18 percent and certain tools at 5 percent on one document. What matters is that each line is classified and taxed correctly, and that mixed baskets are not collapsed into one rate. Be careful with genuine composite supplies, where one principal supply drives a single rate; that is a classification question, not an invoicing one.

Question 19

What documents are required for e-invoice setup in Mathur MMDA?

Accepted Answer

For e-invoice setup you will generally need: GST portal login credentials, Turnover figures for financial years from 2017-18 onwards, Details of the billing or accounting software currently in use, Sample sales invoice with current format, HSN codes and rate list of goods or services supplied. The exact list depends on your constitution — proprietorship, partnership, LLP or company — and on the specifics of your case. Send what you have on WhatsApp to +91 - 9600 606 444 and we will confirm within the same working day exactly what else is needed, so nothing is rejected later for a missing paper.

Question 20

How long does e-invoice setup take in Mathur MMDA?

Accepted Answer

1-2 working days. That assumes your documents are complete and there is no departmental query. We start the same day we receive your papers and tell you the realistic completion date upfront rather than an optimistic one. Where the GST portal or the officer causes delay — clarifications, physical verification or system issues — we track it daily and keep you informed on WhatsApp.

Question 21

Is there a GST consultant near Mathur MMDA for e invoice registration?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We serve Mathur MMDA and the surrounding areas from our office at Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu, and most e-invoice setup work is completed online — you send documents on WhatsApp and we handle the portal work. If you prefer in-person help, we offer doorstep document pickup across Mathur MMDA and you are welcome to visit our office. Reach us on +91 - 9600 606 444 between 9 AM and 8 PM, Monday to Saturday.

Aspect	With ChennaiGST	DIY / Unattended
Record keeping	Every return, challan, acknowledgement and working paper archived in an organised folder, retrievable in minutes years later.	Documents scattered across email, downloads and old phones; assembling records for a bank or an audit takes days.
Due-date tracking	A maintained compliance calendar with internal cut-offs days before the 11th and the 20th; we chase you for data, not the other way around.	Deadlines remembered from memory or phone alarms; one busy week and the return slips past the due date.
Annual return preparation	Monthly reconciliations roll naturally into GSTR-9, filed comfortably before 31 December with figures already agreed through the year.	Twelve months of unmatched data reconstructed in December, with differences discovered too late to be corrected cleanly.
Supplier defaults	Suppliers who stop uploading invoices are identified within the period and pursued before their default becomes your blocked credit.	Missing supplier invoices surface only when credit is denied, by which time recovering the amount from the vendor is difficult.
Risk of notices	GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and GSTR-2B reconciled before filing, removing the mismatches that trigger most scrutiny notices.	Inconsistent figures across returns quietly build a mismatch history that surfaces later as ASMT-10 scrutiny or a demand notice.
Registration and amendments	Query-resistant applications prepared correctly the first time, with supporting documents matched to what proper officers actually verify.	Repeated clarification memos and resubmissions, with weeks lost because a rent agreement or premises photograph did not meet expectations.

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