Billing, GST and receipt guides

Plain-language help for Indian shop owners and service businesses: GST invoices, receipts, UPI, and running your counter. Some guides are in Hindi too.

GSTIN, HSN कोड और CGST-SGST वाला GST टैक्स इनवॉइस
हिंदी गाइड3 min read

GST बिल कैसे बनाएं: टैक्स इनवॉइस में जरूरी जानकारी और आसान तरीका

टैक्स इनवॉइस में जरूरी हर जानकारी, CGST-SGST और IGST का फर्क, और मोबाइल से GST बिल बनाने का तरीका।

मोबाइल पर बनी रसीद और छपी हुई रसीद
हिंदी गाइड3 min read

रसीद कैसे बनाएं: दुकान और सर्विस के लिए सही रसीद का फॉर्मेट

रसीद में क्या लिखना जरूरी है, एक सैंपल रसीद, नकद से जुड़े नियम और फोन से रसीद बनाने का आसान तरीका।

A calculator showing a GST calculation with CGST and SGST split
GST3 min read

How to Calculate GST: Inclusive and Exclusive Prices, CGST, SGST and IGST

Two formulas cover almost every GST sum: adding GST to a price, and finding the GST inside a price. Worked examples at 5% and 18%.

A list of invoice numbers in separate series for invoices and credit notes
GST3 min read

GST Invoice Number Rules: Series, 16 Characters and the New Financial Year

The 16-character limit, which characters are allowed, when you can run separate series, and what to do on 1 April.

A carbon bill book next to a phone showing a digital bill
Running a shop3 min read

Digital Bill Book vs Paper Bill Book: A Practical Guide for Kirana and Retail Shops

Paper bill books are cheap until a page goes missing at tax time. A practical comparison and a one-week plan to switch your shop to digital bills.

A phone showing a UPI QR code next to a printed payment receipt
Receipts2 min read

UPI Payment Receipts: How to Give Customers a Proper Receipt for UPI

The green tick on a customer's phone isn't your receipt. How to confirm UPI payments, spot fake screenshots and give a proper receipt.

A printed cash receipt with receipt number, amount in words and signature
Receipts3 min read

Cash Receipt Format: What to Write on a Payment Receipt (With Sample)

What every payment receipt should say, a sample you can copy, and the cash rules every Indian business should know.

A credit note linked to the original tax invoice it corrects
GST4 min read

Credit Note and Debit Note in GST: When to Issue One and What It Must Show

You can't edit a GST invoice once it's issued. Credit and debit notes are how you correct it. Here is when to use each, the format and the deadline.

A bill of supply and a tax invoice side by side
GST3 min read

Bill of Supply vs Tax Invoice: Which One Should Your Shop Issue?

Composition dealers and exempt sellers can't charge GST, so they issue a bill of supply. Here is how it differs from a tax invoice and what it must say.

A GST tax invoice with GSTIN, HSN code and CGST and SGST lines highlighted
GST4 min read

GST Invoice Format: Every Field Rule 46 Asks For, With an Example

A field-by-field guide to a valid GST tax invoice under CGST Rule 46, with a filled example and the mistakes that get invoices rejected.

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