GST/VAT reporting and document preparation

Purpose

1.1. Enable comprehensive GST/VAT filing and documentation process for Andhra restaurants.
1.2. Aggregate and validate bills, invoices, and sales data across POS, eCommerce, and accounting systems.
1.3. Automate reconciliation, compute tax liability, and prepare filing-ready reports.
1.4. Schedule and digitally submit returns to portals, notify stakeholders, and archive confirmations.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. End of fiscal month or quarter.
2.2. Receipt upload detected in accounting or expense platforms.
2.3. API webhook from POS or sales system confirming bill closure.
2.4. Scheduled batch job for finance reporting cycle.

Platform Variants

3.1. Zoho Books
• Feature/Setting: GST API integration (GET Invoices, POST GST Return); gather invoice list via API, auto-populate GST return, and submit.

3.2. QuickBooks
• Feature/Setting: Reports endpoint (Tax Summary), automated export, and sync to GST calculation script.

3.3. Tally ERP
• Feature/Setting: ODBC/Export Function; extract VAT/GST registers by batch job using scheduled exports.

3.4. ClearTax
• Feature/Setting: API-based filing; HTTP POST sales/purchase returns for GSTR-1, GSTR-3B.

3.5. RazorpayX
• Feature/Setting: Transactions API; fetch real-time settlements, map to invoice reference, and validate filings.

3.6. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Accounting API (GET Invoices, GET TaxRates); aggregate data, structure for India settings.

3.7. FreshBooks
• Feature/Setting: List Invoices API, pipeline filtered to GST-tagged invoices for monthly reporting.

3.8. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Service Layer API (GET JournalEntries, GET VATReports), automate batch extraction for filings.

3.9. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: SuiteTalk Web Services (Tax List, Transaction Search), automate compliance-ready exports.

3.10. Intuit APIs (for QuickBooks India)
• Feature/Setting: GSTR-1 Preparation with Invoices endpoint, periodic data polling.

3.11. Marg ERP
• Feature/Setting: Report Automation Module, schedule export of GST Sales/Purchase registers.

3.12. Wave
• Feature/Setting: Exports endpoint, automate retrieval of receipts and segregate GST-applicable entries.

3.13. TallyPrime
• Feature/Setting: Periodic Data Sync using XML/ODBC; filter Andhra invoices, segregate by GST rate.

3.14. PayPal
• Feature/Setting: Transaction Search API, fetch GST-eligible payments for reconciliation.

3.15. Zoho Expense
• Feature/Setting: Expense Report API; trigger export of receipts tagged with GST input.

3.16. Giddh
• Feature/Setting: GST Report API, fetch filings format for direct upload.

3.17. Vyapar
• Feature/Setting: Cloud Sync Services, schedule GST reports extraction.

3.18. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; send monthly alert on GST submission deadlines.

3.19. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Database API; log and archive GST report confirmation numbers.

3.20. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: API access; auto-fill GST summary and export/share for external review.

3.21. Microsoft Excel Online
• Feature/Setting: Graph API, automate bulk import/export of tax registers.

3.22. Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Send Mail API, auto-notify stakeholders on submission completion.

3.23. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: File Upload API; auto-archive filing documents and acknowledgements.

3.24. AWS S3
• Feature/Setting: SDK-triggered uploads of GST returns for legal retention.

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates manual errors and non-compliance risks.
4.2. Reduces reporting delays and missed deadlines.
4.3. Frees finance personnel for higher-value analysis.
4.4. Ensures tax data transparency with audit-ready exports.
4.5. Improves accuracy in calculating and remitting GST/VAT liabilities.
4.6. Centralizes filing history for fast regulatory response.