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GST26 Sept 2026·8 min read
Prepare a letter of authorisation for GST registration that matches REG-01: who signs, who accepts, how it differs from a NOC, plus a specimen you can adapt.
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Only an officer's cancellation can be revoked. See the 90-day and 270-day REG-21 windows, the returns and dues to clear first, and when an appeal fits better.
Regular businesses file GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B, plus GSTR-9 above ₹2 crore turnover. See which GST return every other taxpayer files, with current due dates.
Ecommerce operator explained: the Section 2(45) definition, TCS duties under Section 52, Section 9(5) services, and when your own store crosses the line.
No special GST rate exists for online sales. How the 0, 5, 18 and 40 percent slabs apply to ecommerce, and how to treat shipping, commission and combo packs.
Most online sellers need GST from the very first order. The three exemptions that do exist, and why inter-state selling cancels almost all of them.
The impact of GST on ecommerce sellers, measured in rupees rather than adjectives: blocked TCS, cash timing on COD, blocked credits and the real filing load.
What a new online seller has to get right in year one: registration timing, entity choice, QRMP, composition limits and the month-by-month filing calendar.
Payment reconciliation explained for Indian ecommerce sellers: the four reconciliations you run, the process, the report format, and the seven gap types.
A hands-on guide to Amazon and Flipkart payment reconciliation: which reports to pull, how to match them in Excel, and which deductions are worth claiming.
A working guide to Shopify D2C accounting in India, covering the three systems your sales number comes from, COD and RTO treatment, and contribution margin.
A step-by-step guide to GST return filing for ecommerce sellers in India, covering GSTR-1 Table 14, the GSTR-3B hard lock, TCS credit and multi-state GSTINs.
Check your FSSAI registration status on FoSCoS in under a minute. What each status means, the 30-day revert window, and how to download your certificate.
How ecommerce accounting works in India: booking gross sales instead of payouts, handling GST TCS and income-tax TDS, and the new Section 63 audit trap.
Every document the GST portal asks for in 2026, split by entity type, plus the address-proof and file-format rules that quietly cause most REG-01 rejections.
A consent letter connects you to premises you do not own. Here is the exact format, when notarisation matters, and why officers reject the ones they reject.
Four steps to download FORM GST REG-06, what each field on it means, and the display obligation under Rule 18 that most registered businesses quietly ignore.
Checking your ARN is the easy part. This decodes every GST registration status the portal shows, how long each one lasts, and what action each stage needs.
Basic registration is the most expensive assumption a marketplace food seller makes. Why FBA stock in another state changes your FSSAI tier entirely.
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