Configuring GST in ERPNext #

As of 2017, India will fall under the new GST (Goods and Services Tax) regime and India Compliance makes it easy for users to track the details of its Supplier and Customers across Invoices and make the required reports.

Following Points to be considered for GST Setup in ERPNext.

• HSN Codes #

According to the GST Law, your itemised invoices must contain the HSN Code related to that Item. India Compliance comes pre-installed with all 12,000+ HSN Codes so that you can easily select the relevant HSN Code in your Item.

• Tax Accounts #

With new installations, you get default GST Accounts created for your company.

• Tax Templates #

Default Sales and Purchase Tax Templates are pre-configured for your company.

• Item Tax Templates #

For different tax rates, you get item tax templates preconfigured for your company. These are useful where you wish to have different item tax rates configured other than the ones configured in default Sales and Purchase Tax Templates.

• Item Master #

Nil rated, exempted or Non-GST items have Is nill rated or Is Non-GST checkbox is checked in the item master.

• GST Accounts #

Where GST Accounts are auto-created, their settings are automatically updated for your company in GST Settings. This will ensure GST Validations and appropriate GST Reports.

Where you wish to have different default settings, you must configure them manually at all the above places.

GST Accounts form a very important part of GST Settings. Many validations and calculations are based on these settings.

• You should have 3 rows for each company in GST Accounts one for each Input, Output and Reverse Charge Accounts.

• Specify individual CGST / SGST / IGST / Cess Accounts as created and applicable to you.

• Correct usage of accounts and taxes is validated based on these settings. Also important calculations like taxable value or ITC Availability are calculated based on these settings.

Update Company and Masters #

GST Law requires that you maintain the GSTIN details for all your customers and suppliers. In India Compliance, GSTIN is linked to both Address and Parties.

• Update GSTIN Information for your Company #

Update the GST Details to the company. GST Validations will apply to all transactions for your company based on the GST Category set for your company.

Also, create or update your Company Address with appropriate GST Details.

• Create/Update Customers and suppliers #

In a very similar manner create or update your customers and suppliers with GSTIN Details. Also, they need to be updated in relevant addresses of the parties.Since GST is a destination-based tax, please make sure all Indian Customers and Suppliers have GST state (even the Unregistered ones).

GST will be applied and validated to a specific transaction based on this master. GST Details will be first fetched from the Address. If the Address is not available in a transaction, it will be applied as per the Customer or Supplier.

General Settings #

• View Tax Breakup Table Based On HSN Code
  Tax Breakup Table in Sales Invoice or Purchase Invoice is generally available item-wise. If this is enabled, the tax breakup table shall be HSN Wise.

  

• Enable Reverse Charge in Sales Transactions
  Enable this setting, if reverse charge is applicable on goods/services you sell.

• Enable SEZ / Overseas Transactions
  Enable if you deal in Import / Export transactions with SEZ / Overseas Entity. A few fields or validations are simplified in case its not applicable to you.

• Round Off GST Values
  Enabling this option will round off individual GST components in all the invoices.

• Validate HSN Code in Sales Item and Transactions
  As per Central Tax Notification No. 78/2020, HSN/SAC code must be specified in Sales Invoice with minimum of 4 or 6 digits (based on turnover). Even HSN/SAC is made mandatory for selling items.

• Minimum HSN/SAC Code Digits
  Validation for minimum HSN/SAC code digits can be set here based on your turnover.