GSTR-ready before it’s ever due.
GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and PMT-06 assemble themselves from invoices you’ve already raised. A filing calendar counts down to every deadline — nothing rebuilt at quarter end.
Not registered yet? Read the freelancer’s GST-registration guide.
Every invoice,
into its right table.
Your invoices already carry their GST treatment. HourSlip reads each one and routes it to the correct GSTR-1 table — registered, small, large, export or credit note — with the count and value tallied per table.
No spreadsheet, no manual sorting. The table classification a CA does by hand at filing is already done — ready to export as portal JSON.
GSTR-3B,
summarised.
The summary return fills itself from your GSTR-1 figures and your input credits. Outward tax, reverse-charge, eligible ITC and net payable — all computed, all reconcilable before you submit.
3.1(d) reverse charge — GST you owe on certain inward supplies (a lawyer's fee, an import of services). We surface it explicitly so it never gets left off.
| § | Nature | Taxable | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1(a) | Outward taxable supplies | ₹15,28,000 | ₹2,75,040 |
| 3.1(d) | Inward supplies · reverse charge (RCM) | ₹1,00,000 | ₹18,000 |
| 4(A) | Eligible input tax credit (ITC) | — | − ₹74,200 |
Monthly or quarterly —
your filing calendar.
Most freelancers under ₹5 crore pick QRMP — quarterly returns, monthly tax. HourSlip knows your scheme, marks every due date, and reminds you days before each one so you never pay a late fee.
Composition scheme?
GSTR-4 instead.
On the composition scheme you don't file GSTR-1 or 3B — you pay a flat rate and file once a year. HourSlip detects your scheme and switches the whole flow automatically: Bill of Supply, no tax line, annual GSTR-4.
GSTIN validation +
e-invoicing awareness.
A wrong GSTIN gets your return rejected at the portal. HourSlip validates the checksum and state code as you type — and tracks your FY turnover so you know the moment e-invoicing becomes mandatory for you.
Returns, demystified.
What freelancers and their CAs ask about GST filing before they switch.
- HourSlip assembles a filing-ready return — every GSTR-1 table, the GSTR-3B summary, validated GSTINs — and exports it as portal JSON/CSV. You or your CA upload and submit on the GST portal; the final submission stays in your hands.
- By who the buyer is and where they are. Registered buyers go to B2B; small unregistered in-state to B2CS; large inter-state unregistered to B2CL; exports to EXP; credit/debit notes to CDNR. Each invoice already carries its GST treatment, so routing is automatic.
- Foreign-client exports land in Table 6A with the correct export type: zero-rated under LUT (WOPAY) when no IGST is charged, or with payment of IGST (WPAY) when you pay IGST and claim it back under Rule 96 / RFD-01. HourSlip sets the type and the IGST amount from how you billed the invoice, and you can record the FIRA / FIRC bank remittance proof against it for your refund file.
- Under ₹5 crore turnover you can opt into QRMP — file GSTR-1 and 3B quarterly while paying tax monthly via PMT-06. Above that, or by choice, you file monthly. HourSlip knows your scheme and marks the right due dates with reminders.
- Yes. If you're registered under composition, HourSlip switches the entire flow — Bill of Supply with no tax line, flat 1%/6% rate, CMP-08 quarterly and the annual GSTR-4 — automatically, instead of GSTR-1/3B.
- Yes, and we surface it explicitly. Reverse-charge GST on certain inward supplies belongs in GSTR-3B row 3.1(d) — a line freelancers routinely miss. HourSlip flags applicable expenses and fills the row.
- HourSlip tracks your FY aggregate turnover and alerts you as you approach the ₹5 Cr threshold where e-invoicing becomes mandatory. You generate the IRN on the NIC / IRP portal (or via your GSP), then paste it onto the invoice in HourSlip — it stores the IRN, Ack-No and date and prints them on the PDF. Direct IRP API integration is on the roadmap.
