With GSTR-1 reports on Refrens, your compliance and reporting is more seamless than before. 


GSTR-1 is the monthly or quarterly return to be filed by regular dealers, the due date of which is the 10th of the subsequent month. This mandatory tax document contains details of all outward supplies i.e. sales transactions of a registered person for a specific period.


You can now download our automatically generated GSTR-1 reports directly from your Refrens dashboard. 

What does this mean for you?

  1. Simplified Tax Filing: Now you can prepare and manage your GSTR-1 reports in a much easier and more organized manner. Our new feature eliminates the need for manual intervention, making the process seamless and error-free.
  2. Time-Saving: By automating the process of generating GSTR-1 reports, we help save your valuable time that you can invest in other aspects of your business.
  3. Compliance: Our GSTR-1 report feature will help you maintain compliance with the GST laws by ensuring you're keeping up-to-date records of your outward supplies. 




Accessing GSTR-1 Report


Go to sidebar > GST reports > GSTR-1 Sales Report to get started:

The summary report is automatically generated and updated as you create your invoices. Just select your reporting period (Previous Month, Previous Quarter, etc.) to view your GSTR-1 summary:


Once the reporting period is selected, you will be able to view the GSTR-1 summary of that period:



Downloading GSTR-1 Excel or JSON

Go to Download As > Excel/JSON to download the report.


This is what your sample Excel file may look like:

 


Re-categorizing Invoices


Sometimes, you may want to re-categorize your invoices to a different GSTR-1 category. 

For that go to your Invoice Preview Page > Invoice Summary > GST Return Details > GSTR-1 Category >  Click "Change":



Note that any invoices that have been manually categorized will not be auto-categorized in the future. For e.g. If an invoice that was automatically categorized as 4A: B2B is changed manually to Exports, it will not be automatically categorized further upon editing. 


Filing GSTR-1


There are two ways to file your GSTR-1 report generated from Refrens:

A) With Excel

Once you've downloaded your Excel - you can easily copy and paste the relevant data into the GST Offline Utility Tool to file your GSTR-1 returns. (Learn how>)


B) With JSON

You can directly upload the JSON file to the GST portal to finish filing. 



That's it! If you still have questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected] OR drop a message on live chat support for quick assistance!