GST returns, input tax credit reconciliation and TDS returns prepared on a fixed calendar, with a reconciliation to your books as a step before anything reaches a portal.
GST compliance is a monthly reconciliation problem. Sales must match what is reported, purchases must match what suppliers report, and the credit you claim must match both. Differences that are not caught in the month become notices later.
Direct tax moved to the Income-tax Act, 2025 on 1 April 2026. Section numbers, form numbers and return formats changed, even where the obligations did not. We run both on one calendar and reconcile each return to the ledger before it is filed.
Scope: preview, to be confirmed
At a glance
For
Businesses registered for GST, and deductors of tax
Rhythm
Monthly and quarterly, with annual returns
Systems
GST and income-tax portals, your ledger
You keep
Tax positions, approvals and payments
What's included
Six parts, one accountable desk.
01
GST returns
Outward supply returns and the monthly summary return, prepared from your sales register and reconciled before filing.
02
Input tax credit matching
Your purchase register matched against what suppliers have reported, with mismatches chased or held back.
03
E-invoicing and e-way bill checks
Monthly checks that e-invoices and e-way bills agree with the books and the returns.
04
TDS returns
Quarterly TDS returns under the Income-tax Act, 2025 (Forms 138, 140 and 144) and the certificates that follow.
05
Annual reconciliation
The GST annual return and the reconciliation of turnover and tax across the year.
06
Notices: document support
Collating the documents and working papers needed to respond, for the professional who represents you.
How it runs month to month
A GST and TDS month.
YouOur calendarStatutory date
Day 1–3Books closedSales and purchase registers for the month reach usYou
By the 7thTDS depositTax deducted in the month deposited (30 April for March)Statutory
Day 4–9ReconciliationSales to returns, purchases to supplier data, credit to bothOur calendar
By the 11thGSTR-1Outward supplies reportedStatutory
Day 12–18Credit reviewMismatches chased; your approval on credit to claimYou
By the 20thGSTR-3BMonthly summary return filed and tax paidStatutory
QuarterlyTDS returnsForms 138, 140 and 144, then certificatesStatutory
A GST and TDS month. Dates are for monthly GST filers and are the law as of September 2026; quarterly filers under the QRMP scheme follow different dates. Working calendar: to be confirmed per client
What we need from you
Six things that keep the calendar moving.
Most delays in outsourced work start with an unclear hand-off. These are agreed in writing before the first month.
Sales and purchase registers
Monthly exports from your accounting system, in an agreed format.
Portal access
GST and TRACES or income-tax portal access under your registrations.
Payment approvals
A signatory who approves tax payments before due dates.
Supplier contacts
A route to chase suppliers whose filings do not match your records.
Tax positions
Your decisions, or your adviser's, on classification and treatment.
Notices on arrival
Any notice forwarded on the day it lands on the portal or in the post.
Deliverables
What lands on your desk.
Deliverable
When
Format
GST return workings and filed returns
Monthly
Excel and acknowledgements
Input tax credit reconciliation
Monthly
Excel with mismatch list
TDS deposit working
Monthly
Excel and challans
Quarterly TDS returns and certificates
Quarterly
Return files and PDFs
GST annual return reconciliation
Annual
Excel pack
Notice document bundle
As needed
Indexed PDF
Controls and data security
Checked twice. Owned by you.
The same principles run through every desk. How they apply to your systems is written into the scope. How we handle data
Control statements: to be confirmed
01
Reconcile before filing
No return is filed unless it agrees with your ledger or the difference is explained and approved.
02
Maker and checker
Every return is reviewed by a second person before your approval.
03
Your positions, your approval
We apply the treatment you or your adviser decide; we do not take tax positions for you.
04
Portal access you control
Credentials stay with your entity and can be withdrawn at any time.
05
Evidence kept
Acknowledgements and challans saved against each return.
The four codes have been in force since 21 November 2025 and the Central Rules since May 2026. What to check in your wage structure, pay dates, registers and exits.
Questions
Asked before we start.
Anything else? The assistant answers from this website, or send the question with the form below.
Do you handle GST notices?
We prepare the documents and working papers. Representation before the authorities is handled by the professional you appoint.
What changed for TDS in April 2026?
The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the 1961 Act from 1 April 2026. Salary TDS moved to section 392, quarterly returns became Forms 138, 140 and 144, and the salary certificate became Form 130. Monthly deposit dates did not change.
Can you work from our ERP exports?
Yes. We agree an export format in the first month and reconcile from it every month after.
Do you file on our behalf?
We prepare and, where you authorise it, submit through access you control. Tax payments are approved and made by you.
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