Most GST notices are self-inflicted. These are the seven mistakes we see most often — every one avoidable with a monthly discipline.
The usual suspects
- GSTR-1 vs 3B mismatch: sales detail says one thing, summary says another — the classic scrutiny trigger
- Claiming credit not in 2B: booking credit your supplier never reported
- Skipping nil returns: zero business does not mean zero filing
- Wrong tax head: paying IGST where CGST/SGST applied, or vice versa
- Ignoring reverse charge: transport, legal and import-of-service expenses with no matching RCM entries
- Unreconciled e-commerce data: platform reports differing from your GSTR-1
- Missing amendments: credit notes and corrections never reported in later returns
The fix is boring and it works
Reconcile three things before every filing: books vs GSTR-1, purchases vs 2B, and cash/credit ledgers vs liability. Twenty minutes monthly beats months of notice replies.
Our GST filing service bakes these checks into every cycle — book a free consultation.
