The Central Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017

CHAPTER IV Indian GST law,
made queryable.

The CGST Act, its rules, notifications and rulings — encoded into a fast, plain-English interface. Not PDFs. Not spreadsheets. Instant answers.

CGST §17(5)

Blocked input tax credit

ITC shall not be available in respect of food, beverages, outdoor catering, beauty treatment, health services, cosmetic & plastic surgery...

ITC Eligibility Checker
CGST §9(3) / §9(4)

Reverse charge mechanism

Liability to pay tax on reverse charge basis on notified categories of supply, or when supplier is unregistered...

RCM Applicability Lookup
CGST §31 · Rule 46

Tax invoice requirements

A registered person supplying taxable goods shall issue a tax invoice containing prescribed particulars...

Invoice Generator

Every tool, rooted in a section.

Ledgester is not just calculators. It is the Act itself — structured, cross-linked, and instant. Each tool implements the section it cites.

§9

Levy and collection of tax

Charge of CGST, IGST on supply of goods/services. Rate of tax, composition levy, reverse charge applicability.

§16

Eligibility & conditions for ITC

Input tax credit available where goods/services received for business, invoice possessed, tax paid to government.

§17(5)

Apportionment and blocked credits

ITC not available on motor vehicles, food, beverages, works contract services and other specified categories.

§31

Tax invoice

Every registered taxable person must issue a tax invoice showing prescribed particulars. Serial numbering, GSTIN, tax breakup.

§37

Furnishing details of outward supplies

GSTR-1 — statement of outward supplies furnished monthly or quarterly depending on scheme election.

§39

Furnishing of returns

GSTR-3B — summary return with tax liability, ITC claimed and payment details. Monthly or QRMP filing.

§44

Annual return

GSTR-9 — annual consolidated statement of outward supplies, inward supplies, ITC, tax paid. Due by 31st December.

§47

Levy of late fee

Late filing of returns attracts late fee. Specified amounts per day of delay, with caps and concessions.

§50

Interest on delayed payment

18% per annum on net tax liability, computed from due date to actual payment date.

IGST §10–13

Determination of place of supply

Rules for determining whether transaction is intra-state (CGST+SGST) or inter-state (IGST). Goods, services, B2B, B2C.

Notif. 13/2017

Services under reverse charge

Notified services where recipient pays tax instead of supplier. Advocate, GTA, director services, imports.

Notif. 13/2020

e-Invoice mandate thresholds

Aggregate turnover phases for mandatory IRN generation. Current: ₹5 cr. Historical phases documented.

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Understanding the section is step one. Ledgester also runs the document generation, Tally reconciliation, and compliance tracking that CA firms need daily.

§31 · Rule 46

Invoice Generation

Create GST-compliant tax invoices with seller/buyer profiles, line items, tax breakup, and PDF export. Templates included.

  • Multiple invoice templates
  • Saved customer and seller profiles
  • PDF export and document history
  • IRN-ready field structure
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Documents

Quotation Generation

Build client-ready quotations with terms, item tables, discounts, GST and totals. Export as PDF for negotiation and closure.

  • Professional quotation layouts
  • Editable tax and discount logic
  • PDF output for instant sharing
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Reconciliation

Tally Integration Flow

Keep GST workings structured for accounting handoff. Consistent party names, ledger classifications, and voucher-ready values.

  • Ledger-ready structured values
  • Party and GSTIN management
  • Export formats for accounting import
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§37, §39, §44 · Rules 59, 61, 80

Reminders & Compliance

Track return due dates, payment deadlines, annual tasks with practical reminders so teams stay ahead of filing cycles.

  • GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, CMP-08, GSTR-9 dates
  • Monthly and QRMP scheme awareness
  • Multi-GSTIN tracking
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17(5). 9(3). 31. Any one will do. The Act is the interface.

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