GST Consultants for Compliance, Returns, Registrations and Advisory
Since its introduction on 1 July 2017, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has touched every part of the value chain — from procurement and pricing to invoicing, logistics and cash flow. Getting GST right is no longer a year-end exercise; it is a monthly discipline that affects working capital, input tax credit and your standing with customers and suppliers.
Lawnut helps businesses — whether Indian enterprises or foreign companies setting up operations in India — manage GST end to end: from registration and day-to-day compliance to returns, annual reconciliations, refunds and advisory on complex transactions.
Our GST Services
A) GST Compliance
- Review of accounting data to check GST compliance under the law.
- Classification of goods and services under the correct HSN / SAC codes.
- Impact assessment of GST on existing and proposed transactions and business operations.
- Place of supply analysis to determine whether CGST & SGST or IGST applies.
- Time of supply determination to identify the tax period in which tax is payable.
- Preparation and review of tax invoices, bills of supply, credit notes and debit notes as per the GST Rules.
- Identification of invoices eligible for input tax credit (ITC), and determination of ITC reversals required under GST law.
- Computation and intimation of monthly tax payable.
- Monthly reconciliations of books with GST returns and the auto-populated statements.
- Applicability of the reverse charge mechanism (RCM).
- Cross charge analysis for common services shared between multiple registrations under the same PAN.
- Preparation and filing of refund claims for unutilised ITC, including documentation and follow-up with the department until the claim is finalised.
- Anti-profiteering review and assistance in any enquiry or investigation.
- Generation of E-Way Bills for movement of goods.
- Regular updates on GST notifications and circulars that affect your business.
- On-call advisory on day-to-day GST queries.
B) GST Return Filing
- Collection and consolidation of data from the client.
- Preparation and filing of all periodic returns for taxpayers under the normal scheme or composition scheme, and for input service distributors (ISD), casual taxable persons, non-resident taxable persons, tax deductors at source and tax collectors at source.
- Reconciliation of outward supplies — taxable, exempt, nil-rated, zero-rated and non-GST supplies — and of income and expenses with the financial statements.
- Review of ITC claimed in returns, including proportionate and ineligible credit.
- Review of RCM liabilities and their timely discharge.
- Reconciliation of purchase records with the auto-populated statements of supplier data, and action on ITC availment and utilisation in line with the CGST Rules.
C) Annual Return and Reconciliation
- Preparation and filing of the Annual Return in Form GSTR-9, or the relevant form applicable to the taxpayer.
- Review of the audited annual accounts and notes to accounts from a GST perspective, including vouching of outward and inward invoices.
- Preparation of the reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C, reconciling the values declared in returns with the audited financial statements, and reporting of deficiencies found.
- Updates on amendments so that you comply on time and avoid penal consequences.
D) GST Registration
- Assessing whether registration is required under the provisions of GST law.
- Evaluating eligibility for the composition scheme and advising on composition versus normal scheme, including opting in, withdrawal and stock intimation on the GST portal.
- Registration as a normal taxpayer, composition taxpayer, casual taxable person, non-resident taxable person, input service distributor, tax deductor or tax collector.
- Applying for a temporary user ID for unregistered persons.
- Extension of the registration period for casual and non-resident taxable persons.
- State-wise registrations for each place of business.
- Assistance with documentation, and identification of goods and services with their HSN / SAC codes.
- Replying to any discrepancy raised during registration.
- Obtaining the GSTIN and setting up login credentials.
- Amendments to the registration certificate, including changes to the authorised signatory's email address and mobile number.
- Cancellation of registration, and applications for revocation of cancellation.
- Filing appeals for restoration of cancelled registrations.
Why Lawnut for GST
- End-to-end support: Registration, compliance, returns, annual reconciliation, refunds and representation — handled by one team.
- Accuracy and timeliness: Structured monthly checklists and reconciliations.
- Advisory depth: Practical guidance on classification, place of supply, ITC and cross-border transactions.
- Integrated view: GST advice that works together with your accounting, direct tax and transfer pricing positions.
For litigation, audits, advance rulings and representation before authorities, see our Indirect Taxation services.