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GSTR-1 Filing Without the Spreadsheet Marathon

Wiseventory turns your invoices into a filing-ready GSTR-1 summary — B2B, B2CL, B2CS, HSN summary, and amendments, all in the right tables. Download the JSON for the portal, or hand it to your CA.

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GSTR-1 Summary

Mar 2026
Table 4 — B2B
142 inv₹14,28,400
Table 5 — B2CL
6 inv₹3,72,000
Table 7 — B2CS
aggregated₹2,15,250
Table 12 — HSN summary
42 codes
Table 9 — Amendments
1 invoice

Total taxable

₹20,15,650

JSON

The first week of every month used to be hell.

Suchitra is a CA in Chennai. She manages GSTR-1 filings for 30 small-business clients — kiranas, pharmacies, hardware shops, a sweet shop in T. Nagar whose owner still keeps a paper bill book.

Every month between the 1st and the 11th, her job was a treasure hunt. Chase clients for their invoice list. Open six different Excel templates. Fix the HSN code someone mistyped. Aggregate B2C sales by rate slab and state. Rebuild the table 12 HSN summary because somebody added a new product mid-month and didn't flag the rate.

The work itself wasn't hard. The work was glue-work — reconciling messy data from 30 different shops into one CBIC-shaped report. By the 11th she had a stack of filed returns and no weekend.

Now her clients run Wiseventory. On the 1st, she opens each client's GSTR-1 preview, scans for flags (rate mismatches, missing GSTINs), and exports the JSON. Her March batch was done by the 4th.

Every table the GST portal asks for

Built from the invoices you make through the month — no separate data entry, no end-of-month rebuild.

Table 4 — B2B invoices

Every invoice with a customer GSTIN lands here, with HSN per line and the right CGST/SGST or IGST split. Reverse charge invoices go to 4B.

Table 5 + Table 7 — B2C

Interstate B2C above ₹2.5 lakh shows in Table 5. Everything else gets aggregated into Table 7 by state and rate slab — exactly the way the portal expects.

Table 12 — HSN summary

Wiseventory rolls up your sales by HSN code, total quantity, taxable value, and tax. The most-fixed table on filing day. Now it just shows up correct.

Tables 9 + 11 — amendments & advances

Edits to past-period invoices flow into Table 9. Advances received and adjusted show in Table 11. No spreadsheet calisthenics required.

Monthly or quarterly — both work

Wiseventory auto-detects your filing frequency from your business profile. The QRMP scheme isn't a separate feature — it just works.

Monthly filers

Turnover above ₹5 crore in the previous year, or you opted out of QRMP. GSTR-1 is due by the 11th of the next month.

  • Monthly summary previewable from day 1
  • JSON download per month

QRMP (quarterly)

Turnover up to ₹5 crore. Returns are quarterly but payments stay monthly. GSTR-1 is due by the 13th of the month after the quarter.

  • Quarterly aggregation (Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep...)
  • IFF (Invoice Furnishing Facility) for B2B

Four steps from invoice to GSTR-1 filed

Most months you'll spend more time logging into the GST portal than preparing the data.

1

Bill through the month

Every Wiseventory invoice is GSTR-1 ready by construction. Customer GSTIN, HSN, place of supply, tax split — all captured at sale time.

2

Preview the summary

Open the GSTR-1 view. See B2B, B2CL, B2CS, and HSN summary at a glance. Wiseventory flags rate mismatches and missing GSTINs before you file.

3

Download the JSON

One click gives you the offline utility-compatible JSON. The format matches what the GST portal accepts — no conversion step needed.

4

Upload & submit

Upload to the GST portal, review, submit. Or share the JSON with your CA — they'll do the same on your behalf.

Built for the people who actually file

Whether you file your own returns or hand them to a CA, the workflow ends in the same place: a clean JSON the portal accepts.

SMB owners filing their own

The preview screen is in plain English. If something is wrong, the app tells you what and where.

CAs managing 10+ clients

Cloud sync means you log in to each client's account remotely. No more chasing Excel files over WhatsApp.

Accounting firms

Bulk JSON download per client per month. Pair with our Tally XML export for full ledger sync.

Wiseventory GSTR-1 software vs Tally Prime

Tally is what most CAs already use. Here's where Wiseventory fits differently.

CapabilityWiseventoryTally Prime
GSTR-1 auto-built from invoicesRequires manual posting
HSN summary in correct format
QRMP quarterly support
B2C aggregation by state & rate
Mobile-first (file from phone)Primarily desktop
JSON export for portal
RCM table (4B) handled
Cloud sync (CA accesses remotely)Available with server module

About this comparison: Information about Tally Prime is based on publicly available product documentation as of May 2026 and depends on edition and add-ons. Tally capabilities can change — spotted an inaccuracy? Email us and we'll review and update within 48 hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

Real questions from shop owners and their CAs.

What does Wiseventory's GSTR-1 export look like?

A standards-compliant JSON that matches the format the GST portal's offline utility expects. You can also preview the same data as a human-readable summary inside Wiseventory — B2B, B2CL, B2CS, HSN summary, amendments, all on one screen.

Can I file GSTR-1 directly from Wiseventory or do I still need the GST portal?

You still upload to the official GST portal — that's a CBIC requirement, not a Wiseventory limit. What changes is the time-to-upload. The data is ready, validated, and in JSON format. Most users finish the actual filing in under 10 minutes.

Does it handle QRMP (quarterly) filers correctly?

Yes. Set your filing frequency to quarterly in settings and Wiseventory aggregates by quarter (Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec, Jan-Mar). The IFF (Invoice Furnishing Facility) for the first two months of each quarter is supported separately.

What about amendments to past invoices?

Edits or cancellations to invoices from previous filed periods automatically flow into Table 9. The app warns you against editing a filed invoice directly — the proper fix is a credit or debit note, and Wiseventory walks you through that flow when needed.

Are nil-rated, exempt, and zero-rated supplies covered?

Yes. Tag a product's rate as 0% (nil-rated) or mark it exempt or non-GST in settings. They show up in Table 8 of GSTR-1 in the right buckets, separately from your taxable supplies.

Will my CA accept this format?

The JSON is the standard GST portal format — every CA tool accepts it. If your CA uses Tally, pair the GSTR-1 JSON with our Tally XML export and they'll have everything they need without retyping a single entry.

What if I need to add an invoice to an old GSTR-1 period?

You can't add to a filed period — that's a portal-side restriction, not a Wiseventory one. The fix is to issue a credit or debit note in the current period that references the original. The app makes that explicit so you don't accidentally try the wrong path.

Is GSTR-1 generation included in the free plan?

Yes. GSTR-1 preview, JSON export, monthly and quarterly aggregation, and HSN summary are all part of the core product. Paid plans add things like API access, advanced reporting, and priority support. See what's in each plan →
“I manage 30 clients. The first week of every month used to be a write-off — chasing Excel files, fixing HSN summaries, rebuilding tables from scratch. Last month I finished the whole GSTR-1 batch on the 4th. I'd given up on having weekends in March.”
S

Suchitra Iyer

Chartered Accountant · Chennai

Get your weekends back

Make your invoices in Wiseventory through the month. Open the GSTR-1 preview on the 1st. Done.