Tips for using GSTR 1 offline utility
Started using offline GSTR-1 utility? Make sure to keep in mind following tips to ensure smooth and headache free filing. These are from my own experience in last 15 days of usage of GSTR-1 offline utility. a. Heavy Data? Use CSV files instead of provided Excel file template. CSV files are fast and less prone to failure. Even data of more than 500 line items I will consider heavy. CSV file with approx. 13K line items will be imported in 3-4 minutes, whereas EXCEL file will most probably give you error even after 15 minutes of processing time b. DATE. Make sure all dates are in dd-mmm-yyyy format only. c. DECIMAL Values - Any value with more than 2 decimal will give you error at the time of upload of JSON file. Say for example, if you enter 1223345.123 instead of 1223345.12, even though data will be imported and even JSON file will be created, but GSTN system will not process such file giving "JSON structural error" d. Consolidate your data, especially for invoice...