Tax in India
GST on store orders: CGST and SGST or IGST by delivery state, HSN, cess, and exports under LUT or with IGST.
For a business on the India edition, the store works out GST from each item's rate and the delivery address, with the same calculation as your invoices.
Check your rates and HSN codes with your accountant. Ellibo doesn't file returns.
What to set up
- Your GSTIN and state, in your business settings. If your business isn't registered for GST, no tax is charged on any order.
- On each product's variant: the GST rate, the HSN code and any cess. These live on the shared item, so they're the same in Accounting and Inventory.
How each order is taxed
| Delivery | Tax |
|---|---|
| Your own state | CGST and SGST |
| Another Indian state | IGST |
| No address yet, in the cart | Shown as within your state, until the address is entered |
| Outside India | See exports, below |
Delivery charges go on the invoice as a line, taxed at the highest rate in the order. The place of supply comes from the delivery state and is kept on the order.
Customers with a GSTIN
A customer can enter a GSTIN at checkout. A valid one goes on the invoice, and their customer record shows them as registered. If it isn't valid, they are treated as an ordinary consumer.
Exports
In Settings > Store tax, choose how exports go out:
- Under LUT or bond: no IGST is charged, and the invoice says so.
- With IGST: IGST is charged at the item's rate. Cess isn't charged.
If a price includes tax, you can have that tax taken off when no tax applies.
Selling in other currencies
An order can be in another currency on Professional and up. Your books keep it in rupees at the order's rate.
What goes on your returns
Store invoices are ordinary invoices in your books, so they appear in your GST reports with your other sales. You or your accountant file the returns.
See also Country rules for the seller details and grievance officer fields.