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GST for online sellers

GSTR-1, TCS and marketplace reports for Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho sellers.

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Meesho Payment Calculation: Commission, TCS, TDS and Your Payout

How a Meesho payment is worked out: returns, Meesho charges, penalties, 0.5% GST TCS and 0.1% TDS, with a worked example and what you get back.

DCA Daxit · 25 Mar 2026 · 6 min
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HSN Code for Clothes and GST Rate: The Rs 2,500 Rule

Clothes fall under HSN chapters 61, 62 and 63. GST is 5% up to Rs 2,500 per piece and 18% above it from 22 September 2025. Headings and example.

DCA Daxit · 20 Mar 2026 · 5 min
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HSN Code Digits Required in GSTR-1: 4, 6 or 8 for Sellers?

HSN digits in GSTR-1: 4 digits up to Rs 5 crore turnover, 6 above it. See the Table 12 phases, the drop-down rule and where 8 digits matter.

DCA Daxit · 18 Mar 2026 · 5 min
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Amazon FBA and GST: when you need registration in another state

Stock in an Amazon fulfilment centre in another State needs a GSTIN there. Same State needs only an additional place. Plus the new rule 14B route.

DCA Daxit · 17 Mar 2026 · 7 min
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ITC on Amazon and Flipkart Commission: Can You Claim It?

Can you claim ITC on Amazon and Flipkart commission? Section 16 conditions, GSTR-2B, blocked credits, the 180-day rule and a worked example in rupees.

DCA Daxit · 15 Mar 2026 · 7 min
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TDS 194O for Ecommerce Sellers: Rate, Form 26AS and Your ITR

Section 194-O TDS for online sellers: 0.1% rate, the Rs 5 lakh relief, the new section in the Income-tax Act 2025, and how to claim it in your ITR.

DCA Daxit · 13 Mar 2026 · 6 min
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Composition scheme for online sellers: who can use it

Composition sellers can sell goods on marketplaces since 1 Oct 2023, within their own State. Limits, the 1% rate, forms and a worked comparison.

DCA Daxit · 12 Mar 2026 · 7 min
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GSTR-1 Table 13 Documents Issued: Invoice Series Made Simple for Marketplace Sellers

Table 13 of GSTR-1 explained: invoice series from, to, total, cancelled and net; compulsory from May 2025; credit notes, gaps and an example.

DCA Daxit · 11 Mar 2026 · 7 min
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GSTR-1 Table 12 HSN Summary: The B2B and B2C Split Explained for Sellers

Table 12 of GSTR-1 explained: B2B and B2C tabs from May 2025, HSN from a dropdown, 4 or 6 digits, how it ties to Tables 4 and 7, with an example.

DCA Daxit · 10 Mar 2026 · 7 min
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Is It Safe to Share GST Login and OTP? Read This Before You Do

Sharing your GST login and OTP lets someone file returns, claim refunds and change bank details in your name. See the risks and the safer options.

DCA Daxit · 15 Jan 2026 · 7 min
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GSTR-9 for Online Sellers: Do You Really Need to File It?

Selling on Amazon, Flipkart or Meesho? See how the Rs 2 crore GSTR-9 limit is counted across marketplaces and why 30 November 2026 matters.

DCA Daxit · 14 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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Sell on Meesho Without GST: What Is Allowed and Where It Stops

You can sell on Meesho without a GSTIN using an enrolment ID, within your own State and under the turnover limit. Conditions, steps and where it stops.

DCA Daxit · 13 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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Is GST Compulsory for Selling Online? The Honest Answer

GST is compulsory for marketplace sellers, except small goods sellers who sell only within their state using an enrolment number. See where you stand.

DCA Daxit · 12 Jan 2026 · 7 min
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GSTR-1 Table 14 and Table 15: The Marketplace Seller's Simple Guide

Table 14 is the seller's summary of sales through each marketplace. Table 15 is for operators. What goes in each column, with a worked example.

DCA Daxit · 10 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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TCS on Marketplace Sales: Why It Is Deducted and How to Get It Back

Marketplaces deduct 0.5% TCS on your net sales under section 52. See how it is worked out, where it shows on the GST portal and how to claim it.

DCA Daxit · 08 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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Free GST Filing Tool for Online Sellers: What You Get (and What You Don't)

What "free" means in GST software, the government's own free route, what a marketplace seller needs from a tool, and a checklist for choosing.

DCA Daxit · 05 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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