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GST for online sellers

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

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GST for online sellers

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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TCS Credit Not Showing on the GST Portal? 7 Reasons and the Fix for Each

TCS credit missing on the GST portal? Seven reasons, from an unfiled GSTR-8 to a wrong GSTIN or the wrong ledger, with the fix for each.

DCA Daxit · 09 Mar 2026 · 7 min
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Forgot Marketplace Sales in Your GST Return? How to Fix It in Time

Missed marketplace sales in GSTR-1? Fix them through GSTR-1A or the next GSTR-1, pay tax with 18% interest, and know the 30 November limit.

DCA Daxit · 16 Jan 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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Returns and RTO in GSTR-1: Stop Paying GST on Orders That Came Back

How online sellers report customer returns, RTO and cancellations in GSTR-1: Table 7 netting, Table 9B credit notes and the 30 November limit.

DCA Daxit · 11 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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How to Claim TCS Credit on the GST Portal (Don't Leave Your Money There)

Step-by-step: file the TDS and TCS credit received statement, accept or reject marketplace rows and use the cash ledger credit for GSTR-3B or a refund.

DCA Daxit · 09 Jan 2026 · 7 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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GST Filing Cost for Online Sellers: Free Tool vs Software vs CA

What GST filing costs an online seller on three routes: free tool, paid software or a CA. Yearly cost worked out, plus late fees, interest and notices.

DCA Daxit · 07 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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Best GST Software for Online Sellers: 7 Things to Check Before You Pay

Seven checks for GST software if you sell on marketplaces: reports, returns, HSN, Table 14 and TCS, validation, data access, true cost. With a scorecard.

DCA Daxit · 06 Jan 2026 · 7 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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Selling on Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho? File One GSTR-1 for All Three

One GSTIN means one GSTR-1. How to combine Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho reports into Tables 7, 12, 13 and 14 without doubling or missing sales.

DCA Daxit · 04 Jan 2026 · 7 min
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Meesho GSTR-1 Filing Made Easy: A Seller's Step-by-Step Guide

File GSTR-1 for Meesho sales: download the GST Report and Tax Invoice, net off returns in Table 7, fill Tables 12, 13 and 14 and file on time.

DCA Daxit · 03 Jan 2026 · 6 min
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Flipkart Seller GSTR-1 Filing: From Sales Report to JSON, Step by Step

Flipkart seller's guide to GSTR-1: download the Sales Report, place sales and returns in the right tables, build the JSON and file before the due date.

DCA Daxit · 02 Jan 2026 · 7 min
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