GST-Compliant Zoho Books Setup for Kerala Businesses

Yes. Zoho Books generates GSTR-1 from your sales invoices and GSTR-3B from your combined input and output tax data. GSTR-2B reconciliation compares your purchase records in Zoho Books with the data available on the GST portal, highlighting mismatches before you file. If your invoices and purchase entries are categorised correctly from the start — which is what we configure during setup — the GST reports come out in the right format without additional manual work.

Yes. Zoho Books is integrated with the NIC e-way bill portal. Once your GSTIN is configured, you can generate e-way bills directly from within Zoho Books at the time of invoicing — without logging into the e-way bill portal separately. The e-way bill number is attached to the invoice record. For businesses in Kerala that move goods across state lines regularly, this removes a step that was previously done on a separate government portal.

Each product or service in Zoho Books is mapped to the correct HSN or SAC code and the applicable GST rate — 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, or 28%. Once set up, every invoice for that item applies the correct rate automatically. Businesses that sell across multiple tax rate categories — for example, a trader selling both 5% and 18% GST items — do not need to manually select the rate on each invoice. We configure the item master during setup so the tax treatment is correct from the first transaction.

Yes. Zoho Books supports TDS deduction on payments to vendors for applicable categories — rent, professional fees, contract payments — and TCS collection on sales where required. TDS certificates (Form 16A) can be generated from within Zoho Books. We configure the TDS and TCS rules during setup and map them to the right vendor and customer categories so the correct deduction or collection is applied automatically on qualifying transactions.

Yes. Zoho Books handles B2B invoices with buyer GSTIN, B2C small invoices, B2C large invoices (above Rs.2.5 lakh for interstate), and exports — each with the correct reporting treatment in GSTR-1. The invoice type is determined by whether a GSTIN is entered for the customer, the invoice value, and whether it is an interstate or intrastate transaction. We configure the customer master so the classification happens automatically based on the data entered, rather than requiring someone to select the right category on every invoice.

Yes. Zoho Books supports multiple user roles. We create a dedicated accountant login for your CA with access to the reports and modules they need — GSTR reports, trial balance, P&L, balance sheet — without giving them access to operational data they do not need. Your CA can log in directly and pull the data they need for filing without you having to export Excel files and email them. This removes a step from the monthly close process and reduces the chance of version errors.