Login OTP · 12 Jan 2024
GST portal login OTP is not coming on the mobile
Last date is tomorrow and the GST login OTP never arrives. Check the authorized signatory mobile, session, and resend wait.
For small shops and freelancers
GST portal stuck? Try this before you shut the shop.
Return will not file, OTP did not come, e-way bill error — try this before you shut the shop. Login OTP, GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, composition, e-way bill, e-invoice, cancellation, HSN, late fee — written for a kirana counter, not a CA firm brochure.
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Return 3B 1 · 19 Feb 2024
GSTR-3B submit error: offset mismatch
GSTR-3B will not submit because cash and credit in the offset table do not match the tax. Stop clicking Submit.
E-way Einvoice · 21 Jun 2024
E-way bill expired while the truck is on the road
Validity hours ran out mid-route. Extend before expiry if the portal allows; do not mint a fresh bill to hide the old one.
Registration · 16 Aug 2024
New GST registration — ARN is still pending
You have an ARN but no GSTIN yet. Track My Applications, answer officer queries, and wait with the right documents — not with a fake number.
Notice Late Fee · 3 Jul 2025
A DRC notice appeared and you cannot understand it
A DRC-01 or DRC-01A is sitting under Additional Notices. Read the period and the amount, reply on the portal, do not ignore it, do not fake a return.
Registration · 9 Aug 2026
First GST number — simple order of steps
First GSTIN in a simple order: PAN and mobile, TRN, documents, Aadhaar, ARN, then the first return after the certificate.
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Login OTP
GSTN login, OTP on mobile, password lock, DSC token.
Return 3B 1
GSTR-3B, GSTR-1, IFF, nil return, 2B, JSON upload.
E-way Einvoice
E-way bill Part B, expiry on road, IRN fail.
Registration
ARN pending, Aadhaar auth, address proof, GSTIN.
Notice Late Fee
DRC notice, late fee, HSN mismatch, GSTR-9 fear.
Small Shop
Kirana, mobile shop, freelancer, first GST number.
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Small Shop · 6 Mar 2026
Mobile shop — switching composition to normal
A mobile shop leaving composition files CMP-04 on gst.gov.in, deals with stock and ITC at a high level, and issues tax invoices after the switch. Confirm official dates and turnover limits this month.
Small Shop · 17 Jan 2026
Rajasthan small town — CA vs file it yourself
In a Rajasthan small town, nil and a simple GSTR-3B can be self-filed on gst.gov.in. Notices, mismatches, and weak bandwidth are when a local CA earns the fee.
Registration · 12 Dec 2025
Two GSTIN on the same PAN by mistake
Same PAN can have one GSTIN per state. Two GSTINs in the same state is the usual mistake. Cancel the extra registration on gst.gov.in and do not run both counters as if they were two firms.
Return 3B 1 · 20 Nov 2025
Offline utility JSON upload error
GSTR-1 JSON from the offline tool failed on upload. Check the tool version, the error log, and the invoice rows before you file from the Returns Dashboard.
Return 3B 1 · 1 Nov 2025
Return filed but acknowledgement number is lost
You filed GSTR-3B last night, then lost the ARN screenshot. The acknowledgement still lives on gst.gov.in — track status, download the filed return, and check the SMS and email.
Small Shop · 8 Oct 2025
Fake GST officer call on WhatsApp
Someone on WhatsApp says they are a GST officer and wants your OTP. Real notices live on gst.gov.in. Never share the portal OTP, and never treat a video call as a summons.
Small Shop · 19 Sept 2025
Shop rent GST invoice from the owner
The landlord sent a GST tax invoice for shop rent. Check the owner’s GSTIN, know when reverse charge may apply, and claim ITC only if you are eligible.
Small Shop · 2 Sept 2025
Freelance service — GST threshold
A client in another city wants a GSTIN on your invoice. For most freelance services the working threshold is twenty lakh — confirm the official figure for your state, then invoice properly once you register.
Registration · 11 Aug 2025
Turnover crossed 40 lakh — registration time
The yearly sales total just crossed forty lakh. This is how goods, services, and state rules decide whether GST registration is due now — and why hiding the number is a bad idea.
Notice Late Fee · 22 Jul 2025
Annual GSTR-9 fear for a small shop
GSTR-9 looks huge because it stacks a year of GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B against your books. Check if you must file, how 9 differs from 9C, and do not invent a balancing figure.
Registration · 15 Jun 2025
How to change the authorized signatory
OTP still goes to the old partner. Add the new authorized signatory under non-core amendment, verify the new mobile, then make them primary if that is the intent.
Login OTP · 27 May 2025
DSC token will not sign in the window
emSigner is open, the USB token LED is on, the GST sign window never lists your certificate. Check token, PAN, browser, and who is the authorized signatory.