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What is a GST purchase register?

A GST purchase register is a record of every purchase invoice a business receives, with the supplier’s GSTIN, invoice number and date, taxable value and the CGST, SGST or IGST charged. It is the basis for claiming input tax credit and reconciling with the GST portal.

GST Purchase Register explained

For each bill it captures the supplier name and GSTIN, invoice number and date, place of supply, taxable value, GST rate and tax amounts. Purchases within the state carry CGST and SGST; purchases from another state carry IGST.

Each month the register is matched against GSTR-2B, the statement the GST portal builds from suppliers’ filings, so only credit backed by suppliers’ returns is claimed.

For a construction firm with dozens of vendors per project, keeping the register current as bills arrive avoids the month-end scramble to collect invoices from every site.

How ARC PEM helps

ARC PEM builds the GST purchase register automatically as bills are entered on each project, ready to share with your CA or export to Tally ERP / TallyPrime. See all features.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a purchase register and GSTR-2B?
The purchase register is your own record of the bills you received. GSTR-2B is the GST portal’s statement of the invoices your suppliers reported. Matching the two each month shows missing, unreported or mismatched invoices.

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