Octa GST Change Log
Version 10.9.1
Published on December 2, 2020
Fixed an issue in processing system certificate which may cause an issue while attempting to sign GSTR-9C.
Version 10.9
Published on November 16, 2020
# Introducing GSTR-9C
- Simple and user-friendly presentation of GSTR-9C.
- Subtle highlighing of the tables with data.
- Facility to print GSTR-9C or convert to PDF.
- Facility to import JSON file generated by GST Portal.
- Generate JSON file to share with other users.
- Inbuilt facility to digitally sign the JSON.
Version 10.8.2
Published on November 2, 2020
- Fixed an issue in auto-calculation of credit note value in GSTR-9.
Version 10.8.1
Published on October 21, 2020
- GSTR-2A JSON Import: Handled a case where old Windows Date/Time setting can cause the wrong interpretation of GSTR-1 filing date. This happens only if Windows operating system and Date/Time setting is old.
Version 10.8
Published on October 21, 2020
Enhancements in GSTR-9
- Aligned the display of tax columns with GST Portal. Now Octa GST also shows IGST first and then CGST & SGST.
- Considered the rows
4I
,4L
,5H
,5K
,11
as implicit negative values so that user doesn't have to input negative values for these rows. - Allowed the negative values in various rows as per technical specification.
Version 10.7
Published on October 17, 2020
Added the support of GSTR-2B
- Add multiple GSTR-2B JSON files in one go
- View invoices and credit/debit notes of multiple GSTINs and periods on one screen
- Search GSTR-2B documents by invoice number, supplier name/GSTIN
- Full support of amendment records
- Export GSTR-2B data of multiple GSTINs & multiple period to single Excel file
Version 10.6.1
Published on October 13, 2020
- Updated to support Cess amount in export invoices (with payment of tax) as per latest GSTR-1 JSON schema.
Version 10.6
Published on October 8, 2020
- Updated the GSTR-1 export to excel facility to indicate original documents that have been amended.
Version 10.5.1
Published on October 6, 2020
- Fixed an issue in GSTR-2A reconciliation which caused the document comparison to fail in some cases.
Version 10.5
Published on October 5, 2020
- GSTR-2A module updated to capture GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing information.
- GSTR-2A module updated to capture autopopulated information of import of goods.
- GSTR-3B module updated to show supplier filing information.
Version 10.4.2
Published on October 3, 2020
- Update to handle the incorrect column name in GSTR-1 Excel file generated by Tally.
- Fixed an issue in GSTR-9 calculation for credit/debit notes amendments.
Version 10.4.1
Published on September 16, 2020
- Fixed an issue in generating clean-up JSON file when the downloaded file contains a credit/debit notes linked with invoices.
Version 10.4
Published on September 15, 2020
- Updated as per latest GSTR-1 JSON schema.
- Updated as per latest GSTR-2A JSON schema.
Version 10.3.2
Published on September 10, 2020
- Fixed an issue in GSTR-3B liability calculation in case of Export supply with multiple line items.
Version 10.3.1
Published on August 30, 2020
- Fixed an issue in GSTR-4A reconciliation which caused crash when trying to edit purchase data.
Version 10.3
Published on August 23, 2020
GSTR-4A & Purchase Reconciliation
Introducing the support of reconciling purchase register with GSTR-4A for composition taxpayers.
Auto-Update Supplier Names
Introducing the facility to automatically pull supplier names for all GSTINs in GSTR-4A data.
Improvements
- Updated to use the supplier name from contacts master while generating GSTR-2A mismatch report for individual suppliers.
- Improved the detection of GSTR-4A error JSON files.
- Restriction on invoice date removed for amendment of export invoices as per latest GST Portal specification.
Version 10.2.1
Published on August 13, 2020
Fixed an issue in conversion of GSTR-4 ZIP/JSON file to Excel.
Version 10.2
Published on August 12, 2020
GSTR-4 Annual Return & CMP-08
Introducing the support of automatically generating annual GSTR-4 and CMP-08 based on sales and purchase transactions for composition taxpayers.
- Facility to add transaction-wise or consolidated sales data
- Facility to convert GSTR-4A data to Excel file which can be imported back into purchase data
- Automatic generation of GSTR-4 tables based on sales/purchase data with easy to understand preview
- Support of GSTR-4 annual return JSON generation
- Support of viewing error file generated while uploading GSTR-4 return to GST Portal
- Support of converting filed GSTR-4 annual return to Excel format. This file can be shared with clients or kept as future reference.
- Support of generating CMP-08 (self-assessment of liability during the quarter)

Version 10.1
Published on August 10, 2020
Sales vs GSTR-1 Reconciliation
Introducing reconciliation and mismatch report for Sales vs GSTR-1 reconciliation. Octa GST provides a convenient section-wise overview of reconciliation with the facility of detailed side-by-side comparison of each invoice, credit/debit note and summary.
- Section-wise overview for quick summary of reconciliation
- Period-wise overview of all sections to quickly identify the periods with mismatch in data.
- Side-by-side comparison of invoices, credit/debit notes along with mismatch status.
- Side-by-side comparison of summary records (B2C sales summary and advances).
- Details mismatch report containing summary and invoice-level reconciliation report.
Overview:
Side-by-side Invoice Comparison:
Improvements
- UQC and quantity fields made optional for services HSN codes in GSTR-9 HSN summary.
- RCM allowed in CBW (custom-bonded warehouses) invoices.
- RCM allowed in invoices for SEZ with payment of tax.
- Fixed an issue in supplier name search of GSTR-2A reconciliation summary.
- Month range selection view improved.
- Various small user interface improvements.
Version 10.0.3
Published on July 6, 2020
Fixed an issue in getting supplier/customer names which caused the automatic update to fail in certain cases.