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.

# 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.