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GST Billing Basics for Indian Businesses (2026 Guide)

20 September 2026

Every GST-registered business in India must issue a proper tax invoice. At minimum it needs your name, address and GSTIN, the customer's details, an invoice number and date, the HSN or SAC code for each item, the taxable value, the GST rate, and the CGST/SGST or IGST amounts.

CGST + SGST apply when the sale is within your own state (intra-state). IGST applies when the customer is in another state (inter-state). The place of supply decides which one — get it wrong and your GST returns won't match.

Prices can be quoted GST-exclusive (you add GST on top) or GST-inclusive (GST is already inside the total, and you back-calculate the tax). AKXI Books handles both automatically and always shows the taxable value, the GST, and the final total.

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