Key takeaways
What this article covers, in order:
- GST Treatment of Vendor Prepayments and Customer Advances
- Introduction
- Key concepts and definitions
- Types of prepayments and advances
- Time of supply basics
- Invoice and receipt interactions
Insights & Resources
Expert guides, product updates, and industry trends from HelloBooks — the AI bookkeeping software for small and midsize businesses, ecommerce sellers, startups, and accounting firms. Articles cover automated transaction categorization, bank reconciliation, invoicing, expense management, GST and US sales tax compliance, financial reporting, and migrating from QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, or Tally.
New posts are published weekly. Topics are written by chartered accountants, bookkeepers, and the HelloBooks product team — grounded in real client data from over 11,000 US banks via Plaid, the guided QuickBooks USA migration (a one-time company-file import that completes in a single pass), and the HelloBooks mobile, web, and desktop apps. While the article list loads, you can browse popular topics below.
Popular topics on the HelloBooks blog
Product features & how-to
Step-by-step guides on AI categorization, bank reconciliation, invoicing, expenses, and the HelloBooks accounting workflow.
Finance & compliance
GST returns, US sales tax, 1099 filings, UK VAT, GAAP / Ind-AS guidance, and audit-ready bookkeeping practices for small business.
Accounting education
Plain-English explanations of double-entry accounting, P&L vs balance sheet, cash vs accrual, depreciation, and core bookkeeping concepts.
Industry trends
How AI is reshaping bookkeeping, QuickBooks alternatives, FinTech regulation, and what changing tax law means for SMBs and accounting firms.
Customer stories
Real businesses — retail, restaurants, manufacturers, SaaS startups, ecommerce sellers — sharing how they automated bookkeeping with HelloBooks.
Product updates
Release notes for new HelloBooks features: AI categorization improvements, new bank integrations, mobile app updates, and platform changes.
What you'll find here
HelloBooks publishes practical articles for business owners and the accountants who serve them. Each post is written to be immediately useful: when to use cash vs accrual accounting, how to reconcile bank statements in one click, how AI categorization compares to manual data entry, what changes when you switch from QuickBooks to HelloBooks, and how to file GST, sales tax, VAT, and 1099 forms straight from your books.
Articles also cover industry-specific accounting — for retail, manufacturing, construction, restaurants, healthcare, SaaS, ecommerce / Amazon sellers, non-profits, professional services, and accounting firms managing multiple clients. Every post is tagged by category, sub-category, and geography (India, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Singapore, and UAE) so you can filter to exactly what applies to your business.
