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Karnataka registers under GST state code 29. Registration is required above ₹40 lakh for goods and ₹20 lakh for services (standard threshold). Professional Tax applies, administered by the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department. This page compares the products a business in Karnataka would realistically shortlist, judged against what Karnataka actually requires rather than against a global feature list.
Showing Karnataka, India — INR, GST, DD/MM/YYYY.
Three buying questions, each answered against Karnataka's own rules.
Accounting software
The general ledger itself — where transactions land, how they get classified, and how the local tax return comes out the other end.
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GST software
Return preparation, e-invoicing, e-way bills, and the GSTR-2B reconciliation that decides how much input tax credit you actually keep.
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Billing software
Getting a compliant tax invoice out fast — at a counter, on a phone, or from a delivery van — without breaking the books behind it.
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What a product has to get right to be usable by a business registered in Karnataka.
| Requirement | What it demands | HelloBooks |
|---|---|---|
| GST-compliant tax invoice formatLegal requirement · CBIC ↗ | Invoices must carry the supplier and recipient GSTIN, place of supply, HSN or SAC code, and the CGST/SGST or IGST split shown separately. | Covered |
| E-invoicing (IRN + QR)Legal requirement · GSTN / IRP ↗ | Businesses above the notified turnover threshold must register B2B invoices with an Invoice Registration Portal and print the returned IRN and QR code. | Covered |
| E-way bill for goods movementLegal requirement · National Informatics Centre ↗ | Consignments above the notified value require an e-way bill with Part A and Part B completed before transport begins. | Covered |
| GSTR-2B input tax credit reconciliationLegal requirement · GSTN ↗ | Input tax credit can only be claimed against invoices your suppliers actually filed, so the purchase register must be reconciled to GSTR-2B every period. | Covered |
| TDS deduction and AIS matchingLegal requirement · Income Tax Department ↗ | Tax deducted at source must be captured against the right section and reconciled with the Annual Information Statement before the income-tax return. | Covered |
| Books retentionLegal requirement · CBIC ↗ | Books and supporting records must be retained for the statutory period from the due date of the annual return. | Covered |
Karnataka registers under GST state code 29. Registration is required above ₹40 lakh for goods and ₹20 lakh for services (standard threshold). Professional Tax applies, administered by the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department.
Region authority: Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department ↗ · Karnataka compliance guide
Start with the product you are actually evaluating.
Accounting software
HelloBooks vs TallyPrime
I am on TallyPrime and my CA wants the data file every month.
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GST software
HelloBooks vs TallyPrime
I need GST returns filed from my books without exporting to a second tool.
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Billing software
HelloBooks vs Vyapar
I need fast GST billing at the counter but proper books behind it.
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Across Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubli-Dharwad and the wider Karnataka market, the products most businesses are already running are the ones worth comparing against first.
Partly. Karnataka registers under GST state code 29. Registration is required above ₹40 lakh for goods and ₹20 lakh for services (standard threshold). Professional Tax applies, administered by the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department. The national GST rules are the same wherever you are registered, so the software shortlist barely moves — what moves is the configuration. Anything you choose has to handle gst state code 29 · cgst + sgst correctly on every tax invoice without you remembering to set it per transaction.
Every Karnataka GSTIN begins with state code 29, so customer and vendor masters can be validated on entry. Intra-state supplies are taxed CGST + SGST in equal halves; anything crossing the border attracts IGST. Karnataka Commercial Taxes Department is the authority to check for anything region-specific — see https://gst.kar.nic.in/.
Pricing is national, not regional: ₹499 and ₹1,499 per month, billed annually, in INR, plus a free tier. Prices are in INR and exclude GST. Billed annually; monthly billing is available at a higher rate. Prices are per organisation with unlimited users, so a business in Karnataka pays the same as one anywhere else in India.
In practice the shortlist here is usually Zoho Books, TallyPrime, Vyapar — those are the products with the most local install base and the most Chartered Accountants who already know them. That familiarity is a genuine cost saving, and it is the main reason to stay put if nothing else is broken.
Yes, and at no extra cost. Advisors get their own login with their own permissions, and the seat is free — so bringing in a Karnataka-based Chartered Accountant does not change your bill. That matters most where the advisor relationship, not the software, is the real switching cost.
Each market has its own tax regime, currency, and shortlist of incumbents. Switch to the one where your business is registered.
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