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Return preparation, e-invoicing, e-way bills, and the GSTR-2B reconciliation that decides how much input tax credit you actually keep. In Lakshadweep the deciding constraint is usually gst state code 31 · cgst + utgst, administered by Lakshadweep Commercial Taxes Office — so that is what every product below is judged against first.
Showing Lakshadweep, India — INR, GST, DD/MM/YYYY.
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| Criterion | Built for this market | Built for this market | Built for this market | Built for this market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local tax return from the ledgerWhether the periodic indirect-tax return is built from posted transactions, or has to be assembled somewhere else. | GSTR-1 / 3B / 9 from the ledger — Fully supported | GSTR-1 / 3B generated locally — Fully supported | Full GST return suite — Fully supported | GSTR-1 / 3B in India edition — Fully supported |
| GSTR-2B reconciliationMatching the purchase register to GSTR-2B so input tax credit is not lost. | Automatic ITC reconciliation — Fully supported | Reconciliation available — Supported with a caveat | Large-scale reconciliation — Fully supported | Reconciliation available — Supported with a caveat |
| E-invoicing (IRN + QR)Registering B2B invoices with the IRP and printing the returned IRN and QR code. | IRN and QR via registered GSP — Fully supported | Connected e-invoicing — Fully supported | IRP integration — Fully supported | Included in India edition — Fully supported |
| E-way billGenerating, extending, and cancelling e-way bills for goods movement. | Generate, extend, and cancel in app — Fully supported | Connected e-way bill — Fully supported | Bulk e-way bill — Fully supported | Included in India edition — Fully supported |
| WhatsApp workflowCapturing bills and sending invoices through the channel Indian businesses already use. | Bills and reminders over WhatsApp — Fully supported | Share documents only — Limited | Notifications only — Limited | Invoice sharing — Supported with a caveat |
| Multiple entitiesWhether a second legal entity fits in the same subscription or needs a second one. | Included — Fully supported | Multiple companies per licence — Supported with a caveat | Many GSTINs per account — Fully supported | One organisation per subscription — Limited |
| Accountant accessWhether your advisor gets a login, and whether that login costs a seat. | Free, unlimited — Fully supported | Share the data file — Limited | Built for practices — Fully supported | Free accountant seat on most plans — Supported with a caveat |
| Pricing modelHow the bill scales — per user, per company, per module, or per transaction volume. | Per organisation — Fully supported | Perpetual licence + AMC — Supported with a caveat | Tiered by GSTIN count — Supported with a caveat | Per organisation, extra users charged — Limited |
| Migration inHow much work it is to bring existing books across. | Assisted, included — Fully supported | Export and re-import — Limited | Import from ledger exports — Supported with a caveat | Import templates provided — Supported with a caveat |
| Local supportSupport in local hours, in local languages, by people who know the local rules. | India-based, three languages — Fully supported | Dealer network nationwide — Fully supported | India-based — Fully supported | India-based — Fully supported |
| Works offlineWhether the product is usable without a connection. | Cloud only — Limited | Fully offline — Fully supported | Cloud only — Not supported | Cloud only — Not supported |
Local tax return from the ledger
Whether the periodic indirect-tax return is built from posted transactions, or has to be assembled somewhere else.
GSTR-2B reconciliation
Matching the purchase register to GSTR-2B so input tax credit is not lost.
E-invoicing (IRN + QR)
Registering B2B invoices with the IRP and printing the returned IRN and QR code.
E-way bill
Generating, extending, and cancelling e-way bills for goods movement.
WhatsApp workflow
Capturing bills and sending invoices through the channel Indian businesses already use.
Multiple entities
Whether a second legal entity fits in the same subscription or needs a second one.
Accountant access
Whether your advisor gets a login, and whether that login costs a seat.
Pricing model
How the bill scales — per user, per company, per module, or per transaction volume.
Migration in
How much work it is to bring existing books across.
Local support
Support in local hours, in local languages, by people who know the local rules.
Works offline
Whether the product is usable without a connection.
Criteria are scoped to India: rows that would be meaningless here are not shown rather than being padded with "not applicable". Where we have not verified a capability for this market, the cell says "Not documented" rather than claiming a gap.
Built in India with GST as a first-class concept, not a tax pack.
Built for India and effectively the default in accounting practices.
India-built GST compliance platform, widely used by CA practices.
India edition with GST built in; the vendor is headquartered in India.
Same in Lakshadweep as everywhere else in India — pricing is national, not regional.
Prices are in INR and exclude GST. Billed annually; monthly billing is available at a higher rate. Per organisation with unlimited users. Verified .
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TallyPrime
Perpetual licence per installation, plus an annual maintenance subscription.
Current TallyPrime pricing (opens on the vendor’s own site) ↗ · model checked
ClearTax GST
Annual subscription tiered by number of GSTINs and return volume.
Current ClearTax GST pricing (opens on the vendor’s own site) ↗ · model checked
Zoho Books
Per organisation, tiered, with paid extra users above a per-plan allowance.
Current Zoho Books pricing (opens on the vendor’s own site) ↗ · model checked
Each page below goes deeper on one product, written for Lakshadweep.
HelloBooks vs TallyPrime
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HelloBooks vs ClearTax GST
We use ClearTax for GST filing and something else for the books.
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HelloBooks vs Zoho Books
Which cloud product handles Indian GST better day to day?
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| 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 |
Lakshadweep registers under GST state code 31. Registration is required above ₹40 lakh for goods and ₹20 lakh for services (standard threshold). No Professional Tax applies.
Region authority: Lakshadweep Commercial Taxes Office ↗ · Lakshadweep compliance guide
Partly. Lakshadweep registers under GST state code 31. Registration is required above ₹40 lakh for goods and ₹20 lakh for services (standard threshold). No Professional Tax applies. 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 31 · cgst + utgst correctly on every tax invoice without you remembering to set it per transaction.
Every Lakshadweep GSTIN begins with state code 31, so customer and vendor masters can be validated on entry. Intra-UT supplies are taxed CGST + UTGST in equal halves; anything crossing the border attracts IGST. Lakshadweep Commercial Taxes Office is the authority to check for anything region-specific — see https://lakshadweep.gov.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 Lakshadweep pays the same as one anywhere else in India.
In practice the shortlist here is usually TallyPrime, Zoho Books, 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 Lakshadweep-based Chartered Accountant does not change your bill. That matters most where the advisor relationship, not the software, is the real switching cost.
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