Returns should be a report, not a re-entry project
Everything a return needs is already in the vouchers you raised. Filing month should be a read operation.
- GSTR-1
- GSTR-3B
- HSN summary
- Tax registers
- Portal exports
Where this usually goes wrong
Returns rebuilt in a spreadsheet
Exporting to Excel and re-summarising by hand every month is where errors and lost evenings live.
Judgement calls with nowhere to live
Some 3B figures genuinely need an override. If the software has no place for it, it goes in a spreadsheet nobody keeps.
Summaries that cannot be drilled
A total you cannot trace back to vouchers is a total you cannot defend.
How it works in the app you can download
Every capability below ships in the current build.
GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B from your vouchers
Both are generated from the same data that produced your invoices — no parallel entry, no export-and-rebuild.
HSN summary and tax registers
HSN-wise summaries plus input and output tax registers, aggregated in SQL so they stay fast as volume grows.
Portal-shaped exports
Excel exports formatted for the portal’s own templates, rather than a generic dump you reshape by hand.
Overrides, recorded
Where a return needs a judgement call, the override lives in the system and is gated behind the Accountant role.
A GST dashboard
A summary view of the period’s GST position, drillable back to the vouchers underneath.
Moving from older accounting software?
Where Acronix is genuinely different — and where the tool you have already does the job. No invented weaknesses.
- Data at restAES-256 encrypted file — unreadable if the disk is copiedUsually a plain local data folder
- Switching machinesSign in on the new device and your books sync downSurrender the licence, copy a backup, restore by hand
- Working offlineFully offline-first — no internet needed to runOffline too, but cloud backup is bolt-on
- Keyboard-first entryEvery action has a shortcut; hands never leave the keysKeyboard-driven — the one thing they got right
- The interfaceA modern, high-density UI built this decadeFunctional, but a 1990s screen
- GST suiteGSTR-1, 3B, e-invoice, e-way bill from the same vouchersPresent, often as paid add-ons
Questions
GSTR-1 & GSTR-3B — questions, answered
Straight answers on what's in the current build and what it does not do.
Do I re-enter anything to file GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B?
No. Both returns are generated from the same vouchers that produced your invoices, so filing month is a read operation rather than an export-and-rebuild project. Everything a return needs is already in the entries you made.
Is the HSN summary produced for me?
Yes. HSN-wise summaries fall out of the HSN and rate that already sit on each item, alongside input and output tax registers. They are aggregated in SQL, so they stay fast as the year fills up.
Can I export in the shape the portal expects?
Exports are formatted for the portal’s own templates rather than a generic dump you reshape by hand, so what leaves Acronix is closer to what the portal wants to receive.
What if a 3B figure genuinely needs a manual judgement call?
The override lives in the system and is gated behind the Accountant role, so a considered adjustment is recorded where it belongs instead of in a side spreadsheet nobody keeps. The judgement call has a home and a trail.
Can I trace a summary total back to the vouchers underneath it?
Yes. A GST dashboard gives you the period’s position and drills back to the vouchers underneath, so a total is something you can defend line by line rather than assert.
Do the returns stay fast as my volume grows?
They are aggregated in the database rather than summed in the UI, so a busy year computes as quickly as a quiet one. The books are built to absorb hundreds of thousands of vouchers without the returns slowing down.
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