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Invoices your CA will not send back

Indian franchise billing has two moving parts a global system treats as one: the GST you charge on the invoice, and the TDS your franchisee deducts before paying it.

GST invoice

Rule 46
Taxable value ₹ 4,21,900
CGST 9% ₹ 37,971
SGST 9% ₹ 37,971
TDS 194J expected − ₹ 42,190
Payable now ₹ 4,55,652

SAC 998396Place of supply: MH

Representative interface

What breaks without it

Invoices are made in one system, TDS is reconciled in another, and the difference between what you billed and what you banked is explained once a quarter by an accountant.

How it works

Fees, GST & TDS, step by step

Set the fee schedule

Franchise fee, renewal fee, training and any brand-specific charges — with the fee types your business actually uses rather than a fixed list.

Raise a compliant invoice

Rule 46 fields, the correct SAC, place of supply, and your brand identity on the document. What lands in the franchisee’s inbox looks like it came from you.

Expect the TDS

The receivable knows the franchisee will deposit TDS under 194J or 194H. The credit is tracked against the invoice rather than appearing as a shortfall to be chased.

Collect and reconcile

Payment links against the invoice, and a receivable that closes when the payment and the TDS credit together account for the billed amount.

What you get

  • GST invoices under Rule 46 with the SAC on the document
  • A TDS credit ledger per counterparty
  • Fee schedules per brand and per agreement
  • Payment links and a receivable that closes correctly

The India detail

The gap is not a shortfall

A franchisee who pays 90% of an invoice has not underpaid if the other 10% went to the government as TDS. Software that cannot model that produces a permanent list of fake arrears, and eventually nobody trusts the ageing report.

Questions people ask

Do invoices carry our branding?
Yes. Logo, GST number, address and bank details come from your brand identity, so every artifact looks like yours rather than ours.
Which SAC is used for franchise fees?
The SAC is configured per fee type on your tax profile — franchise and licensing services commonly sit under 9983. We put the value on the document; your CA decides what it should be.
Is e-invoicing (IRN) supported?
Not today. If your turnover puts you in the e-invoicing net, that is a gap worth raising with us before you buy rather than after.
Can we invoice in advance of a royalty run?
Fees and royalty are separate flows. Fee schedules invoice on their own dates; royalty invoices follow the period close.

Next on the chain

Expenses & ad fund

Franchisee→franchisor reimbursement, and the ad fund as its own ledger.

See fees, gst & tds on your own data

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