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Short, practical answers for checking a business before you deal with it.
Check any Indian GST number (GSTIN) in under a minute: format, registration status, legal name and filing history. Free, no login.
What each of the 15 characters in an Indian GST number means: state code, PAN, entity number, Z and the check character, with state code examples.
What a cancelled or suspended GST registration means for buyers: invoices, input tax credit, and what to ask the supplier before you pay.
See whether a business files its GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B) on time, and what delayed or missing returns can mean before you deal with it.
A practical checklist for Indian businesses before paying a new supplier in advance: GST status, name and bank match, filing history, references and safer payment steps.
Steps for an Indian small business when a buyer doesn’t pay: reminders, a written demand, the MSME 45-day rule, MSME Samadhaan, a legal notice and keeping a fair record.
What to do when a cheque bounces in India: the 30-day notice, the 15-day payment window, the one-month deadline to file a Section 138 complaint, and the papers to keep.
A simple pre-hire check for Indian small businesses: identity, past employers, EPFO service history, police verification and work records, done with the candidate’s consent.
How to check an Indian company or LLP on the MCA website, read a CIN, understand “Active” and “Strike off”, and verify proprietorships through GST and Udyam.
Why your input tax credit depends on your supplier filing GSTR-1 and paying tax, what GSTR-2B shows, the time limits, and how to protect your business.
A checklist to tell whether a GST invoice is genuine: GSTIN and name, CGST/SGST vs IGST, HSN codes, e-invoice IRN and QR code, e-way bill, and GSTR-2B.