GST returns in Chennai
Chennai's manufacturing belt — auto components, engineering, leather and pharma — carries the heaviest bookkeeping load of any business type: raw material consumption, GRNs, work-in-progress valuation and job-work challans on top of the usual filings. The pricing engine prices manufacturing engagements with an explicit effort loading for precisely this reason.
Chennai's manufacturers and auto-component suppliers file on both cadences — regular monthly GSTR-1/3B and QRMP where turnover allows. Whichever applies to you, the accountant matches your books to the e-invoice portal before anything is filed for a Chennai GSTIN.
The platform's manufacturing SOP block tracks stores issues against production reports, matches GRNs to supplier bills before purchases are booked, and keeps job-work material movement documented with ITC-04 discipline — the checks a Chennai factory's auditor will ask about first.
₹1,800/day
A typical standalone engagement is 2 accountant-days a month — ₹3,600/month at the standard tier.
The same engine prices every city — what changes your quote is scope, volume and backlog, not the pin code. On-site visits in Chennai add a flat ₹300/day.
Book in Chennai →How the work runs — the gst returns SOP
- ✓Match sales in books with GSTR-1 and e-invoice portal
- ✓Match GSTR-2B with purchase register before claiming ITC
- ✓Get client approval on the portal before filing
- ✓File GSTR-1 / 3B and save ARN on the portal
Every engagement — in Chennai or anywhere in India — ends with your dashboard updated and a plain-language MIS, and every booking generates a GST-compliant invoice.
GST returns due dates for Chennai businesses — FY 2026-27
| Obligation | Frequency | First due dates |
|---|---|---|
| GSTR-1 (outward supplies)GST-registered, monthly filers | Monthly | 11 April 2026, 11 May 2026, 11 June 2026, … |
| GSTR-1 IFF (QRMP)QRMP scheme filers (turnover ≤ ₹5 Cr) | Monthly | 13 April 2026, 13 May 2026, 13 June 2026, … |
| GSTR-3B (summary & tax payment)GST-registered, monthly filers | Monthly | 20 April 2026, 20 May 2026, 20 June 2026, … |
| GST PMT-06 (QRMP tax payment)QRMP filers — months 1 & 2 of each quarter | Monthly | 25 April 2026, 25 May 2026, 25 June 2026, … |
| GSTR-3B (QRMP quarterly)QRMP scheme filers (22nd/24th by state) | Quarterly | 22 April 2026, 22 July 2026, 22 October 2026, … |
| CMP-08 (composition scheme)GST composition dealers | Quarterly | 18 April 2026, 18 July 2026, 18 October 2026, … |
| GSTR-4 (composition annual return)GST composition dealers | Annual | 30 June 2026 |
| GSTR-9 / 9C (annual return)GST-registered, turnover > ₹2 Cr (9C > ₹5 Cr) | Annual | 31 December 2026 |
The full 23-obligation calendar, month by month: statutory compliance calendar →
GST returns in Chennai — common questions
How much does gst returns cost in Chennai?
GST returns starts from ₹1,800 per accountant-day in Chennai — the same engine-computed rate as everywhere in India; what changes your quote is scope, transaction volume and backlog, not the pin code. A typical standalone engagement is 2 accountant-days a month — ₹3,600/month at the standard tier. On-site visits in Chennai add a flat ₹300/day, volume discounts run up to 20%, and every booking gets a GST-compliant invoice.
Can the accountant visit my office in Chennai?
Yes. Engagements run online by default with a live dashboard, and on-site visits anywhere in Chennai, Tamil Nadu are available as a flat ₹300/day add-on. Many of the city's manufacturers and auto-component suppliers choose a mix — on-site for the setup visit, online for the recurring cycle.
How are accountants serving Chennai verified?
Every accountant on the platform clears the same qualifying exam and document verification before taking a single assignment — there is no city-specific shortcut. Before booking gst returns in Chennai you see the accountant's verified profile and experience tier, and every visit ends with a sign-off recorded on the portal.