{"id":11029,"date":"2025-01-20T10:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/blog\/?p=11029"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:01:26","slug":"how-configure-gst-collect-gstins-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/how-configure-gst-collect-gstins-india\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure GST and Collecting GSTINs for India"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/master-reseller-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11034 size-full\" title=\"How to Configure GST and Collecting GSTINs for India\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5010.jpg\" alt=\"How to Configure GST and Collecting GSTINs for India\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5010.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5010-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5010-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>How to Configure GST and Collecting GSTINs for India<\/h1>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_928cb775-7815-4968-bf75-e5e91a33ade2\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>You can configure WHMCS to charge GST on purchases and collect GSTINs from clients on the order form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock screensteps-wrapper--warning screensteps-wrapper\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"status\" aria-label=\"warning\">\n<div id=\"text-content_cc0f2ad7-bc04-4397-9a84-fee89d3df85f\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<blockquote><p>WHMCS\u00a0<strong>cannot<\/strong>\u00a0provide tax advice or substitute for a tax expert. We recommend seeking appropriate advice from your local tax and GST authorities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step step-depth-1\" data-step-uuid=\"08c7ba66-065a-40ba-b18c-359b1f9f9c15\">\n<h2 id=\"configure-tax-rules\" tabindex=\"0\">Configure Tax Rules<\/h2>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_4d098c31-4027-45c2-9d3a-56bd6b42ac70\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>To configure WHMCS to collect GST:<\/p>\n<p>1. Log in to the WHMCS Admin Area.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to\u00a0<strong>Configuration &gt; System Settings &gt; Tax Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Set\u00a0<strong>Tax Support<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>ON<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>4. To display your own GSTIN on invoices, enter it for<strong>\u00a0Your Tax ID\/VAT Number<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>5. Set\u00a0<strong>Customer Tax IDs\/VAT Numbers<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>ON<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>6. Click\u00a0<strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a5621616-570a-40fb-887d-4e5cdcffbfb4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a5621616-570a-40fb-887d-4e5cdcffbfb4.png 738w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a5621616-570a-40fb-887d-4e5cdcffbfb4-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Select the\u00a0<strong>Tax Rules<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/p>\n<p>8. Under\u00a0<strong>Quick Add<\/strong>, create the desired\u00a0<strong>GST<\/strong>\u00a0tax rules. Tax rules can apply to an entire country or to individual states or regions.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you could create a\u00a0<strong>GST<\/strong>\u00a0rule that applies to all of the states or regions in India.<\/p>\n<p>After you configure the settings for each tax rule, click\u00a0<strong>Add Rule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11031\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/35052702-c3b2-4857-9ec9-ffb72ec401cb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/35052702-c3b2-4857-9ec9-ffb72ec401cb.png 855w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/35052702-c3b2-4857-9ec9-ffb72ec401cb-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/35052702-c3b2-4857-9ec9-ffb72ec401cb-768x311.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"step step-depth-1\" data-step-uuid=\"08c7ba66-065a-40ba-b18c-359b1f9f9c15\">\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_1ca7ac76-09c9-41ff-b114-f7ac83eb4cb4\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>9. Choose the items and products to tax using this configuration. For more information, see\u00a0Tax Configuration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step step-depth-1\" data-step-uuid=\"9ac4cc57-c002-41c1-9f0e-b9f9dd3c5582\">\n<h2 id=\"customise-tax-field-label\" tabindex=\"0\">Customize the Tax ID Label<\/h2>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_d83f3909-319e-4a28-9743-e150aa0044df\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>You can customize the label for collecting tax ID numbers to display\u00a0<strong>GSTIN<\/strong>\u00a0instead of\u00a0<strong>Tax ID<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/54335c03-526d-4c4f-80df-8ab13f77a5e5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"instructions screensteps-textblock\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"text-content_9efb395e-de11-4b27-9046-d6f860519f31\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<p>To do this:<\/p>\n<p>1. Create an\u00a0<code>overrides<\/code>\u00a0directory in the\u00a0<code>lang<\/code>\u00a0directory within your WHMCS installation.<\/p>\n<p>2. Create an override file for the desired language within the new overrides directory (for example,\u00a0<code>\/whmcs\/lang\/overrides\/english.php<\/code>).<\/p>\n<p>3. Enter the following content for the file:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block copy-clipboard--parent\">\n<pre id=\"code-content_cadcf8a6-a827-415f-8581-74b91de2c9d5\" tabindex=\"0\"><code>&lt;?php\r\n$_LANG['tax']['taxLabel'] = \"GSTIN\";<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"copy-clipboard copy-clipboard--tt-right\">4. Save the file. The system will now display <strong>GSTIN<\/strong>\u00a0as the display label.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedhosting.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/6ea5d7bb-b8e0-4e27-9ff2-b8cf62a3537b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/6ea5d7bb-b8e0-4e27-9ff2-b8cf62a3537b.png 317w, https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/6ea5d7bb-b8e0-4e27-9ff2-b8cf62a3537b-300x67.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Configure GST and Collecting GSTINs for India You can configure WHMCS to charge GST on purchases and collect&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whmcs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11035,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11029\/revisions\/11035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}