Steps to follow while you are filing GSTR-8 via EaseMyGST-

1. Upload Invoices

2. Validation (Invoice level Input)

3. Create GSTR-8 Summary

4. Validate and match the summary

5. Saved data to GST portal

6. Generate GSTR-8 Summary

1. Upload Invoices

Here you can upload the details for GSTR 8 through the input format provided by EMG. The data needs to be as per EMG Input Formats.

Process for Uploading data:

a. Select firstly taxpayer i.e. GSTIN no. for which you want to upload data.

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b. Select Return i.e. GSTR 8 from “Returns” drop down.

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c. Select filing period from period drop down.

d. Now select the Upload option and browse your data file. The file should be as per EMG input format and in .csv format.

e. You will see status as ‘IN PROGRESS’ in the upload history table (In case file is in queue for further processing then status would be ‘UPLOADED’. Once the file passes all the technical validations, the status will change to ‘SUCCESS’. Once the file uploaded successfully, now go to view tab

2 Validation (Invoice level Input)

Here you can view the uploaded details in the respective fields as per the format of the uploaded document.

To view in detail or to view any business rule related error or warning, click on GSTIN of supplier so that detailed view will get opened and you can see error/warning if any

Note – Red symbol in Error/Warning column shows sign of error and orange colour symbol shows sign of warning.

Filter and download data facilities are available. Once you review your details, now create and Save details on GSTN.

3. Create GSTR-8 Summary

Click on “Create GSTR 8” then confirm it so that the GSTR 8 return will get created.

Now the EMG summary will be displayed. Then click on “Save data to GSTN” to save the data to the GST system.

4 Validate and match the summary

Now you can view the GSTR-8 summary and can match the same with your books or your working.

EMG – Created based on the data which is prepared for saving
GSTN – Fetched from GST portal based on the data that is available /saved at the GST system.

5 Saved data to GST portal

Now you can click on save status to view data which got saved at GSTN Portal. 

6 Generate GSTR-6 Summary

After saving data, you can fetch the summary of data saved at GSTN. Also summary is available for download in CSV format.

So here in EMG Sapphire, you can view a comparative view of summary i.e.

EMG – Created based on the data which is prepared for saving
GSTN – Fetched from GST portal based on the data that is available /saved at the GST system.

For the Submission and to file the return, you need to go to the GSTN portal.