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Shop-coded bill series & GST

Each shop bills on its own invoice series under the shared GSTIN, so numbers never clash and GST stays correct across all branches.


When several shops bill under one GSTIN, two things must stay clean: invoice numbering and GST. Storeflea handles both with shop-coded series.

Shop-coded invoice numbers

Every shop bills on its own series, tagged with the shop's code. So two branches billing on the same day produce distinct invoice numbers — no duplicates, no confusion about which shop issued which invoice. A godown that dispatches goods gets its own series too.

One GSTIN, correct GST everywhere

All shops share the account's GSTIN, and each bill computes GST the same correct way (CGST/SGST or IGST by place of supply). Because invoices are shop-coded but roll up under the single GSTIN, your GSTR-1 consolidates them properly — you file one return for the registered business, with every shop's sales included and cleanly identified.

Why this design

  • No number clashes between branches.
  • Audit clarity — an invoice number tells you the shop.
  • Compliant filing — one GSTIN, one return, all shops accounted for.

What you do

Nothing special day-to-day: pick the shop in the switcher and bill. The series and GST identity follow automatically. Set the GSTIN once on Main.

Combined GST reports live on Main; drill into a shop when you need a single branch's numbers.

Frequently asked

Will my branches have clashing invoice numbers under one GSTIN?

No. Each shop bills on its own shop-coded series, so invoice numbers are unique per branch even though all shops share one GSTIN. GSTR-1 then consolidates every shop's sales under that single GSTIN for filing.

How does GST filing work with multiple shops?

All shops share one GSTIN, so you file one GSTR-1 for the registered business. Storeflea rolls up every shop's shop-coded invoices under that GSTIN, keeping each branch identifiable while producing a single, compliant return.

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