Managing GST compliance in India requires a structured and technology-driven approach. Frequent regulatory changes, bulk data volumes, and accuracy requirements make it essential for businesses to adopt for compliance automation. GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs) bridge the gap between enterprise systems and the Tax authority portal/system using secure APIs and services tailored for Indian tax regulations.
What is a GST Suvidha Provider (GSP)?
A GST Suvidha Provider (GSP) is an authorized entity by GSTN that facilitates secure and scalable access to GST services. GSPs serve as technical enablers by providing the digital infrastructure for enterprises to connect their application systems directly with GSTN and NIC servers.
This setup allows businesses to automate key compliance functions such as preparing and filing GST returns, generating e-invoices, processing e-way bills, and validating tax data in real time. By acting as a middleware layer, a GSP eliminates the need to manually operate through the GSTN portal, enabling faster, more reliable, and streamlined compliance management.
Services Offered by a GST Suvidha Provider (GSP)
- API access to file GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, and other returns
- In addition to above, provides API access to accommodate compliance for E-Invoice and E-Way Bill services
- Authentication and secure transmission of encrypted tax/invoice data to GSTN/NIC
- Automated reconciliation of purchase (GSTR-2A/2B) and sales (GSTR-1) data via GSTN APIs
- Seamless integration with Application Service Providers (ASPs) and ERP platforms
- Handled cryptography, in case of special requirement
How to Choose the Right GST Suvidha Provider (GSP)
Selecting a GSP involves a technical and operational evaluation. Begin with analysing your transaction volume, ERP environment, internal compliance workflow, and support needs. A good GSP should offer comprehensive API coverage, stability, and regulatory alignment.
1. API Capabilities
Ensure the GSP provides high-performance APIs with low response times for large-volume processing.
2. Data Security
Look for encryption standards, firewall configurations, and access protocols in line with GSTN guidelines.
3. ERP Integration with Support
Prefer Choosing a GSP that is certified or proven for integration with these platforms such as SAP ERPs, so that implementation is smoother, custom development is minimized, and real-time compliance data synchronization with GSTN/NIC is supported natively.
4. Update Mechanism
Verify if the GSP applies real-time regulatory updates to remain compliant.
5. Audit Logs and Reporting
Ensure detailed API count logs and dashboards are available for traceability and metering purposes.
6. Deployment Flexibility
Support for cloud-native and on-premises deployment options must be available.
7. Uptime Assurance
Prefer GSPs with at least 99.9% uptime records backed by SLA.
8. Technical and Functional Support
Confirm the availability of 24×7 voice and email support with escalation procedures.
GSP services are suitable for:
- Enterprises handling complex, any transaction volumes across single or multiple regions operations.
- Any ERP service provider such as SAP (ECC, S4HANA etc.), and oracle, etc.
- Organizations with internal tax teams and automated reporting requirements.
- Suitable for application service providers managing GST filings, E-Invoicing, E-Way Bill automation for clients.
Conclusion
GSP selection is a strategic decision. It must align with the organization’s IT architecture, compliance volume, and operational objectives. The goal is to minimize manual intervention, ensure regulatory accuracy, and maintain data integrity.
Excellon EXACT is an PASS Through API solution also certified by SAP designed to handle GST compliance at ultra high scale . It is compatible with any ERP platforms, with different SAP versions (including SAP ECC, S/4HANA, etc) as well as non-SAP systems directly with the GSTN using secure API channel.
EXACT offers:
- Real-time e-invoice and e-way bill generation
- API-based return filing of GST (such as GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, etc.)
- Bulk transaction volume handling capabilities using multi way redundant cloud infrastructure.
- Plug-n-play API solution according to GST compliance.
- API access with audit logs for API metering.
- 99.9% Uptime
Businesses using Excellon EXACT solution achieved streamlined compliance with minimal operational overhead.
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What makes Exact GST the best GSP solution?
- SAP-certification, which lends credibility and ensures robust integration capability with large ERPs.
- Hosting on Microsoft Azure, providing enterprise grade infrastructure, high uptime (99.9%), security, scalability, and reliability.
- End-to-end GST automation, supporting e-invoicing, e-way bills, return-filing, etc., so clients can manage much of the compliance lifecycle from one platform.
- Configurable to business processes, meaning the solution can adapt to the client’s flows, rather than forcing them to adapt to rigid workflows.
- Strong reliability and high availability, so businesses can depend on it during critical compliance windows.
- Expert support and compliance‐updates, ensuring that changes in GST law, rules, formats etc. are absorbed rapidly, reducing compliance risk for clients.
