GST registration types and what they change
A counterparty's GST registration — regular, composition, SEZ or unregistered — changes how ClaimDS treats a credit note at settlement.
The GST registration status you record against a partner isn't just a label — ClaimDS uses it to decide how a credit note should be treated. Getting it right on the master record means the right document comes out at settlement.
Registration status drives tax treatment, and the rules have conditions. This page describes how ClaimDS behaves; confirm the correct treatment with your tax advisor. This is general guidance, not tax advice.
The registration types
ClaimDS records a registration type on each counterparty — broadly regular, composition, SEZ, and unregistered. Each one can change what happens when a settlement produces a credit note.
Composition — the credit note downgrades
A party under the composition scheme can't be part of a Section 34 GST credit note. So when one side of the settlement is a composition dealer, ClaimDS downgrades the document to a commercial note that carries no GST — and labels it clearly as not a tax credit note. The money still settles; the document just isn't a GST instrument.
Unregistered and SEZ
An unregistered recipient changes the input-tax handling — there's no input-tax credit to reverse on the other side. An SEZ party is treated as an inter-state supply, which affects whether the tax splits as CGST plus SGST or as IGST (see place of supply). In each case ClaimDS follows the registration type you've recorded.
Why accuracy matters
Because these statuses drive the document ClaimDS produces, an out-of-date registration type can mean the wrong kind of note. Keep them current on the master record, and confirm any edge cases with your advisor.
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