For CAs and accounting firms
GST software for CA firms that work inside their clients' books
JustBill is GST software for CA firms and the businesses they look after. Your clients bill in JustBill, and your firm sees every client from one console: dues, next GST deadline, pending bills to review and open tasks. Reconcile, prepare returns data and hand out read-only access without chasing spreadsheets.
- Firm Console with all clients on one screen
- Upload links so clients can send bills without logging in
- GSTR-2B reconciliation and IMS actions
- Bulk GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B JSON export across clients
- View-only roles and a tamper-evident audit trail
The month-end chase every CA practice knows
- Bills arrive late and scattered. Photos on WhatsApp, a courier bag of paper, a pen drive on the 10th.
- A separate login for every client. Or worse, a desktop data file emailed back and forth.
- 2B does not match the books. Hours spent finding which supplier bill is missing or wrong.
- No shared view of deadlines. Which client is due for which return, and which article is working on it.
- Access is all or nothing. You want to see the books, not risk someone editing them.
The Firm Console: all your clients on one screen
Create your firm once, then add clients. For each client, the console shows receivables, overdue amount, the next GST return and its due date, TDS payable still pending, and open tasks. Click Open to work inside that client's company.
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Add or link a client
Create a new client company with its name and GSTIN, or link a business that already uses JustBill by inviting the owner's email or GSTIN.
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Client accepts
The business owner accepts your invite under My accountant in their settings, or generates a connect code and gives it to you to redeem.
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Add your team
Add staff as staff or manager. Managers get admin access to every client, staff get staff access, and removing someone from the firm removes the access the firm gave them.
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Work the list
Use the firm-wide task board for deadlines, and select several clients to download GSTR-1 or GSTR-3B JSON for a period as one ZIP.
Client bill uploads without logins
Generate an upload link for a client and share it. The client opens it on their phone and uploads a JPG, PNG or PDF of up to 10 MB, with no login and no app. JustBill tries to read the vendor name, GSTIN, invoice number, date and amounts from each upload.
Uploads land in your console for review. Check or correct the details and accept, and a purchase bill is created in the client's books, with the supplier added if it is new. Or reject it. The client can see the status of each file on the same link.
GSTR-2B reconciliation and GST return data
- GSTR-2B reconciliation: upload the 2B JSON and each bill is sorted into matched, mismatched, missing in books or missing in 2B, within a ₹1 tolerance. Accept the results to mark ITC as reconciled.
- IMS: mark inward invoices as accepted, rejected or pending.
- Returns data: JSON for GSTR-1, GSTR-1A, GSTR-3B, IFF, GSTR-9 and CMP-08, with HSN summaries and B2BA or B2CLA amendments.
- Consolidated GST view: output tax, ITC and net liability for every GSTIN you have access to, on one screen.
- TDS: TDS payable ledger with challans, TDS by section and party, and Form 26AS import to match TDS credits against sales invoices.
JustBill prepares the data and summaries. Filing still happens on the GST portal, so you can review everything before it goes in. More on this in GST return filing.
Read-only access, audit trail and exports
View-only role
A client can add you, or an auditor, as a view-only user. Every screen is readable, and every change is blocked on the server, not just hidden in the menu.
CA report sharing
Clients on the Gold plan can share a read-only reports link with their CA, limited to GST, transaction, item or party reports. The link can be revoked, and the last access is recorded.
Audit trail
Every change is logged with the user and time in a hash-chained log that can be checked for tampering. A books integrity certificate can be downloaded as a PDF.
Ledgers and Tally
See the trial balance and general ledger, party ledgers with ageing, and export sales and purchase vouchers as Tally XML.
Moving a client from desktop software? Our JustBill vs Tally page covers how the two compare.
How a CA and a client split the work
| Task | Client does | CA firm does in JustBill |
|---|---|---|
| Sales invoices | Bills customers in JustBill | Reviews figures from the Firm Console |
| Purchase bills | Enters them, or uploads photos via the link | Reviews uploads and accepts them into the books |
| ITC | Nothing extra | Runs GSTR-2B reconciliation and IMS actions |
| Returns | Approves figures | Downloads JSON per client or in bulk and files |
| Access | Connects or revokes the firm | Assigns staff and tracks tasks across clients |
Frequently asked questions
Can a CA manage multiple clients in one login?
Yes. The Firm Console lists every client company with its dues, next GST deadline and open tasks, and one click opens that client's books. Your staff get access to clients through the firm, so you do not create logins client by client.
How does a client give their CA access to JustBill?
The CA invites the business by owner email or GSTIN, and the owner accepts under My accountant. Or the owner generates a connect code for the CA to redeem. The owner can revoke the firm's access at any time.
Does JustBill file GST returns on the portal?
No, JustBill prepares the returns data and summaries, and filing happens on the GST portal. You can download GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B JSON for one client or for several clients together as a ZIP.
How does GSTR-2B reconciliation work in JustBill?
Upload the GSTR-2B JSON for the period. JustBill compares it with purchase bills and sorts each one as matched, mismatched, missing in books or missing in 2B, allowing a ₹1 difference, and you accept the result to mark ITC as reconciled.
Can I get read-only access to a client's books?
Yes. The client can add you as a view-only user, which lets you see everything and blocks any change. Clients on Gold can also share a revocable link to selected report categories.
Can clients send bills without using the software?
Yes. Share a client's upload link and they can send photos or PDFs of bills from any phone without logging in. You review each upload and turn it into a purchase bill with one click.
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