GST Guide
E-commerce sellers reconcile three different numbers: gross sales, what the marketplace actually settled after fees and TCS, and the GST collected at 1% by the marketplace under section 52. Getting these to tie out is the core of e-commerce GST reconciliation.
Published 4 Sept 2026 · Last updated 4 Sept 2026
Beyond the 18% (or lower) GST on your product, the marketplace deducts a 1% TCS, commission, and shipping before paying you. Reconciling the settlement to your books means accounting for every deduction.
AI reconciliation matches marketplace settlements to order and invoice data, accounts for TCS and fees, and flags any gap between what you sold and what you were paid.
Best Fit
Flick AI is not trying to be a heavy inventory ERP. It is built for invoice-led businesses and the professionals who serve them: teams where monthly accounting is mostly documents, bank transactions, reconciliations, ledgers, and financial reports.
Flick AI is best suited for service businesses, consultants, agencies, SaaS companies, professional firms, and other teams that raise and receive invoices every month but do not need heavy inventory accounting.
For CAs and finance consultants serving non-inventory-led customers, Flick AI gives a repeatable monthly workflow for document collection, invoice parsing, reconciliation, ledger review, and report preparation.
The goal is simple: founders should focus on business through the month, then spend roughly 1-2 focused hours reviewing bookkeeping and cleaning financial sheets instead of chasing accounting tasks every week.
Product Workflow
This resource focuses on gst reconciliation for e-commerce businesses. For the complete step-by-step workflow, see the main Flick AI guide covering upload, parsing, reconciliation, ledger review, and reports.
Read the full workflowKey Capabilities
Sales, fees, TCS, and payouts reconciled.
1% marketplace TCS accounted for.
Catch short settlements early.
| Item | Rate | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Product sale (goods) | 5%–28% | By category |
| Marketplace TCS | 1% | Collected by marketplace (s.52) |
| Marketplace commission | 18% | On commission charged to you |
| Shipping / logistics | 5%–18% | Varies |
FAQ
Marketplaces collect 1% TCS (section 52) on your sales and remit it to the government. You reconcile it against your own GST liability.
Flick AI matches marketplace settlements to orders, accounts for TCS and fees, and flags settlement gaps.
Commission is a service the marketplace provides, so it generally carries 18% GST that you can review as input credit.
The marketplace deducts TCS, commission, and shipping before settlement. Reconciliation accounts for each deduction.
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