GST Guide
Manufacturers depend on input tax credit more than almost any other business. If a supplier's invoice isn't in your GSTR-2B, you can't claim the ITC — and if your purchase books don't match supplier returns, the reconciliation turns into a painful quarterly exercise.
Published 4 Sept 2026 · Last updated 4 Sept 2026
Raw materials, packaging, freight, and capital goods all carry ITC — but only if the supplier has filed correctly. A single mismatch between your purchase records and the supplier's GSTR-1 blocks the credit.
AI reconciliation keeps purchase invoices organized and matched against supplier data, so ITC is claimed accurately and mismatches surface early — not after the return is filed.
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 manufacturing 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
Claim every credit you're entitled to.
Catch supplier gaps before filing.
Separate input vs capital ITC.
| Item | GST | ITC |
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | 5%–18% | Claimable |
| Capital goods | 18%–28% | Claimable (track separately) |
| Freight & logistics | 5%–18% | Claimable |
| Job work | 5%–18% | Claimable |
FAQ
Matching your purchase invoices against the supplier's reported data (GSTR-2B) so you only claim ITC that the supplier has actually filed.
Flick AI organizes purchase invoices, matches them against supplier data, and flags mismatches early so ITC is claimed correctly.
Yes, capital goods ITC is claimable, but it should be tracked separately from input ITC. Confirm specifics with your CA.
You can't claim ITC on that invoice until the supplier files. Early reconciliation lets you chase the supplier before the deadline.
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