GST billing for small hotels
Why you're paying ₹2,000 a month to have your own invoices typed up again. Updated 15 July 2026.
Here's the thing nobody says out loud: most small hotels don't pay a CA to do clever tax work. They pay a CA to re-type information the hotel already has — who stayed, what they paid, on what date — into a format the GST portal accepts.
At The Paprika that was ₹2,000 every month. Not for advice. For typing.
The GST rules that actually apply to you
For hotel rooms, the GST rate depends on what you actually charged, not on your rack rate:
| Room tariff (per night) | GST |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹1,000 | Nil in most cases |
| ₹1,001 – ₹7,500 | 12% |
| Above ₹7,500 | 18% |
Two details that catch people out. The rate follows the invoiced amount, not the declared tariff — so if a discount drops a room below a slab, the lower rate applies to the discounted amount. And input tax credit isn't available on rooms below ₹7,500 for the guest's business.
GST rules change, and your situation may not be typical. This page explains what Hridyaa does, not what you should file. Your CA is the person who should confirm any of this before you act on it. We're a hotel software company, not your accountant.
What Hridyaa does
The invoice is built at check-out, from the booking that's already in the system. Right room, right nights, right amount, right GST slab, right guest details — no second typing, because there's nothing to re-type.
- GST-ready invoices generated from real bookings, not entered again
- The correct slab applied from the invoiced amount
- Credit notes when a booking changes after billing
- A profit & loss and balance sheet worksheet, already mostly filled in
- Everything exportable to Excel or PDF for your CA
What Hridyaa does not do
It does not file your returns. It doesn't upload GSTR-1, it doesn't talk to the GST portal, and it is not a replacement for your accountant. It prepares the invoices and the numbers so that filing them is quick — and so you're paying your CA for judgement rather than for typing.
If you want software that files for you, look at Tally or a GST filing service. They're good at that and we don't do it.
What this actually saved at The Paprika
- ₹2,000 a month for GST filing — the invoices were already done, so this stopped.
- ₹1,000 a month for a separate day book app — built in, so this stopped.
- ₹10,000 a year for balance sheet and income tax prep — now mostly done before we start.
We're not going to add those up into a headline number, because the third one isn't fully replaced and pretending otherwise would be the kind of claim this page exists to avoid.
See a real GST invoice, generated from a real booking
Open the demo, take a booking, check the guest out, and look at the invoice.
Open the live demo No signup, no card. Nothing you do is saved.Common questions
Does Hridyaa file my GST returns?
No. It prepares GST-ready invoices from your actual bookings. Your CA files them — and should check them.
What GST rate applies to my rooms?
Broadly: nil up to ₹1,000, 12% from ₹1,001 to ₹7,500, and 18% above ₹7,500, based on the amount actually invoiced. Confirm your own position with your CA.
Can I still use my CA?
Yes, and you probably should. The point isn't to remove your CA — it's to stop paying them to re-type what you already know.
Does it work with Tally?
Not directly. You can export to Excel and hand that over. If Tally integration is essential to you, we don't have it.