GST billing & accounting software in Puducherry
Yes — LekhaPro runs GST billing and posted double-entry accounting for businesses across Puducherry, whose GSTINs all begin with state code 34. Supplies inside Puducherry split to CGST + UTGST; anything crossing the border becomes IGST. Run it offline on Windows, or from a browser.
Puducherry at a glance — what changes by state
Most of what differs between one Indian state and another in business software is set at state level, not city level. These are the Puducherry values that change how the software behaves or what you have to file. Where a figure is set by notification and we have not verified the current one, the row says so rather than printing a number that may have moved.
| Item | Puducherry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GST state code | 34 — first two digits of every GSTIN here | Statutory |
| Intra-state supply | CGST + UTGST | Derived from place of supply |
| Intra-state e-way bill | Set by state notification | set by state notification — verify before relying on it |
| Professional tax | Levied — Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973; collected by local bodies | Puducherry LAD, Municipalities Act 1973 · lad.py.gov.in · checked 2026-08-05 |
| RERA authority | RERA Puducherry (no working portal found) | py.gov.in · checked 2026-08-05 |
| Labour cess (BOCW) board | Puducherry Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (labour.py.gov.in) | Labour Dept, Govt of Puducherry — dedicated board page · checked 2026-08-05 |
| eProcurement portal | pudutenders.gov.in (NIC CPP Portal instance) | Portal live: eTendering System Government of Puducherry · checked 2026-08-05 |
| Drug licence authority | Department of Drugs Control, Puducherry (drugscontrol.py.gov.in) | Dept of Drugs Control, Govt of Puducherry site · checked 2026-08-05 |
| Industrial development body | PIPDIC — Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development & Investment Corporation (pipdic.com) | Industries & Commerce Dept, Govt of Puducherry · checked 2026-08-05 |
LekhaPro reads the GST state code and resolves tax automatically. The remaining rows are context for your compliance calendar — the software does not file them for you, and there is no payroll module, so professional tax in particular is yours or your CA's to handle.
How tax resolves on a Puducherry invoice
- 1.Your GSTIN begins 34. So does every other Puducherry registration.
- 2.Buyer's GSTIN also starts 34 → the supply is intra-state → CGST + UTGST, split evenly.
- 3.Buyer's GSTIN starts with any other code → inter-state → IGST at the full rate.
- 4.Unregistered buyer → place of supply falls back to the delivery address, and the same test applies to that address's state.
- 5.The GST error catcher flags any invoice billed under the wrong head before it reaches GSTR-1.
You never pick the head manually — it is derived. That matters most for a Puducherry business selling across the border regularly, where a mis-keyed head is the single most common reason a return has to be amended.
What a Puducherry business gets
- GST tax invoices — CGST/UTGST or IGST by place of supply, HSN/SAC, 80mm thermal
- e-Invoice (IRN) & e-Way Bill JSON — offline, or live via your GSP
- GSTR-1 / 3B export and GSTR-2B reconciliation
- Posted double-entry books — Trial Balance, P&L, Balance Sheet
- Inventory with FIFO / weighted-average valuation and real COGS
- Banking, receipts & payments, outstanding ageing
- Multi-company and multi-GSTIN under one login
- Deterministic AI insights — health score, cash-flow, revenue leaks
What it does not do — in Puducherry or anywhere
- · No payroll, attendance or HR — so no professional tax computation and no Form 24Q, in Puducherry or any other state.
- · No automated Tally import yet. Masters and opening balances are brought across for a clean start on a date you choose.
- · No native mobile app. The Cloud edition runs in a mobile browser; the Desktop edition is Windows only.
- · We do not file for you. Returns and e-way bills are prepared from your books; submission stays with you or your CA.
- · No office in Puducherry — support is email and WhatsApp from an India-based team, with no local branch or reseller.
Two ways to run it: the Desktop edition (offline, or LAN multi-counter) or the Cloud edition (any browser). Plans and GST-inclusive totals are on pricing; the terms used above are defined in the place of supply and e-way bill glossary entries.
Questions Puducherry businesses ask
Does LekhaPro work for businesses registered in Puducherry?
Yes. LekhaPro is India-wide GST accounting and billing software, and Puducherry businesses run it with no state-specific setup beyond your own GSTIN and company details. Every GSTIN issued in Puducherry begins with state code 34, and the software reads that code to decide how each invoice is taxed.
What is the GST state code for Puducherry?
34. It is the first two digits of every GSTIN registered in Puducherry, so a registration there reads 34XXXXXXXXXXXZX. LekhaPro uses it to resolve place of supply on every invoice you raise.
When does a Puducherry business charge CGST + UTGST instead of IGST?
Charge CGST + UTGST when the place of supply is inside Puducherry — both GSTINs start with 34 — and IGST when the buyer is in any other state. LekhaPro derives this from the two GSTINs rather than asking you to pick, and the GST error catcher flags any invoice billed under the wrong head before it is filed.
Can I file GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for a Puducherry GSTIN?
Yes. Both returns, plus GSTR-2B reconciliation, are generated from your own posted books for any GSTIN including a 34 one. LekhaPro prepares the return and surfaces mismatches before submission; filing on the GST portal stays with you or your CA.
What is the e-way bill threshold for moving goods within Puducherry?
It is set by Puducherry state notification and differs from the national inter-state rule, so we do not print a figure here that could be out of date — check the current Puducherry notification or ask your CA. What LekhaPro does either way is generate the e-way bill JSON from the invoice you already raised, offline or through your GSP.
Does professional tax apply in Puducherry?
Levied — Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973; collected by local bodies — per Puducherry LAD, Municipalities Act 1973 · lad.py.gov.in, checked 2026-08-05. Note that LekhaPro does not compute or file professional tax: there is no payroll module in the product at all, so this is context for your compliance calendar rather than something the software handles.
Which Puducherry cities do you have pages for?
None individually yet — the state page covers the whole of Puducherry. The software is identical across them; the city pages exist because local trade differs, not because the product does. Nothing is city-locked and there is no separate Puducherry edition.
Do you have an office or a reseller in Puducherry?
No. LekhaPro is sold and supported online across India, with email and WhatsApp support from an India-based team — there is no Puducherry branch, no local partner and no on-site visit. If a local physical presence is a requirement for you, that is a fair reason to choose someone else.
We have branches inside and outside Puducherry — does that work?
Yes. Several companies and GSTINs live under one login with separate books, and a stock or service movement from Puducherry (code 34) to another state is treated as the IGST transaction it legally is rather than an internal transfer. Roles decide who sees which company.
Does LekhaPro handle Puducherry RERA reporting?
The Real Estate module tracks bookings, instalments and collections against projects registered with RERA Puducherry (no working portal found) (py.gov.in, checked 2026-08-05). It does not submit to the authority for you — it produces the project and collection figures the filing is built from.