How to File GSTR-1 from BUSY, Step by Step

BUSY prepares GSTR-1 from the sales you have already entered. The steps below follow BUSY's own guide on busy.in; menu names can differ slightly by version.

Step 1: check the data

1. Open GSTR-1

   Display > GST Reports > GST Returns > GSTR-1, pick the month, OK.

2. Go section by section

   Press Enter on each section (B2B, B2C, credit notes, HSN and so on) and confirm the figures.

3. Fix red rows

   Rows in red are invalid (wrong GSTIN, missing HSN, place of supply). Correct them first, or the portal may reject the file.

Step 2: make the JSON file

• Direct JSON (BUSY 21 Standard / Enterprise): Display > GST Reports > GST Returns > GSTR-1 eReturn > JSON, pick the month and the folder, OK.
• Other editions: export CSV or the government Excel template from the same screen, import it into the GST offline tool and make the JSON there.

Step 3: upload on the GST portal

Upload the JSON in GSTR-1 on the GST portal, check the summary, then submit and file.

Before you file: match GSTR-1 with your books

A sale that is in GSTR-1 but missing in BUSY (or the other way round) causes trouble in GSTR-3B and GSTR-9. Bharat GST Champ loads the GSTR-1 that BUSY downloads, shows every sale Not in BUSY, and posts it as a sales bill after you confirm. Its GSTR-1 summary compares B2B, B2C and HSN month by month with BUSY.

Updated 2026-10-21 · Bharat Busy Care, BUSY partner, Sri Ganganagar