Through GSTZen, you can download GSTR 2A directly from the government portal. Hence, you do not need to visit the government portal or download the JSON file for reconciliation.
- On the GSTIN Dashboard, click on Reconcile Books vs Govt. Portal Data
- Choose the preferred Financial Year for which you want to reconcile your Purchase register with GSTR 2A.
- Click on Login to GST Government Portal with OTP or User name and Password. Either of the two options can be used to login to the GST portal for the purpose of downloading GSTR 2A into GSTZen.
- Enter your username and click on Confirm GSTN Portal Username and Request OTP
- Enter OTP and click on Login with OTP
- Choose the checkbox for the period you want to download the report for, and click on Download from Government Portal
- Upload the purchase register either using Excel or Tally.
- Run the Matcher for matching the records of Books and Portal.
- Download the Reconciliation report.