GSTR-2B is the government's monthly statement of the ITC available to you, built from what your suppliers filed. Upload its JSON into Finocket and every purchase gets bucketed — matched, tax mismatch, missing in books, or missing in 2B — so you claim exactly the credit you're entitled to.
Why reconcile purchases with GSTR-2B?
Under current GST rules you can claim ITC only for invoices that appear in your GSTR-2B — that is, only where the supplier actually filed. Claiming credit for a purchase your supplier didn't report invites reversal with interest; missing a credit that is in 2B is money left on the table. Reconciling monthly, before GSTR-3B, catches both.
Run the reconciliation
- Sign in to the GST portal and download your GSTR-2B JSON for the month.
- Open GST → GSTR-2B recon in Finocket and upload the file.
- Finocket compares every 2B entry against your recorded expenses (with supplier GSTIN and GST amounts) and buckets them:
- Matched — the supplier's filing and your books agree. Safe to claim.
- Tax mismatch — same invoice, different tax amounts. Check whose figure is wrong before claiming.
- Missing in books — the supplier filed something you haven't recorded. Usually an expense you forgot to enter — record it and re-run.
- Missing in 2B — you recorded the purchase, but the supplier hasn't filed. Chase the supplier; hold that credit until it appears.
- Fix the gaps, then claim ITC in GSTR-3B on the matched position.
What to do about each bucket
Matched needs nothing. Tax mismatches usually trace to a rate typo on one side — verify against the physical bill. Missing-in-books entries are your fastest wins: record the expense with its GSTIN and GST split. Missing-in-2B is a supplier conversation — their delay is your blocked credit, and a monthly nudge fixes most of it.
Access & control
Owners and assistants upload the 2B file and run the comparison; an invited accountant sees the buckets read-only — for many CAs this screen is the monthly ITC review. Requires the GST module and expenses recorded with supplier GSTINs.
Related: Expenses, ITC & reverse-charge, Reports & GST filings.