Tax control and e-invoicing

Control hotel tax from setup through document evidence.

BluePMS Tax & Compliance connects tax masters, classifications, engine policies, buyer identity, source-document rules, e-invoice operations, registers, exceptions, audit evidence, and reporting in one finance workflow.

Tax control begins before the document reaches the queue.

The workflow starts with registrations, classifications, rules, and tax-basis policies, then carries source and buyer context into controlled e-invoice and reporting surfaces.

What finance and controllers can improve

  • Centralize tax configuration with country compliance packs, company profiles, registrations, document rules, classifications, slabs, structures, and calculation policies.
  • Give finance a controlled e-invoice lifecycle with queue visibility, validation, payload and audit review, rebuild, dry run, submission, acknowledgement, retry, and cancellation controls.
  • Improve source-document accuracy by carrying buyer tax identity, place of supply, tax classification, document type, and QR requirements into tax-ready hotel billing workflows.
  • Make tax review measurable with 15 named reports, availability labels, filters, registers, exception views, audit evidence, and export-ready report output.

Complete feature inventory

Every Tax & Compliance capability grouped for review.

61 source-backed feature points across the screens, workflows, controls, reports, masters, and integrations that make up this module.

Compliance FoundationConfigure the compliance context that governs tax documents before transactions enter the queue.
  • Country compliance packs for country and regime-specific configuration.
  • Company tax compliance profile for the operating entity.
  • Tax registrations with registration identity and jurisdiction context.
  • Document compliance rules by source module, document type, buyer type, and domestic context.
  • QR-required and e-invoice-enabled rule controls where configured.
  • E-invoice provider setup with environment, endpoint, authentication, API version, and active status.
  • E-invoice adapter registry by country, regime, provider, environment, adapter, mode, validation, submission, and production state.
Tax Master And ClassificationMaintain reusable tax building blocks, classifications, relationships, and calculation references.
  • Tax categories, definitions, structures, rules, and rule details.
  • Tax dependencies for compound or ordered calculation relationships.
  • Tax calculator for setup validation and calculation review.
  • HSN/SAC classifications for goods and service tax treatment.
  • Active and inactive control across tax master records.
  • Country, regime, document, service, and classification context within the same master workspace.
Tax Engine PoliciesControl how taxable bases, composite supplies, slabs, and hotel-specific plan rules are evaluated.
  • Tax engine settings for calculation behavior and policy selection.
  • Slab tax rule sets for value-dependent tax treatment.
  • Composite supply profiles for linked room, plan, service, and supply treatment.
  • Tax basis policies for deciding which amounts enter the taxable base.
  • Room and plan GST rules for accommodation plan inclusion decisions.
  • Tax Check for transaction-level calculation review.
  • Tax Basis Audit for tracing how the taxable base was determined.
Buyer Tax Identity And Source DocumentsCarry buyer and document context from hotel operations into a tax-ready record.
  • B2C and registered-buyer handling for tax invoices.
  • Buyer GSTIN entry and provider lookup.
  • Buyer legal name, trade name, address, city, state, PIN, state code, and place-of-supply capture.
  • Buyer tax snapshot retained with the document context.
  • Source-module document mapping for Front Office, guest facility charges, POS, Inventory, Purchase, SPA, Transport, and other configured sources.
  • Automatic e-invoice queue enqueue from eligible configured source transactions, including Front Office settlements and guest facility charge payments.
  • Document type, buyer type, domestic context, e-invoice enablement, and QR requirement carried into compliance rules.
  • Front Office and source-module documents hand off to Tax & Compliance while daily operational billing stays in its originating module.
E-Invoice Queue And SubmissionOperate the e-invoice lifecycle with controlled review, submission, acknowledgement, correction, and cancellation actions.
  • E-invoice queue review by source document, provider, status, IRN, QR, failure, retry, and updated date.
  • Dedicated submit and resubmit workspace.
  • Payload inspection and audit trail review.
  • Correct and rebuild preview before replacing a staged payload.
  • Dry-run validation before live submission where the configured adapter supports it.
  • Process, submit, and retry actions with provider and rule context.
  • Manual acknowledgement requiring official IRN and QR data.
  • Cancel a never-submitted queue item without presenting it as a provider cancellation.
  • Provider IRN cancellation within the supported window, followed by reconciliation.
  • Audit events for enqueue, rebuild, validate, stage, submit, acknowledge, cancel, and failure states.
Statutory Document Output And QRReturn acknowledged identifiers and signed QR evidence to the originating hotel bill and print workflow.
  • Load IRN and signed QR detail from submitted or acknowledged e-invoice queue records.
  • Convert the signed QR payload into a printable image for supported source documents.
  • Merge statutory identifiers and QR evidence into source bill detail and print summaries.
  • Print IRN number, acknowledgement number, acknowledgement date, QR image, seller registration, HSN/SAC, buyer registration, and tax breakup where supported.
  • Control tax-breakup and buyer-tax visibility in supported invoice and proforma print settings.
  • Keep statutory output tied to the originating document and acknowledged queue evidence.
India GST ReportingReview the India GST catalog with the product availability labels preserved.
  • Complete Tax Compliance Pack — available with notes.
  • GST Invoice Register — available with notes.
  • Detailed GST Invoice Register — available with notes.
  • GST R1 Sales Register — available with notes.
  • GST R2 / ITC Purchase Register — available with notes.
  • GST 3B Working Paper — available with notes.
  • GST Reconciliation Dashboard — available with notes.
Global Tax And Document RegistersUse native hotel tax, e-invoice, tax document, and adjustment registers with product availability labels preserved.
  • Hotel Tax Transaction Ledger — available.
  • Hotel Tax Summary — available.
  • E-Invoice Register — available.
  • Tax Document Register — available with notes.
  • Credit / Debit Note Register — available with notes.
Controls, Working Papers And OutputReview exceptions, setup evidence, future-regime working papers, and native report output without overstating readiness.
  • Tax Exception Report — available with notes.
  • Tax Setup Audit — available with notes.
  • UAE VAT Return Working Paper — future-regime working paper, available with notes; not presented as certified filing readiness.
  • Business-date and date-range filters, property and location context, report status, saved views, search, customization, columns, chart, pivot, and cross-pivot where supported.
  • Print, Excel, CSV, and PDF output from the native report runner.

Real product evidence across setup, documents, and reporting.

These screens show the working product surfaces available in the approved evidence set. The report catalog below preserves each product availability label.

Detailed Tax & Compliance guide

Use the complete guide for finance, controllers, implementation, front office, outlet teams, and ownership reviewers who need to inspect each control point.

  1. 1
    Tax & Compliance workspace overview

    Start with the connected setup, e-invoice operations, registers, reports, and control surfaces used by finance and implementation teams.

  2. 2
    Country compliance packs

    Select the country and regime context that shapes tax treatment, evidence, and document rules for the property.

  3. 3
    Company profile and registrations

    Maintain the company tax compliance profile and jurisdiction-specific registrations used by tax documents.

  4. 4
    Document compliance rules

    Map source module, document type, buyer type, domestic context, e-invoice enablement, and QR requirements.

  5. 5
    Tax master structure

    Build categories, definitions, structures, rules, details, dependencies, and calculator references in one governed master.

  6. 6
    HSN/SAC classifications

    Maintain goods and service classifications used to determine and explain tax treatment.

  7. 7
    Tax engine and slab rule sets

    Configure engine behavior and value-dependent rules for transaction calculation.

  8. 8
    Composite supply and tax basis policies

    Control linked supplies and decide which room, plan, service, discount, and charge amounts enter the taxable base.

  9. 9
    Tax Check and Tax Basis Audit

    Inspect transaction outcomes and trace how the taxable base and tax calculation were derived.

  10. 10
    Buyer GST identity and lookup

    Capture registered-buyer GSTIN, legal and trade names, address, state, PIN, and place of supply with provider lookup support.

  11. 11
    E-invoice providers and adapters

    Review provider environment, endpoint, authentication, API version, adapter mode, validation, submission, and production status.

  12. 12
    Submission queue and filters

    Find documents by source, provider, status, IRN, QR, failure, retry, and updated date before taking action.

  13. 13
    Payload, audit, rebuild, and dry run

    Inspect evidence, preview a corrected rebuild, and validate the staged payload before submission.

  14. 14
    Submit, acknowledge, retry, and cancel

    Process the queue with controlled submission, manual acknowledgement, retry, unsubmitted cancellation, and provider IRN cancellation paths.

  15. 15
    Statutory QR and print output

    Return IRN, acknowledgement details, signed QR evidence, registration data, classification, and tax breakup to supported source documents and print layouts.

  16. 16
    Tax report catalog and availability labels

    Review all 15 named reports and preserve available, available-with-notes, and future-regime labels when evaluating coverage.

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    Report filters, views, and exports

    Run reports by business date and operating context, then use saved views, search, charts, pivots, customization, print, Excel, CSV, and PDF where supported.

Tax reports with their real product status visible.

The reporting section names every report and distinguishes available output from available-with-notes and future-regime working papers.

GST, hotel tax, e-invoice, document, exception, and audit reports

15 Tax & Compliance reports

  • India GST: Complete Tax Compliance Pack, GST Invoice Register, Detailed GST Invoice Register, GST R1 Sales Register, GST R2 / ITC Purchase Register, GST 3B Working Paper, and GST Reconciliation Dashboard — available with notes.
  • Global and e-invoice: Hotel Tax Transaction Ledger, Hotel Tax Summary, and E-Invoice Register — available; Tax Document Register and Credit / Debit Note Register — available with notes.
  • Controls and future regime: Tax Exception Report, Tax Setup Audit, and UAE VAT Return Working Paper — available with notes, with the UAE working paper labeled as future-regime rather than certified filing readiness.
  • Native report controls include business-date and date-range filters, property and location context, search, saved views, customizable columns, chart, pivot, cross-pivot, print, Excel, CSV, and PDF where supported.

Compliance-control outcomes

  • Reduce tax-setup fragmentation by keeping registrations, classifications, rules, policies, providers, and adapters in one governed module.
  • Improve e-invoice control with visible queue states, validation evidence, submission history, acknowledgements, retries, and cancellation paths.
  • Strengthen transaction accuracy by carrying buyer identity, place of supply, classification, tax basis, and source-document context into the compliance workflow.
  • Give finance and ownership a clearer review layer with 15 named reports, explicit availability labels, exception controls, audit views, and export-ready output.

Tax & Compliance evaluation

Review setup, e-invoicing, reports, and source-module handoffs with finance.

Start with the evidence screens, then use the full guide to validate the controls and report statuses that matter to your operating country and entity.