Restaurant billing software in Chennai
Compliant GST bills in three seconds, on the printers you already own, built for Chennai's billing and compliance reality.
CountStand gives Chennai restaurants GST-compliant billing that works offline-first: bills print in about three seconds on standard thermal printers, carry the CGST/SGST split and a dynamic UPI QR, and GSTR-1 exports in one click. Setup is self-serve on WhatsApp in about five minutes, from ₹999/mo per outlet, 30-day free trial, no card.
What makes restaurant billing in Chennai different?
A bill in Chennai is a legal document, a queue-speed problem and a reconciliation record at once. Three local facts shape how it has to work:
- Chennai’s tiffin economy makes breakfast the billing peak in many neighbourhoods, hundreds of small bills before 10am, where per-bill seconds compound into queue length.
- AC dine-in premises sit in the 18%-context conversations while standard restaurant service bills at 5% without ITC, getting the slab right on every bill is the whole game.
- Cyclone-season outages (Oct–Dec) are a certainty, not a risk: billing that continues offline and syncs later is the difference between a bad hour and a lost day.
Which licences and taxes must a Chennai bill reflect?
GST is national, but the licensing stack is local, and your bill header should agree with it. Running a restaurant in Chennai means keeping these current:
- FSSAI licence plus the GCC trade licence from the Greater Chennai Corporation.
- Tamil Nadu Shops & Establishment registration; TASMAC-era liquor rules make bar licensing its own specialist path.
- Fire NOC and, for AC premises above thresholds, additional safety compliance.
Asked by owners like you
What licences does a restaurant need in Chennai?
FSSAI, the Greater Chennai Corporation trade licence, TN Shops & Establishment registration, fire NOC, and the state’s liquor licensing path if you pour. GCC renewals are annual; align them with your FSSAI cycle.
Which GST rate applies to restaurants in Chennai?
The same national slabs apply in Chennai as everywhere: standard restaurant service bills at 5% without input tax credit; specified-premises contexts (notably hotels above the tariff threshold) bill at 18% with ITC. CountStand applies the right slab per outlet setting and splits CGST/SGST automatically.
What must the bill itself show?
GSTIN and FSSAI number, a sequential invoice number that never repeats or skips, item-wise amounts, the CGST/SGST split in integer paise, optional service charge on its own line, and a dynamic UPI QR. CountStand prints all of it by default, e-invoice-ready for the day turnover crosses the threshold.
Compliant bills in Chennai by tonight
Send your restaurant name and a menu photo on WhatsApp, get a working billing counter back in minutes.
30-day free trial · No card · From ₹999/mo per outlet