Track every client’s GST notices in one place
Handling DRC-01C and DRC-01B notices for many clients? See them all in one list, with the most urgent reply at the top. Each notice shows its status (draft, paid, filed), the DRC-03 payment reference, and the reply and reconciliation you prepared. You upload the files, so you never need a client’s GST portal login.
Illustrative snapshot as of 2 November 2026 · fictional clients
All your clients’ notices, earliest reply date first
The notices list counts what is overdue and due within seven days, and lets you switch between open and filed notices or search by client, GSTIN or notice reference.
- DraftSharma TradersDRC-01C · Sep 2025Reply due 4 Nov · 2 days left
- Paid (DRC-03)Kaveri Agro FoodsDRC-01B · Aug 2025Reply due 6 Nov · 4 days left
- DraftNandi PackagingDRC-01C · Sep 2025Reply due 12 Nov · 10 days left
- Reply filedMalnad SpicesDRC-01C · Jul 2025Filed · was due 21 Oct
How a notice moves from upload to filed
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Upload the notice and the client’s files
The DRC-01C or DRC-01B PDF, with GSTR-2B and the purchase register, or GSTR-1 and the sales register. CATools reads the reference, dates, period and amounts, and saves the notice as a case under that client by GSTIN.
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Review the reconciliation and the reply
Every rupee of the difference is placed on a line. Choose Explain or Pay per line, edit the Part B text if needed, and download the reply letter, annexure and Excel workbook.
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Record the DRC-03 payment
If part of the difference is paid, enter the ARN and date. The case moves to “Paid (DRC-03)”, and the reply letter is regenerated with the payment details.
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File on the portal and mark it
File Part B on the GST portal yourself, then mark the case “Reply filed”; the filing date is recorded. Close it when the matter is over.
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Come back to it any time
The case keeps the reply text as you edited it, the payment details, your notes and the generated files. If a notice detail or the reverse-charge ITC was wrong, correct it and re-run the reconciliation on the same case.
What each notice keeps
- Client name and GSTIN
- Notice type, reference number, notice date and tax period
- Reply due date: read from the notice where it is stated, otherwise estimated as the notice date plus seven days; you can correct it
- The difference in the notice and the amount paid
- Status: Draft, Paid (DRC-03), Reply filed or Closed
- DRC-03 ARN and date, and the date the reply was filed
- The Part B reply text, as you edited it
- The reply letter PDF with the invoice annexure, and the Excel reconciliation workbook
- Your notes for the file
What it does not do yet
- No reminders: CATools does not send emails or alerts about due dates. The list shows what is overdue or due within seven days when you open it.
- One login per firm: there are no separate staff logins, and notices cannot be assigned to a team member.
- DRC-01C and DRC-01B only: other notices, such as ASMT-10 or a DRC-01 show-cause notice, are not tracked.
- Original uploads are not kept: each case keeps the matched data and the reply and workbook it produced, not the files you uploaded. Corrected files from a client mean a new reply.
Frequently asked questions
Which GST notices can I track?
DRC-01C (ITC in GSTR-3B higher than GSTR-2B, Rule 88D) and DRC-01B (liability in GSTR-1 or IFF higher than GSTR-3B, Rule 88C). Each one is tracked from the upload to the filed reply.
How does CATools know the reply due date?
CATools reads the reply deadline from the notice where available. Otherwise, it estimates a date using the notice date plus seven days. Always verify the deadline against the GST portal, and correct the date on the case if it differs.
Do I need my client’s GST portal login?
No. CATools works from the files: the notice PDF and the returns and registers that you or the client download. It never asks for a GST portal password, and you file the reply on the portal yourself.
Will it remind me before a reply is due?
Not yet. There are no email or other reminders. The notices list puts the earliest reply date first and counts what is overdue and due within seven days, so open it to see where things stand.
Can my staff use it too?
Each firm has one login, and everything under it is shared. Separate staff logins and assigning notices to people are not available yet.
Who can see my clients’ notices?
Only your firm’s login. Each firm’s cases are kept separate from every other firm’s.
Know which notice is due next
Upload a client’s notice and files; CATools drafts the reply and keeps the case in your list until it is filed and closed.
Guides: reply to a DRC-01C · reply to a DRC-01B · check GSTR-3B before filing
Last reviewed 2 November 2026. Rules 88C and 88D of the CGST Rules, 2017 give seven days to respond to the intimation; the deadline on the notice and the GST portal is the one that counts. Client names and GSTINs shown above are fictional, and the snapshot shows the list as it would look on 2 November 2026.