# GSTR 6
## Guide to file GSTR-6
### Step 1: Login
Login to ClearTax GST and click on ‘File GST Returns’ to file your returns
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Please do not proceed through ‘All business Dashboard’ as GSTR-6 filing option is not available. Also, please make sure you click on ‘File GST Returns’ to file your GSTR-6.
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### Step 2: Select Business
Select a ‘Business - Input Service Distributor’ to import your data
### Step 3: Select GSTR-6
Click on ‘Prepare GSTR-6’ to import your data
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Make sure to select the ‘Return Period’ for which you want to import the data.
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### Step 4: Import Documents
Click on ‘Import Documents’ to import your data prepared in Government Excel Format.
Alternatively, you can proceed to generate your GSTR-6 without importing your documents
### Step 5: Select Government Excel
Under ‘Choose a method to import your data’ and select ‘Government Excel’
### Step 6: Select file from your computer
Click on ‘Select file from your computer’ button to select & file to import your data
Please wait while your GSTR-6 data gets imported
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Congratulations! Your data is now successfully imported into ClearTax
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Click on ‘Proceed’ to continue
### Step 7: Save and Validate
If some of the documents imported have errors, select the Tab that shows Errors, under the ‘Errors’ column hover to find the reason, you can correct the errors in this screen by editing the details and click on ‘Save and Validate’ button to proceed then you can also download the errors in excel format by clicking on the ‘Download errors as Excel’ button
### Step 8: Correct Errors
Edit the excel to correct the errors and upload again after correcting them
### Step 9: Continue without Fixing
You can also skip fixing the Errors by clicking on the ‘Continue without Fixing’
Click on ‘Fix errors now’ to correct the errors and click on ‘Yes, I’ll continue later’ button to proceed without fixing the errors
### Step 10: Generate GSTR-6
Your data is now ready and click on ‘Proceed’ button to generate GSTR-6 form
### Step 11: Save file
Your GSTR-6 form is now ready , click on individual items to view the details and click on ‘Continue to save & file’ to save your data
### Step 12: Edit details
Click to edit the details if required you can also select one/few invoices & delete them by clicking on the ‘Delete/Delete All’ respectively
In case the selected invoices cannot be deleted, delete the linked document(s) to that particular invoice & try again
### Step 13: Import additional data
In order to import more data , click on ‘Other Options’ and select ‘Import your Data’ and click on ‘Continue to save & file**’** to save your data
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Click on ‘Total ITC available & Eligible /Ineligible ITC’ button to view Table 4 of Form GSTR-6 and automatically computed Reconciliation table.
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You can refer to the Reconciliation table to fill values in the government portal
### Step 14: Save to GSTN Portal
Under the ‘Save and File’ tab , click on ‘Save to GSTN Portal’ button to upload GSTR-6 data on Government Portal
### Step 15: Enter GSTN Username & Password
Enter the ‘GSTN Username & Password’ and click on ‘Submit’ to upload the data on GSTN Portal
### Step 16: Submit
Enter ‘Captcha’ code and click on ‘Submit**’** to proceed
Please wait while your data is being uploaded to the GSTN Portal
In case GSTR-6 cannot be uploaded on GSTN Portal , click on ‘Retry’ to try uploading the data again
### Step 17: Download Error Report
Click on ‘Download Error Report in Excel’ to view the errors in an Excel format
### Step 20: Edit Excel & Upload
Edit the excel to correct the errors and upload again after correcting them
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Congratulations! Your GSTR-6 data is now uploaded on GSTN Portal
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