File to GSTN with CA approval

Every GST filing in ThynkTax goes through the Tier 3 approval gate - the Filing Agent never auto-submits.

Approval roles

Only users with Senior or Admin role can approve a return for filing. Junior and Reviewer roles can prepare but not approve.

The flow

1. Return is in PREPARED status with green validation
2. Senior / Admin clicks Approve → return moves to APPROVED
3. Filing Agent picks up APPROVED returns from the queue
4. Final CA tap on the file dialog confirms submission
5. GSP push to GSTN - typically 15-45 seconds
6. ARN returned; return moves to FILED
7. Acknowledgement PDF auto-saved to the client's document vault

What if filing fails?

If GSTN returns an error:

• The return moves to REJECTED_BY_PORTAL
• The error message from GSTN is surfaced verbatim (with our plain-English interpretation)
• The return goes back to PREPARED so you can correct and re-approve

Audit trail

For every filed return, the audit log records:

• Who prepared it
• Who approved it
• When the final tap happened
• GSP request ID + GSTN ARN
• All validation findings at the time of approval (so a later auditor can confirm what was known)

This audit trail is what you cite if there's a future scrutiny notice about the filed return.