Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the website merigst.in ("MeriGST", "the Platform", "we", "us", or "our"), you ("User", "you") agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree with any provision of these Terms, you must discontinue your use of MeriGST immediately.

2. Informational & Computational Utility

MeriGST provides an interactive, client-side web application designed to compute Goods and Services Tax (GST) forward additions, reverse tax extractions from gross totals, and Input Tax Credit (ITC) offsets based on standard mathematical formulas.

This tool is provided strictly on an "as is" and "as available" basis for preliminary estimations, general reference, and educational simulations. MeriGST is an independent utility and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), or the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

3. No Professional or Statutory Advice

The outputs, formulas, summaries, and estimates generated by MeriGST do not constitute legal, tax, accounting, audit, or statutory financial advice.

Indirect taxation in India is subject to complex statutory conditions, notifications, circulars, reverse charge mechanisms (RCM), blocked credits under Section 17(5) of the CGST Act, GST compensation cess, and state-specific tax laws. You must independently verify all tax amounts with a certified Chartered Accountant (CA) or accredited GST Practitioner before generating commercial tax invoices or submitting official GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, or GSTR-9 returns.

4. Accuracy of Calculations

While we strive to ensure that all formulas adhere rigorously to standard indirect tax mathematics, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding:

• The absolute mathematical completeness or error-free status of any computation
• The real-time reflection of recent GST Council notifications, amendments, or rate re-classifications
• The suitability of results for your specific business entity, turnover threshold, or industry jurisdiction

5. Permitted & Acceptable Use

You agree to use MeriGST only for lawful purposes in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Engage in any automated scraping, data harvesting, or systematic extraction of platform assets without prior written consent
• Attempt to disrupt, compromise, or overload platform servers or hosting networks
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or tamper with the underlying codebase or proprietary assets
• Use the platform in any manner that violates applicable municipal, state, national, or international laws

6. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on MeriGST—including but not limited to the brand wordmark, logos, interface design, CSS styles, typography layouts, illustrations, and original textual guides—is the intellectual property of MeriGST and protected by copyright and intellectual property laws of India. You may not reproduce, duplicate, or distribute our proprietary website assets without prior written permission.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Indian law, MeriGST, its founders, operators, contributors, and technical partners shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from:

• Any computational discrepancy, rounding variance, or formula difference
• Tax penalties, interest charges, audits, or legal assessments imposed by tax authorities
• Business interruption, loss of profit, loss of data, or commercial setbacks arising from reliance on calculator outputs
• Temporary downtime, server latency, or technical glitches

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MeriGST and its affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) resulting from your violation of these Terms or your misuse of the platform.

9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to your use of MeriGST shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of India.

10. Modifications & Contact Inquiries

We reserve the right to revise or modify these Terms at our discretion. The most current version will always be published on this page with an updated timestamp.

If you have any questions or require legal clarification regarding these Terms, please contact us at legal@merigst.in or through our Contact Form.