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E Invoice and GSTR 1

14 December 2023

Taxpayer issued 8 E-Invoices during the month. However his new accountant has mistakenly filed only 6 invoices in R1 and 3B.

In next month's R1, he filed remaining 2 invoices and tax paid in gstr 3b along with interest of 1 month.

can department take any action against the Taxpayer in this case. N what can Taxpayer do to save himself for this error.

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RAJA P M ("Do the Right Thing...!!!") (127394 Points)
Replied 15 December 2023

Here invoices filed in the next month and Interest paid for the missed value. So, no issues.

Taxpayer will prepare the details like missed details and it's interest paid details for future reference.
It's useful if dept inssue any notice...

Money Money (383 Points)
Replied 17 December 2023

According to the GST rules, e-invoices must be reported to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) within the same month in which they are issued1. If the taxpayer fails to do so, he may face a penalty of Rs. 10,000 per invoice or 100% of the tax amount, whichever is higher2.

However, if the taxpayer has filed the remaining two invoices and paid the tax along with interest in the next month’s GSTR-3B, he may avoid the penalty by showing a reasonable cause for the delay. The GST authorities may consider the fact that the taxpayer has a new accountant who made a mistake and rectified it in the subsequent month. The taxpayer may also request for a waiver or reduction of the penalty by filing an application in Form GST DRC-203.

The taxpayer should also ensure that he files the GSTR-1 return for the month in which the invoices were issued and report the correct details of the invoices. He should also reconcile the e-invoices with the GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns to avoid any mismatch or duplication

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