Manager - Finance & Accounts
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Joined June 2010
Hey Jeetu! Here’s how you can handle the e-invoicing situation when your aggregate turnover is less than ₹5 crore and you want to disable e-invoicing:
Important points:
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E-invoicing is mandatory only if your aggregate turnover exceeds ₹20 crore (as per the latest GST rules).
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For turnover below ₹20 crore, e-invoicing is not mandatory, so ideally, you shouldn’t be forced to generate e-invoices.
Why might e-invoice be showing as enabled?
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Sometimes, your GST portal or ERP might show e-invoice as enabled if you have registered as a taxpayer or if the system settings are on by default.
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It could also be that your GSTIN is on the e-invoice system, but you are not mandated to generate e-invoices if your turnover is under the threshold.
How to disable or stop generating e-invoices?
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Check your aggregate turnover:
If turnover is less than ₹20 crore (not 5 crore), you are not required to generate e-invoices.
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Do NOT generate IRNs (Invoice Reference Numbers) for your invoices:
You can continue billing without uploading invoices to the e-invoice portal.
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Disable e-invoicing in your accounting or billing software:
If your software is set to auto-generate e-invoices, ask your software provider to disable this feature for your GSTIN.
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No formal “disable” option on the GST portal:
The GST portal doesn’t have a specific toggle to enable or disable e-invoice. It’s all based on the turnover threshold and your business choice to generate IRNs or not.
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Contact GST Helpdesk or your software provider if your portal or software is forcing e-invoicing unnecessarily.
Summary for you:
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Since your turnover is below ₹20 crore, you are NOT required to generate e-invoices.
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Simply do not generate IRNs on the e-invoice portal.
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Check with your billing software provider to turn off auto e-invoice generation.
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No need to "disable" on the GST portal; just don’t use e-invoicing.