CBIC waives the recording of UIN on the invoices, for the months of April 2020 to March 2021



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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced a waiver for recording Unique Identification Numbers (UINs) on invoices. This applies to invoices issued by retailers and suppliers for refund claims between April 2020 and March 2021. Previously, this waiver was in effect until March 2020. However, a condition for this new waiver is that copies of these invoices must be attested by an authorised representative of the UIN entity and submitted to the jurisdictional officer.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes has waived the recording of UIN on the invoices, for the months of April 2020 to March 2021. Read the official announcement below:

Circular No.144/14/2020-GST

F. No. CBEC- 349/48/2017-GST (Part I)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
GST Policy Wing
New Delhi, dated the 15th December,2020

To,
The Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners/ Principal Commissioners/
Commissioners of Central Tax (All)/ The Principal Director General/ Director General (All)/ Pr.Chief Controller of Accounts (CBIC)

Madam/Sir,

Subject: Waiver from recording of UIN on the invoices for the months of April 2020 to March 2021-regarding

Vide Circular No.63/37/2018-GST dated 14th September, 2018 & corrigendum to the said circular dated 6th September 2019, waiver from recording of UIN on the invoices issued by retailers/other suppliers were given to UIN entities till March,2020.

2. It has been bought to the notice of the Board that the issue of non-recording of UINs has continued even after 31st March,2020. Therefore, it has been decided to give waiver from recording of UIN on the invoices issued by the retailers/suppliers, pertaining to the refund claims from April 2020 to March 2021, subject to the condition that the copies of such invoices are attested by the authorized representative of the UIN entity and the same is submitted to the jurisdictional officer.

3. It is requested that suitable trade notices may be issued to publicize the contents of this Circular.

4. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of this Circular may please be brought to the notice of the Board. Hindi version would follow.

(Sanjay Mangal)
Commissioner (GST)

FAQ :

The CBIC is waiving the requirement to record the Unique Identification Number (UIN) on invoices.

This waiver applies to invoices issued for the period from April 2020 to March 2021.

Retailers and other suppliers issuing invoices for refund claims benefit from this waiver.

Yes, copies of the invoices must be attested by the authorised representative of the UIN entity and submitted to the jurisdictional officer.

The previous waiver from recording UIN on invoices was in effect until March 2020.




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