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 therecording 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/
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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.