e-Invoice from 1st April 2022 for Businesses with Turnover 20 crore & above

Yarab A | Updated on: February 25, 2022

With e-invoicing already implemented for the businesses with a turnover of 50 crores and above, it’s now time for the next phase applicable for businesses with a turnover of 20 crores from 1^st April,2022.

Electronic invoicing popularly called as ‘e-invoice’ is a concept in which all B2B invoices are electronically uploaded by the supplier and authenticated by invoice registration portal (IRP) with an IRN and QR code. In turn, the IRN and QR code should be printed on the invoice by the supplier before issuing it to the buyer.

While the e-invoice concept has been in discussion for quite some time, it saw the light of day on 1^st October,2020.  If you are new to the concept and would like to know more, please read ‘What is e-Invoice in GST?’

e-Invoice business applicability from 1^st April,2022

The 4th  phase of e-invoice implementation is said to begin from 1^st April,2022 and will be applicable for businesses with an annual turnover of 20 crores or above in the previous financial year.

.Read Who Should Issue an e-Invoice in GST? to know more about e-invoice applicability.

e-Invoice process

e-Invoice requires you to generate the invoice data in the prescribed format (JSON), either using the ERP/business management software or offline tool provided by the portal. And, then upload it to the IRP which in turn validates and authenticates the invoice data with IRN and QR code.

The process to generate e-invoice is mentioned below:

• Generate the e-invoice in a prescribed format using the software solutions/business management software or use the offline tool provided by the portal
• Login and upload the e-invoice file to IRP. If the software is integrated with IRP via GSP, the upload of the JSON file will be automated, meaning system sends the required details directly to the IRP portal
• The IRP portal validates the key invoice elements and upon successful validation, the invoice data is authenticated with IRN number and QR code
• Next, you can download or receive the e-invoice file along with the IRN for the invoices that has been uploaded by you., Using the details received, update your invoice with IRN number and QR code. In case of an integrated environment of ERP and IRP via GSP, the software will automatically fetch and print such details.

Read  How to Generate e-Invoice in GST? to know more about e-invoice generation.

What should you do from 1^st April,2022?

If you are a business with an annual turnover of 20 crores and above, e-invoice will be applicable, and you need to electronically upload all B2B and B2G invoices to the portal. You need to generate the e-invoice in the required format and upload it to the IRP portal. The IRP portal will authenticate the invoice data and return the file with IRN and digitally-signed QR code.

Watch - e-Invoicing in TallyPrime

e-Invoicing mandates that an invoice remains valid only if it has IRN and QR code that is authenticated by the IRP (Invoice Registration Portal). Invoicing is a key process in every business, it’s a necessity to have business management software that will help you seamlessly generate e-invoices without impacting the way you use to operate your business.

Businesses using ERP/ business management software that seamlessly connects to the IRP system via GSP, and automatically prints the QR code and IRN on the invoice, will find it easy to manage e-invoice requirements without many changes to the business process. Read How to Transit to e-Invoice System? to know the change in invoicing practice and things for smooth adoption of e-invoice.

Know more about e-invoices in GST