GST E-invoicing limit reduced to Rs. 50 crores from 01.04.2021 | 3rd phase of e-invoicing

written by GST expert | March 9, 2021

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 05/2021 – Central Tax

New Delhi, the 8th March, 2021

G.S.R…..(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (4) of rule 48 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 13/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 21st March, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 196(E), dated 21st March, 2020, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2021, for the words “one hundred crore rupees”, the words “fifty crore rupees” shall be substituted.

[F. No. CBEC-20/13/01/2019-GST]
(Pramod Kumar)
Director, Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 13/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 21st March, 2020 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 196(E), dated 21st March, 2020 and was last amended vide notification No. 88/2020-Central Tax, dated the 10th November, 2020, published vide number G.S.R. 704(E), dated the 10th November, 2020.

 

Thus, according to above notification the limit of e-invoicing has been further reduced to Rs. 50 crore from 100 crore w.e.f. 01.04.2021. Thus, business having turnover of Rs. 50 crore or above will have to generate e-invoice on the e-invoicing portal of GST.

This is 1 step forward in making e-invoicing mandatory for everyone.

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