The registration mechanism to create an account for the GST taxpayers on Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) for the e-invoice system is a simple process. If a taxpayer is already registered on the e-way bill portal, he/she can use the same login credentials to Log-in to E-Invoice system. If a taxpayer is not registered in the EWB portal then he/she can register on the e-invoice system by creating a fresh account using the GSTIN and registered mobile number.
Once a user enters the URL address of the E-Invoice System in his browser, the below screen will be displayed.
Who must register for E-Invoicing?
From 1st April 2020, every GST registered person whose aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds Rs.100 crore from the supply of goods/services to a GST registered person (B2B) is required to get registered under e-invoicing.
The e-invoice implementation under GST was on 1st April 2020. However, as per the 39th GST Council meeting, Government has pushed the implementation deadline to 1st October 2020
Moreover, To ensure that businesses get enough time to adapt to the new system of electronic invoicing, the GST Council has approved the introduction of e-invoicing in a phased manner. The introduction will be on a voluntary basis, to begin with.
- Taxpayers with a turnover of over ₹500 crores can implement it on a voluntary (trial) basis from January 1, 2020.
- Those with a turnover of over ₹100 crores can adopt it (on a voluntary trial basis) from February 1, 2020.
- The revised date for mandatory implementation of e-invoice is 1st October, 2020
Steps to create an Account on IRP
GSTN has opened up registration in the E-Invoicing portal for Taxpayers with over 5 Crores turnover. Taxpayers can create an account in the E-Invoicing Portal in the following manner.
- Visit e-Invoice Portal and Click on Registration
If a taxpayer is registered on the e-way bill portal then the taxpayer can use the same login credentials to login onto the e-invoice portal directly. Otherwise, the taxpayer should register on this portal and should have a GSTIN and mobile number registered with the GST system.
- Enter GSTIN
Once you click on Registration, Below screen will open up and there you need to enter GSTIN
- Fill GST Details
A form will get open wherein after entering GSTIN certain details will be auto-populated like the applicant’s name, trade name, mobile number, etc. In case, you want to change this information, you should click on ‘Update from GST’ on the common portal. It will pull the latest information from the GST common portal. Below is the e-invoice registration form:
- Click on ‘Send OTP’
You will receive a one-time password on the contact number submitted in the previous step. Click on ‘Send OTP’ and click on OK on the confirmation window. Then, Enter the OTP and click ‘Verify OTP’ to verify the same.
- Provide your preferred username
Lastly, enter the Username and Password for the E-Invoicing portal.
Then Click on Create & your Login credentials are ready.
Moreover, The username should be 6 to 15 alphanumeric characters and unique. Upon successful submission of the request, the system validates the data and creates a username along with the password which can provide access to the e-invoice system.
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FAQs
Yes, even if a person is registered on the GST portal, he needs to again register on the e-invoice portal. But, if he is registered on the e-way bill portal, he need not register on the e-invoice portal.
After the validation of an invoice by the IRP, it will be available for the taxpayers on the e-invoice system for 24 hours.
Yes, a seller can bulk upload the e-invoices with the help of API.