Important Update: E-Waybill generation will not be allowed without e-Invoice details from March 01, 2024
BIG Update/Important Update E-Waybill generation will not be allowed without e-Invoice details from March 01, 2024 On January 5, 2024 , the National Informatics Centre has released an update indicating that, starting from March 1, 2024, the generation of e-Waybills will not be permitted unless accompanied by e-Invoice details. This restriction applies specifically to B2B and B2E transactions for taxpayers who have adopted e-invoicing, requiring the inclusion of e-Invoice or Invoice Reference Number (IRN) details to facilitate e-Waybill generation. Background and Reason Behind : e-Invoice has been operationalised since October 2020 for the taxpayers with Annual Aggregate Turn Over (AATO) above Rs. 500 Crores and eventually in a phased manner, e-Invoice generation is made mandatory for taxpayers with AATO above Rs. 5 Crores. From day-one, E-Invoice is seamlessly integrated with e-Way bill system and accordingly e-Way bills are generated along with e-Invoice. That is, during e-Invoice gen...