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West Bengal set to roll out Intra-State E-way Bill on June 3

West Bengal set to roll out Intra-State E-way Bill on June 3

West Bengal is likely to witness a 30-40 per cent rise in West Bengal set to roll out intra-State e-way bill on June 3revenue collection once the e-way bill for intra-State movement of goods is implemented, a senior official has said.

The State’s revenue collection increased by nearly 15 per cent after the implementation of e-way bill for inter-State movement of goods in April. The State is likely to roll out the implementation of e-way bill for intra-State movement of goods on June 3.

Technical glitches

West Bengal has seen close to 64,000 entities register for generation of e-way bills for inter-State transport of goods. The State has generated nearly 12 lakh e-way bills for goods moving out of the State till date, said Adesh Kumar, Additional Commissioner and PRO, Commercial Taxes.

“There were initially a few technical hurdles and that is why we deferred the rollout of e-way bill for intra-State transport of goods. We will roll it out on June 3,” Kumar told BusinessLine on the sidelines of a seminar on GST, organised by the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Monday.

The State had earlier raised issues with the GST Council relating to difficulties in implementation of e-way bill.

Fewer complaints

Some of the issues included merger of multiple invoices into a single e-way bill, treatment of intra-State movement of goods through designated corridors and so on. According to Kumar, the number of complaints received from trade bodies regarding entry of goods ‘unrecorded’ has come down since the rollout of e-way bill in April and is further likely to decrease after its rollout for intra-State transport.

“Trade was suffering as goods were coming in unrecorded, which was impacting the prices of local products. Now with e-way bills that has been addressed to a great extent,” he said.

According to Arun Goyal, Special Secretary, GST Council, as many as 20 States have already implemented the e-way bill system. Goyal was also present at the seminar and was addressing the queries of various stakeholders.

The State has witnessed nearly 130 per cent growth in the number of entities registered under GST to close to 6.5 lakh, as against only 2.7 lakh under the VAT regime.

This also translated into better revenues. West Bengal registered a revenue surplus in State GST collections for March 2018. This is even while the country registered a SGST revenue deficit of 17.9 per cent for the period.

While revenue deficit across the country has come down from over 28 per cent in July 2017 to 17.9 per cent in March, West Bengal, which had a 33.4 per cent revenue deficit in August 2017; has now recorded a surplus.

Process simplification

According to Goyal, a number of amendments to the GST law, aimed to iron out bottlenecks, are likely to be moved in the monsoon session of Parliament.

The GST Council has also unveiled a new simplified return that would require a taxpayer to file only one return every month.

“The issue of simplification of return filing process was deliberated at length at the 27th GST Council meeting and we have given the GST Network around six months time to develop the requisite system,” Goyal said.

Source: The Hindu Business Line
GST: Country-wide intra-state e-way bill system mandatory from 3 June

GST: Country-wide intra-state e-way bill system mandatory from 3 June

The e-way bill for moving goods within a state will become mandatory from 3 June, with the country-wide roll out of the mechanism.E-way bill software

The government had launched the electronic-way or e-way bill system from 1 April for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one state to another.

The same for intra or within the state movement has been rolled out from 15 April.

So far, 20 states/Union Territories have made e-way bill mandatory for intra-state movement of goods. These states include — Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.

In a letter to officers in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Chairperson Vanaja Sarna said the intra-state movement of goods would be implemented throughout the country by 3 June, 2018.

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“Hence, I would reiterate that the Chief Commissioners of the remaining zones should coordinate with the state authority and get the requisite notification issued as early as possible. Also, steps may be taken to publicise the date of its rollout along with exemptions provided,” Sarna wrote.

Sarna said the e-way bill system is functioning as envisaged and since the implementation of the same from 1 April, 2018, more than 4.5 crore e-way bills have been generated.

This includes more than 1.30 crore e-way bills for intra-state movement of goods.

While intra-state e-way bill requirement will become mandatory in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Chandigarh on 25 May, it will be rolled out in Punjab and Goa from 1 June. Maharashtra will roll out the bill from 31 May.

Touted as an anti-evasion measure, transporters of goods worth over Rs 50,000 would be required to present an e-way bill to a GST inspector, if asked. The measure is expected to help boost tax collections by clamping down on a trade that currently happens on the cash basis.

The GST Council, in March, decided on a staggered rollout of the e-way bill starting with inter-state from 1 April and intra-state from 15 April.

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E-Way Bill mandatory in Union Territories from 25th May

E-Way Bill mandatory in Union Territories from 25th May

The Central Government today notified that supplies within the Union territories would require E-Way Bill from 25th May 2018.GST E-way Bill

The notification issued today rescinded the earlier notification as per which, irrespective of the value of the consignment, no Eway bill shall be required to be generated where the movement of goods commences and terminates within the Union Territories.

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In March, the Government notified that the supplies made within the territory of Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep do not require E-Way Bill.

Under GST rules, ferrying goods worth more than Rs 50,000 within or outside a state will require securing an electronic-way or e-way bill through prior online registration of the consignment. In the 26th meeting, the GST Council has recommended the introduction of the E-Way Bill for inter-State movement of goods across the country from 01st April 2018. For intra-State movement of goods, Eway bill system will be introduced w.e.f. a date to be announced in a phased manner but not later than 01st June 2018.

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E-Way Bills, GSTR1 data to be matched to curb tax evasion

E-Way Bills, GSTR1 data to be matched to curb tax evasion

To curb tax evasion, authorities will start matching details given in the Goods and Services Tax Return (GSTR1) Form Number 1 with those given in the e-way bill.GSTR1, e-way bills data to be matched to curb tax evasion

The matching will begin with returns to be filed for April as it is the first month when the tax authorities will have both GSTR1 and e-way bill data.

In the meantime, tax authorities have issued notices to over 8,000 assessees for differences in sales figures of more than 50 lakh in their GSTR1 and GSTR3B forms. Notices have been served on the basis of returns filed during August and December 2017. Based on their response, a decision will be taken on how much tax and penalty they need to pay.

“Matching process will ensure supply of goods have been done properly,” Prakash Kumar, CEO of GSTN, the IT backbone of the unified indirect tax system, told BusinessLine.

The logic behind matching is to plug any possible loophole in the filing of returns. All the GST assessees are required to file GSTR 1 either on monthly or on a quarterly basis while an e-way bill is required for movement of goods of value exceeding 50,000.

Commenting on the development, Rakesh Nangia, Managing Partner, Nangia & Co LLP, said the matching of details mentioned in GSTR-1 with the e-way bills will help in curbing tax evading practices as the invoice matching mechanism will be a significant tool in ascertaining the transaction details while matching it with the details furnished by the taxpayer.

“However, the said mechanism will be partly effective/beneficial since the only supply of goods can be traced by the matching concept. Further, the e-way bill is required on the movement of goods where consignment value exceeds 50,000,” he explained while adding that in cases where the value of goods does not exceed 50,000, matching would not be possible.

Also Read: GST – Eway bill: All you need to know and experiences

Action for mismatch

An option has been given on the e-way bill portal to take reports for particular tax period from e-way bill portal and match with tax invoices for outward supply and inward supply/delivery challan. Information about e-way bills, along with the transactions captured in GSTR1, will make it easy to spot mismatches in certain cases where an invoice has not been reported in GST return by the taxpayer or where the taxpayer fails to file his returns or furnishes wrong details.

“In such cases, notice may be served by the authorities demanding clarifications for a difference in tax amounts along with penalties. The said measures were adopted by the VAT authorities in the erstwhile regime also. Further in extreme cases, confiscation of goods, along with penalties may be imposed by the authorities,” Nangia said.

e-way bill was introduced from April 1. It is applicable for both inter-State and intra-States movement of goods, though the latter is being introduced on phases. So far, 18 States have adopted the e-way system. Maharashtra and 7 Union Territories will start the new system for the intra state/UT movement of goods from May 25 while the others will do so by June 3.

Also Read: Digital copy of Eway bill enough to give transporters right of way

E-way bill capacity

GSTN claims that there is the capacity to generate e-way bill up to 70 lakh every day. At present, on an average 11-13 lakh e-way bills are being generated every day. Nearly three-fourths of the e-way bills are related to inter-State trade while the remaining are for intra-State. However, once all the States start using e-way bill for internal movement, the ratio is expected to change to 50:50.

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Source: BusinessLine
GST – Eway bill: All you need to know and experiences

GST – Eway bill: All you need to know and experiences

India has just announced the launch of another major reform under the GST regime. E-Way Bill : GSTAfter an aborted attempt in February, the government has finally managed to successfully roll out the E-way bill system for tracking goods movement under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 1, 2018.

Eway bill is not a new phenomenon. It was prevalent in most states under the erstwhile VAT regime in the name of road permit, Eway bill, etc. It was used to monitor the movement of goods to/ from a state in order to check tax evasion. An eway bill is typically required to accompany goods on their movement from consignor to consignee.

Earlier, way bills were subject to state-specific rules and had to be generated through different state-specific portals.

Under GST, E-way bill is governed by a uniform set of rules applicable throughout the country. It is generated electronically on the e-way bill portal.

The e-way bill system creates a facility for transporters to raise complaints, in case a vehicle is detained for more than 30 minutes.

Read More: All you need to know about E-Way Bill System

However, some features of the new E-way bill vis-à-vis VAT way bill such as mentioning HSN on the E-way bill, limited validity etc. are not welcomed by businesses.

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The government, while proposing the idea of incorporating E-way bill under GST, had the intention of creating an effective tool for tracking movement of goods and ensure various benefits to the industry.

The steps included:

  • Abolition of check-posts
  • Seamless movement of goods within a state and across different state borders
  • Boost to India’s logistics ecosystem resulting in lesser traffic on major transportation routes
  • Reduction in transportation costs and lead time by replacing physical check posts with mobile squads

For every shipment of goods of the value of more than Rs 50,000 whether inter-state or intra-state, an E-way bill must be generated through an online portal, before the goods are shipped, and it should include specified details of goods, their consignors, recipients, and transporters.

The government is looking forward to implementing the E-way bill system across India in a phased manner latest by June 1, 2018, for both inter- and intra-state movement of goods.

E-way bill for inter-state movement of goods was implemented from April 1, 2018. Subsequently, E-way bill for intra-state movement of goods have also been introduced in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Uttarakhand.

While relatively smooth, there have been few challenges and concerns in the journey so far. For example, lack of functionality to update the details mentioned and acceptance of E-way bill by the recipient.

Extension of validity of E-way bill results in the generation of multiple Eway bill numbers against a single invoice, which could lead to duplication.

Further, the timeline provided for the extension, i.e. 4 hours before and after the expiry of validity, seems short. There is also no mechanism to track delivery and closure of transportation of goods on the portal.

The government has been working tirelessly to iron out the wrinkles in the process of implementation of the E-way bill system. In order to address these issues, the system should provide forthe modification of details entered in the E-way bill, an extension of validity without generation of new E-way bill number, facility to track the status, closure, and acceptance by the recipient of E-way bill and a reasonable time limit for extension of Eway bill.

For businesses with operations across the country, the system is likely to pose a fresh set of compliance challenges. Businesses having multiple movements of goods on a daily basis would need a software solution to generate the E-way bill in a timely manner and also enable reconciliation of E-way bill with the turnover.

The said solution should also enable tracking the E-way bills generated by suppliers of businesses so as to enable reconciliation of purchases with E-way bill. The same would ensure assistance during department audits and investigations.

E-way bill has already started gaining attention at the high courts in India. Recently, the Allahabad High Court held that seizure of the consignment of goods merely because the details of vehicles or the transport company were provided in handwriting after downloading of the e-way bill from the online portal is not tenable.

Also Read: Digital copy of E-way bill enough to give transporters right of way

The court also contended that since the invoices and the goods receipts issued by the transport company clearly indicate the details of the tax charged, the seizure is liable to be squashed. The importance was laid on the fulfillment of mandatory requirements provided under GST laws, and not on mere procedural lapses.

In another case, goods were moving locally between two offices of the same assessee without the state way-bill and were detained during transportation by the revenue officer. As soon as the assessee was informed of the non-compliance, assessee raised the Eway bill and submitted the same to the revenue officer.

On the filing of a writ petition by the assessee, the Kerala High Court held that detention of goods merely for infraction of the procedural rules in transactions, which do not amount to taxable supply, is without jurisdiction.

Both the aforesaid judgments show the clear intent of the high courts to protect the assessee from procedural non-compliances wherein government revenue is not impacted.

It will be interesting to see whether the state authorities will approach the apex court against the aforesaid orders.

An effective user-friendly E-way bill system has the potential to suppress the black marketing and check tax evasion. With the proposed daily capacity of 75 lakh E-way bills on the portal, businesses are hopeful that as more and more States are being brought under the ambit of intra-state E-way bill, the portal will have minimum downtime.


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Digital copy of E-way bill enough to give transporters right of way

Digital copy of E-way bill enough to give transporters right of way

Tax authorities cannot seize goods just because they’re not accompanied by a physical copy of the e-way bill (electronic way bill), the Allahabad High Court said in the first ruling on documents required to transport goods under the goods and services tax (GST) regime, thus setting a precedent. E-way bills can also be stored in electronic form on a mobile phone or other devices.

Under GST, which was put in place on July 1 last year, goods being transported across state lines above a threshold value and beyond a minimum distance within a state need to have e-way bills.

The system was implemented nationally for interstate movement on April 1. Intrastate e-way bills are being rolled out in phases, with some states having adopted them on April 15.

Industry Raises Concerns

The court said in a recent ruling that goods cannot be seized if an e-way bill has been generated and a hard copy isn’t available. The ruling will ensure that tax authorities don’t penalize transporters not carrying printouts and make sure that e-way bills stored in electronic format are recognized.

Industry has raised concerns that eway bill inspections could lead to frequent checking and delays in cargo movement, defeating the purpose behind GST. The high court was disposing of a case in which tax authorities had seized goods of the assessee (seller) on the grounds that they were being transported without an e-way bill and the tax invoice was kept in a sealed envelope. However, the invoice indicated tax had been charged and that the eway bill had been downloaded much before the seizure. Bhumika Enterprises had filed the petition against the seizure of goods by UP authorities.

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“This is perhaps the first decision after the introduction of e-way bills,” said Pratik Jain, indirect tax leader, PwC.

“While businesses need to ensure that an e-way bill is generated before the movement of goods commences, the authorities also need to see all the facts before goods are seized which is really an extreme step.”

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EARLY DAYS

The GST Council introduced e-way bills to address evasion concerns emanating from the movement of goods without invoices.

An e-way bill is required for movement of goods worth more than Rs 50,000 across state borders. Trucks caught without e-way bills can be levied a penalty of up to Rs 10,000 besides which the cargo can be inspected to ascertain tax evasion. A penalty to the tune of 100% of the tax being evaded can be levied along with the tax itself.

Both the vehicle and the goods can be impounded as well.
One-time verification for E-way bill on anvil

One-time verification for E-way bill on anvil

There is some good news for the Rs 8.5 lakh crore transport industry – the  E-way bill operations could see further simplification.

The E-way bill is a document that is required for movement of goods E-way bill softwarethat are valued above Rs 50,000, from one place to another under the goods and services tax (GST) regime. The process has been facing practical difficulties including time taken for bill verification during transit and the number of times it is verified.

In an interaction with Moneycontrol, Sachin Menon, National Head of Indirect Tax at KPMG said that there could be a process wherein the bill is checked just once during transit. He added that if the time taken for verification of the bill exceeds 30 minutes, then the process could include a filing a complaint to raise the issue.

 Menon said that while the overall implementation of the E-way bill system has been smooth, there has been some confusion about the exceptional situations and how those will be addressed.

“There are queries on if it is verified once, will it be verified again in the voyage again. Also, is it just document verification or is there a need for physical verification,” he added.

Menon explained that while stopping of the trucks for verification for up to 30 minutes is acceptable, if it takes any longer then it could be reported on the GST grievance redressal portal.

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“The practical implementation is the concern so that the system is not misused. We are expecting the committees to look into this matter soon,” he added.

On May 4, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to chair a meeting of the GST Council, which will look at simplification of the tax return filing process.

GST collections up

As far as collections under GST are concerned, while there were fluctuations post the July 1 implementation of the tax regime, it has now stabilised.

Menon added that collections are going up. “We have seen about Rs 96,000 crore as of end of March 2018. This increase could be partly due to the input credit carry forward, close of financial year and also due to the anticipation of the e-way bill coming in.”

Anti-profiteering rules

Under GST, anti-profiteering has been an area of concern as well. While authorities do not want companies to pocket the profits arising from a reduction in taxes, implementation challenges have remained.

“It has been sought that increased input credit and reduced GST has to be passed on to the end customers. However, at present, a complainant may not be able to cannot find out whether input credit has passed on,” Menon said.

Currently, there are no guidelines on anti-profiteering norms under GST. However, adjudication has already started.

Honda dealer case

In March, the the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) had dismissed a complaint against a Bareilly-based Honda car dealer related to tax reduction benefits not being passed on.

“Nearly 73 complaints have been filed under the anti-profiteering rules, but only one has been adjudicated. This process takes time and 8-10 months for an outcome to be reached,” said Menon.

Source: moneycontrol
GST: All you need to know about E-Way Bill System

GST: All you need to know about E-Way Bill System

E-way bill is an online document generated by the govt portal www.ewaybillgst.gov.in evidencing movement of goods of consignment value more than Rs 50,000.

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The finance ministry of india has sought a report from GSTN (GST Network), the IT-backbone provider for GST, on glitches in the system that derailed the anti-tax evasion e-way bill system. Eway bill is aimed to bring uniformity across the states for seamless inter-state movement of goods.

Here are the key things to know about the online document:

What is an e-way bill?

Form GST EWB-01 (eway bill)  is an online document (available to supplier/recipient/transporter) generated on the common govt.portal (http://www.ewaybillgst.gov.in) evidencing movement of goods of consignment value more than Rs 50,000. It has two components –

Part A comprising of details of GSTIN of supplier and recipient, place of delivery (indicating PIN code also), document (Tax invoice, Supply Bill, Delivery Challan or Bill of Entry) number and date, a value of goods, HSN code, and reasons for transportation.

Part B comprising of transport details – transport document number (Goods/Items Receipt Number or Railway Receipt Number or Airway Bill Number or Bill of Lading Number) and Transport vehicle number for the road.

Who should generate e-way bill?

The Eway bill needs to be generated by the consignor or consignee (if the transportation is being done in own/hired conveyance or by railways by air or by vessel) or the transporter (if the goods are handed over to a transporter for transportation by road). When neither the consignor nor consignee generates the e-way bill and the value of goods is more than Rs 50,000, it will be the responsibility of the transporter to generate it.

Can users update their business name, address, mobile number or email-id in the e-way bill system?

The billing system will not allow updating the above details directly. The taxpayer has to change the details at GST Common portal, from where it will be updated in the e-way bill system.

Whether information submitted to the e-way bill can be used for filing GST returns?

The information furnished in the Part-A of the Electronic way bill on the common portal can be utilized for furnishing details in GSTR-1.

What is invoice reference number?

A registered person can obtain an Invoice Reference Number from the common portal by uploading the tax invoice issued in Form GST INV-1. The tax invoice and reference number will be valid for a period of 30 days from the date of uploading.

Can the e-way bill be canceled if the goods are not transported after generation of the e-way bill?

In cases where an e-way bill has been generated, but goods are either not being transported or are not being transported as per the details furnished in the e-way bill, the Eway bill can be canceled electronically on the common portal within 24 hours of generation.

What are the modes of e-way bill generation?

Apart from the option to generate the bill from the common portal, it can also be generated or canceled through SMS. When an Eway bill is generated, a unique e-way bill number (EBN) is allocated and is available to the supplier, recipient, and the transporter.

If you have any questions about GST or Eway bill system or would like to know how you can easily transition to GST with minimum disruption to your business, please write to marcom@sailotech.com or visit our site www.xattax.in

GST: 5 more States to implement E-way Bill from 25th April, 2018

GST: 5 more States to implement E-way Bill from 25th April, 2018

Four more states, including Madhya Pradesh, and Union Territory of Puducherry will roll out the e-way bill for intra-state movement of goods from 25 April.

GST: Four states, Puducherry to roll-out intra-state e-way bill from 25 April

From 1 April, the government had launched the electronic way or e-way bill system for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from one state to another.

The same for intra or within the state movement has been rolled out from 15 April. So far 12 states have made e-way bill mandatory for intra-state movement of goods.

“Four more states — Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya — and union territory of Puducherry will roll out intra-state eway bill from 25 April,” GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar told PTI in an interview.

The electronic way or e-way bill for inter-state movement of goods valued over Rs 50,000 was rolled out on 1 April. Karnataka was the sole state to start intra-state e-way bill on the same day.

The GST council had decided on a staggered rollout of intra-state e-way bill starting from 15 April with 5 states — Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala.

Thereafter 6 more states — Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tripura — joined in from 20 April.

Also Read: How Eway bill fared in the first 15 days

Since the roll out of e-way bill for inter-state movement of goods from 1 April and intra-state from 15 April, more than 1.84 crore such bills have been generated till Sunday.

Kumar said the maximum number of e-way bills are generated on the portal in the second half of the day, particularly between 1600-1900 hours — accounting for one-third of the total generation of such bills during the day.

The maximum number of e-way bills (both inter and intra state) generated has touched 12 lakh on 21 April.

“So far the e-way bill portal is going on smoothly. The system has been designed to take load of generation of 75 lakh e-way bills during a day. The system has lot more capacity to take load that what is being generated as of date,” Kumar said.

Touted as an anti-evasion measure and would help boost tax collections by clamping down on trade that currently happens on cash basis, the e-way bill provision of the goods and services tax (GST) was first introduced on 1 February.

However, its implementation was put on hold after the system developed glitches in generating permits. With several states also starting to generate intra-state e-way bills on the portal, the system developed a snag.

Since then, the platform has been made more robust so that it can handle load of as many as 75 lakh inter-state e-way bills daily without any glitch.

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How E-way bill fared in the first 15 days

How E-way bill fared in the first 15 days

It has been more than two weeks that the e-way bill e-way billwas made compulsory for inter-state movement of goods. Given that the capacity of the e-way bill portal was beefed up to handle around 75 lakh inter-state e-way bills on a daily basis, not much trouble was faced on April 1, barring a down-time of two hours which disrupted businesses for a while.

Having said that, overall the implementation was a success, with Karnataka also rolling out its intra-state e-way bill system at the same time, becoming the first state to do so. In these last two weeks, over 1.22 crore e-way bills have been generated from the e-way bill portal, and 543 verification reports have been uploaded by tax officials, as per the government records.

This roughly puts the average number of e-way bills generated per day at a little over 7 lakh – which goes on to show that the government indeed was well prepared this time to handle the load, in fact up to nine or ten times of actuals.

What is also commendable, is that the phase wise implementation of the e-way bill is also progressing as per plan. On Sunday, April 15, e-way bills were made compulsory for movement of goods within and across five states – Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Kerala.

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As per the government records, nine states have generated 82% of the total e-way bills so far – with Gujarat being the major state in terms of intra-state e-way bill generation, followed by Karnataka and Maharashtra. The most recent phase of the e-way bill rollout was on Friday, April 20 which saw intra-state e-way bills go live in six more states, which are Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura and Uttarakhand. Going by the way, the roll-out has gone so far, the Council’s dream of a nation-wide implementation by June 1, does seem quite feasible.

At this point in time, it can be safely assumed, that with each passing day, the e-way bill is bound to iron out the wrinkles of tax evasion across state borders. For instance, in Madhya Pradesh, about 80 teams have been assigned by the commercial tax department to conduct mobile checking of vehicles, and within the first half of April, already 100 vehicles have been detained, for violating the e-way bill norms.

Quite a few number of trucks in other places have been stopped, after they were found transporting goods either with faulty bills or without registration. Given the alertness of the government, one can expect more such initiatives to ensure that businesses and transporters stay compliant.

While the government is doing their due-diligence, it has become extremely critical for businesses to adopt a solution which assists in generating and managing e-Way Bills, and at the same time facilitates recording and maintenance of accurate invoices.

The software should also mitigate repetitive tasks and allow the flexibility of generating JSON for a single invoice or, a single JSON for multiple invoices along with ease of handling any exceptions. Together with technology, and the initiatives of the government, we are sure to smoothen trade and industry processes, thus making life simpler for both businesses and transporters.

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Source: ET