e-Invoicing under GST: Impact on Small & Medium Enterprises

e-Invoicing has now been familiar to all the businesses as the majority of the businesses are now falling under the ambit of e-invoicing under GST.

w.e.f. 1^st of April, 2021, all the businesses whose aggregate turnover falls above INR 50 Cr. annually, are eligible for e-Invoicing now.

The plans of the Government seem to be going in the ways to bring maximum businesses under e-Invoicing & we should not be surprised if the government announces to bring the 50 Cr. eligibility down to 5-10 Cr.

A voluminous increase in the e-Invoicing eligible taxpayers has made this a trending topic.

In this short article, we will see the direct and indirect impacts of e-Invoicing on Small & Medium enterprises.

e-Invoicing under GST & Indian Markets

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e-Invoicing has paved the way for a super fast & high-level integration between the ERP software used by the taxpayers and the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP).

Integration of e-Invoicing with the IRP platform, e-Way Bill portal, and GSTN has helped to automate invoicing process thus adding up a pace to the business flow.

e-Invoicing is going to impact a large group of businesses as the businesses are still not completely familiar with the rules of e-Invoicing.

Even though e-Invoicing under GST  is seen as a step to curb ill practices like tax evasion, there are still many businesses that aren’t ready for this change.

How is e-Invoicing under GST affecting Mid-market Companies?

There are some costs & other aspects involved which the medium & small businesses are keen about.

We have listed down some of the major impact points where e-Invoicing under GST can hit the Small & Medium Market Companies in India.

What Is the Way Out For Mid-market Companies  for e-Invoicing?

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e-Invoicing System is for the benefit of the taxpayer.

e-Invoicing will now be mandatory for businesses whose aggregate turnover falls above INR 50 Cr.

More & more businesses are now falling under the umbrella of e-invoicing and hence, one cannot deny the importance of e-Invoicing in the GST structure.

Mid-market companies who are eligible for e-Invoice generation, at no cost can ignore this process as it is an important step of authenticating all your invoices from the government’s end.

Following is a checklist for small & mid-market companies to accommodate themselves comfortably to the e-invoice generation under GST:

In a Nutshell

e-Invoicing can be a challenging task when there are loads of invoices to be uploaded to the IRP portal.

This could be a time-consuming task and there are high chances of human errors which in turn can hamper your availability of Input Tax Credit.

Generation of incorrect e-Invoices can further attract blocking of your working capital which will hurt your business.

Hence, setting up an automated IT infrastructure should be the primary priority of the businesses to be e-Invoice ready.

You can get a free demo of the GSTHero’s Tally Connector which will enable you to generate e-Invoices directly from your Tally ERP without even visiting the IRP portal once.

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• 1-click e-Invoice generation right from your ERP.
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• Round-the-clock support from our experts and support team.

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