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GST Invoicing

What are invoices
Who isrequired to issue invoices
Other documents in GST
Fine for not issuing
Tax Invoice Format
Bill of supply format
Payment Voucher Format
Receipt Voucher format
Refund Voucher Format
Revised Invoice Format
Debit / Credit Note Format

Debit / Credit Note Format

A credit or debit note  contain the following particulars, namely:


  • name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier;

  • nature of the document;

  • a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special characters-hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as and respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial year;

  • date of issue of the document;

  • name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number or Unique Identity Number, if registered, of the recipient;

  • name and address of the recipient and the address of delivery, along with the name of State and its code, if such recipient is un-registered;

  • serial number(s) and date(s) of the corresponding tax invoice(s) or, as the case may be, bill(s) of supply;

  • value of taxable supply of goods or services, rate of tax and the amount of the tax credited or, as the case may be, debited to the recipient; and

What are invoices

The Invoices are the main document in GST. All calculations and payments are done as per invoices. Invoicing requirements are written in Chapter VII of CGST Act, 2017 and Chapter VI of CGST Rules, 2017.

  • Tax Invoice: A Document which contains the particulars of good, services, supplier, recipient, Types of goods, HSN of Goods and services, time and place of supply details, the amount of tax and its bifurcation etc.

  • Bill of Supply: Similar to the tax invoice but issued by composition dealer. These documents act act as a proof of goods or services being supplied

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