Invoice Reference Number (IRN) In E-Way Bill System

Invoice Reference Number

The GST laws have evolved and have brought about transparency between the Taxpayers and the Department. With the help of technology, most of the compliance processes, including registrations, filing of returns, invoice validation, etc., are now facilitated in a faceless manner. Taxpayers transporting goods valued more than INR 50,000 have to generate an e-Way Bill to complete the transportation. Along with the e-Way Bill, the transporter is expected to carry a duplicate copy of the invoice. To help taxpayers and transporters reduce paperwork, the concept of IRN was introduced in the e-Way Bill system. If you wanted to know how to generate an e-Way Bill with an IRN number, we will help you. Here, we will cover all the topics like IRN print in e way bill, how to print IRN in e way bill, IRN print to view goods details, how to verify IRN number, IRN number search, how to view IRN print and also cover followings.

What Is An Invoice Reference Number (IRN)?

An IRN is a unique reference number allotted to an invoice. It can be obtained from the e-Way Bill portal by uploading the relevant invoice in Form GST INV- 01. This IRN e-Way Bill is valid for a period of 30 days and can be used instead of a physical tax invoice (that is required to be carried along with the goods being transported).

Benefits Of Using IRN

With the Invoice Reference Number:

• The clearance time at checkposts is reduced (for transporters).
• Tax Authorities can track goods being transported digitally.
• Manual errors and instances leading to loss of invoice can be avoided.
• Documentation is reduced for transporters shipping multiple consignments.
• Part-A of an E-Way bill can be auto-populated.

Format Of GST INV- 01