Invoice series

[Rupali Malik]

Is it mandatory to start a new fresh series for the FY 2018-19 ?

Or we can just simply continue our old series?

[SHIVKUMAR SHARMA]

It is optional.You can Continue your old series.

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

The serial number should be unique for each financial year. So you may continue with the existing series or you may start with new series. The only conditon is the series should be unique .

[YAGAY and SUN]

Invoice Serial Number a consecutive serial number, 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;

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

Refer Rule 46(b) of CGST Rules, 2017

AI Summary

Invoice serial number uniqueness: continue or restart series, but ensure uniqueness within the financial year.
Invoice serial numbers under GST need not be restarted each financial year; continuation of an existing series is permissible provided the serial number is unique for that financial year. Serial numbers can be consecutive, in one or multiple series, and may include alphabets, numerals, hyphens or slashes in any combination, consistent with the invoice numbering rule in the GST framework.