Amendment of invoice.

[Zaid Ansari]

Hello Sir,

I want to ask that how can i change invoice number after submitting GSTR-1.I have entered wrong invoice number in my previous month return now how can i amend it.Please Reply.

[YAGAY andSUN]

you may make necessary changes in next month's return in statement 2A.

[DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

I endorse the views of Yagay & Sun.

[Zaid Ansari]

Sorry sir but i didn't understand what you want to say.What changes i can make to 2A? I have uploaded wrong invoice number.My invoice number was 12 but i entered it as 38 by mistake in my may 2018 gstr 1 return and filed it.All other invoice details like amount,tax,date etc were correct.Now when i am uploading the original invoice 38 in june 2018 return,the system is not accepting ot saying that invoice 38 already exists in may 2018 return which is true.Now how can i change the invoice number after i have filed the return.Plz reply.

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

The simplest way of doing it is mention 38a for the correct invoice. And correct the wrong invoice number in the next month. Because if you do both in this month the system will say that number is already existing .

AI Summary

Invoice amendment under GST: amend wrong invoice numbers in the next return or use a distinct suffix to avoid duplicates. Incorrectly reported invoice number in a filed GSTR 1 cannot be changed in the past return; corrections should be made in the subsequent month's return under Statement 2A. The portal blocks duplicate invoice numbers across periods, so taxpayers may temporarily use a distinct identifier (such as a suffix) when uploading the invoice and then regularize the correct number through the next period's amendment filing.