Invoice Date

[Guest]

One of my client follows this procedure to raise export invoices. Bill raised by a department on the request from despatch division in godown. The bill will be raised but the goods will not reach the customs for shipment. The party will not cancel such bills and will raise the bill again at a later date. This leads to the problem like Invoice No.: 20 will be dated 22/04/2010 and Invoice No.: 30 will be dated 11/04/2010.

They said we cant cancel all those invoices, because this happen often i.e 50% probability. Please advice

[Surender Gupta]

The assessee must correct its system else he may invite trouble sometime. Otherwise, make use of columns date of invoice and date of dispatch effectively to control the situation.

AI Summary

Client Faces Export Invoice Issues: Out-of-Sequence Dating, Goods Not Reaching Customs; System Correction Advised for Resolution. A client is experiencing issues with their export invoice process where invoices are raised by a department upon request from the dispatch division, but goods do not reach customs for shipment. This results in invoices being dated out of sequence, such as Invoice No. 20 dated after Invoice No. 30. The client cannot cancel these invoices due to frequent occurrences. The advice provided suggests that the client should correct their system to avoid potential problems or effectively use the invoice and dispatch date columns to manage the situation.