18 Jul GSTN Advisory No. 504: Integration of NIC-IRP e-Invoice Portals Effective August 1, 2024
Advisory No. 504
Date: July 16, 2024
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued Advisory No. 504 regarding the integration of services from the NIC-IRP e-invoice-1 and e-invoice-2 portals.
Key Points:
- Launch Dates:
- Sandbox Portals: July 18, 2024
- Production Portals: August 1, 2024
- Portal Features:
- Both NIC-IRP portals provide web and API modes for e-invoice services.
- Taxpayers can use the same login credentials for both e-invoice-1 and e-invoice-2 portals.
- API tokens for e-invoices and e-waybills are usable across both portals.
- The e-invoice-2 portal serves as a backup during technical issues with the main e-invoice portal.
- Cross-functional operations like printing, downloading, and canceling e-invoices can be performed on either portal.
- If e-invoice-1 is non-operational, e-invoice-2 can handle all e-invoice services.
- Additional Information:
- For API URLs and details, visit the sandbox portal: einv-apisandbox.nic.in.
- Test all APIs in the sandbox environment before using them in the production environment.
- Besides NIC-IRP, four other e-invoice portals (IRP-3, IRP-4, IRP-5, IRP-6) are available for taxpayer convenience, offering similar e-invoicing services.
For detailed information, you can access the advisory here.
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