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Revised Tax Invoice

# Revised Tax Invoice

## The Gap Problem

When a person applies for registration, the effective date of registration is typically the date he became liable (i.e., crossed threshold). But the registration certificate (RC) is issued later. During the in-between period, the supplier has been making taxable supplies without holding RC — and therefore without issuing valid tax invoices.

The revised tax invoice mechanism fills this gap.

## The Rule

  • Every registered person granted registration from an earlier date must issue a Revised Tax Invoice
  • Within 1 month from the date of issue of the RC
  • For supplies made during the period: effective date of registration → date of issue of RC

## Consolidated Revised Tax Invoice (when allowed)

Nature of supplyCan issue consolidated revised invoice?
Inter-state B2C supply, value ≤ ₹ 2,50,000Yes — State-wise consolidation
Inter-state B2C supply, value > ₹ 2,50,000No — must be Recipient-wise
Intra-state B2C supply (any value)Yes — single consolidated invoice
B2B supplyMust issue invoice-wise revised tax invoice (no consolidation)

Worked example

### Example 1

Example — Mr. Ram

  • Turnover crossed ₹ 20 lakhs on 01.09 → became liable to register.
  • Applied for registration on 25.09 (within 30 days, so effective date = 01.09).
  • RC issued on 04.10.

Action required:

  • Ram must issue Revised Tax Invoices by 04.11 (1 month from RC issue date).
  • These cover supplies made between 01.09 and 04.10.
  • For B2C intra-state, he may issue a single consolidated revised tax invoice.

⚠️ Common exam mistakes

  • Starting the 1-month period from the date of application instead of the date of issue of the RC.
  • Issuing consolidated revised invoices for B2B supplies — not permitted.
  • Consolidating high-value (> ₹ 2.5 lakh) inter-state B2C state-wise — these must be recipient-wise.
  • Forgetting that the revised invoice period starts from the effective date of registration, not the application date.
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