The GST Network will introduce the Invoice Management System (IMS), which will assist taxpayers in matching their records and invoices with those issued by their suppliers to ensure they claim the correct Input Tax Credit (ITC), on October 1.
“To enable taxpayers to efficiently address invoice corrections/amendments with their suppliers through the portal, a new communication process is being brought at portal. This will also facilitate taxpayer in matching of their records/invoices vis a vis issued by their suppliers for availing the correct Input Tax Credit (ITC). GSTN is in the process of developing a new functionality called Invoice Management System (IMS) which will allow the recipient taxpayers to either accept or reject an invoice or to keep it pending in the system, which can be availed later.”
The said functionality would be a major enhancement in the ITC ecosystem of GST. Now, only the accepted invoices by the recipients would become part of their GSTR-2B as their eligible ITC. Therefore IMS will provide the taxpayers an opportunity to review the genuineness and authenticity of the received invoices. Once the suppliers save any invoice in GSTR 1 / IFF / 1A /the same invoice would be reflected in the IMS dashboard of the recipient.
Key points on IMS:
1. Deemed accepted: At the time of GSTR 2B generation, a record will be considered as ‘Deemed Accepted’ if no action is taken on that record in IMS.
2. It is mandatory to recompute GSTR 2B from IMS dashboard in case of any change in action already taken on concerned records or any action is taken after 14th of the month i.e. date of generation of Draft GSTR-2B.
3. Following supplies will not go to IMS and will be directly populated in the GSTR 3B –
a. Inward RCM supplies where supplier has reported in the Table 4B of IFF / GSTR 1 or GSTR 1A and
b. supplies where ITC is not eligible due to section 16(4) of CGST Act or on account of POS rule.
4. Records will flow to IMS dashboard at the time of saving of record by supplier in respective form and recipient can take action on such record in IMS. However, such records will be populated in the GSTR 2B after filling of return in GSTR-1/IFF/1A by the supplier.
5. All the accepted/ deemed accepted/ rejected records will move out of IMS dashboard after filing of respective GSTR 3B.
6. Pending records will remain on IMS dashboard and these records can be accepted or rejected in future months.
7. It is mandatory to take action on original record and file the respective GSTR 3B before taking action on amended record (amended through GSTR-1A/GSTR-1) when original and amended record belongs to 2 different GSTR 2B return period. If both the records belong to same period’s 2B, only amended record will be considered for ITC calculation of GSTR 2B.
8. Any change made in a record/invoice before filing GSTR-1/1A/IFF by the supplier will reset the record’s status on recipient’s IMS dashboard.
9. GSTR 2B will be sequential now. i.e. system will generate GSTR 2B of a return period only if GSTR 3B of previous return period is filed.
The Complete Advisory relating to New Invoice Management System can be accessed at https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/news/revised_advisory_on_ims.pdf