Rule 54. Tax invoice in special cases.-
(1) An Input Service Distributor invoice or, as the
case may be, an Input Service Distributor credit note issued by an Input
Service Distributor shall contain the following details:-
(a) name, address and Goods and Services Tax
Identification Number of the Input Service Distributor;
(b) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen
characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or
special characters- hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as -"-'',
"/" respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial
year;
(c) date of its issue;
(d) name, address and Goods and Services Tax
Identification Number of the recipient to whom the credit is distributed;
(e) amount of the credit distributed; and
(f) signature or digital signature of the Input
Service Distributor or his authorised representative:
Provided that where the Input Service Distributor is
an office of a banking company or a financial institution, including a
non-banking financial company, a tax invoice shall include any document in lieu
thereof, by whatever name called, whether or not serially numbered but
containing the information as mentioned above.
1[(1A) (a) A registered person, having the same PAN
and State code as an Input Service Distributor, may issue an invoice or, as the
case may be, a credit or debit note to transfer the credit of common input
services to the Input Service Distributor, which shall contain the following
details:-
i. name, address and Goods and Services Tax
Identification Number of the registered person having the same PAN and same
State code as the Input Service Distributor;
ii. a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen
characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or
special characters -hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as "-'' and
"/" respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial
year;
iii. date of its issue;
iv. Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of
supplier of common service and original invoice number whose credit is sought
to be transferred to the Input Service Distributor;
v. name, address and Goods and Services Tax
Identification Number of the Input Service Distributor;
vi. taxable value, rate and amount of the credit to be
transferred; and
vii. signature or digital signature of the registered
person or his authorised representative.
(b) The taxable value in the invoice issued under
clause (a) shall be the same as the value of the common services.]
(2) Where the supplier of taxable service is an
insurer or a banking company or a financial institution, including a
non-banking financial company, the said 2[supplier may issue] a 3[consolidated
tax invoice] or any other document in lieu thereof, by whatever name called
4[for the supply of services made during a month at the end of the month],
whether issued or made available, physically or electronically whether or not
serially numbered, and whether or not containing the address of the recipient
of taxable service but containing other information as mentioned under rule 46.
5[Provided that the signature or digital signature of
the supplier or his authorised representative shall not be required in the case
of issuance of a consolidated tax invoice or any other document in lieu thereof
in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21
of 2000).]
(3) Where the supplier of taxable service is a goods
transport agency supplying services in relation to transportation of goods by
road in a goods carriage, the said supplier shall issue a tax invoice or any
other document in lieu thereof, by whatever name called, containing the gross
weight of the consignment, name of the consigner and the consignee,
registration number of goods carriage in which the goods are transported,
details of goods transported, details of place of origin and destination, Goods
and Services Tax Identification Number of the person liable for paying tax
whether as consigner, consignee or goods transport agency, and also containing
other information as mentioned under rule 46.
(4) Where the supplier of taxable service is supplying
passenger transportation service, a tax invoice shall include ticket in any
form, by whatever name called, whether or not serially numbered, and whether or
not containing the address of the recipient of service but containing other
information as mentioned under rule 46.
5[Provided that the signature or digital signature of
the supplier or his authorised representative shall not be required in the case
of issuance of ticket in accordance with the provisions of the Information
Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).]
6[(4A) A registered person supplying services by way
of admission to exhibition of cinematograph films in multiplex screens shall be
required to issue an electronic ticket and the said electronic ticket shall be
deemed to be a tax invoice for all purposes of the Act, even if such ticket
does not contain the details of the recipient of service but contains the other
information as mentioned under rule 46:
Provided that the supplier of such service in a screen
other than multiplex screens may, at his option, follow the above procedure.]
(5) The provisions of sub-rule (2)or sub-rule (4)
shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the documents issued under rule 49 or rule 50
or rule 51 or rule 52 or rule 53.
