The Kerala Goods &
Services Tax (GST) Department has stated that the e-way bill system in
vogue in the State from January 12 on trial basis will become formalised
tomorrow (February 1).
But it clarified that the system will
continue to run on trial basis till the State government issues an
official notification endorsing e-way bills for intra-State movement of
goods.
An official said that traders may log in to the relevant
web page by clicking on the link provided under the tax payers’ services
at www.keralataxes.gov.in.
An e-way bill is mandatory for consignments valued at ?50,000 or more. It may be generated on personal computers, through a mobile application or even an SMS, the spokesman said.
Unlike
in the earlier system, the e-way bill will enable movement of a
consignment based on the declaration made by the supplier without being
subjected to verification.
Here, the supplier is responsible for
providing all relevant details with respect to the consignment. In case
he/she does not generate the e-way bill, the receiver of the consignment
or the transporter may comply with the requirement.
If factual
errors are detected after the e-way bill is generated or the consignment
gets cancelled altogether, the bill can be revoked by the party who
generated it within the prescribed time limit.This apart, the system
allows for the rejection of the bill by a customer if it contains errors
with respect to his/her coordinates.