GST
Skipped invoice number in the series
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Facts
The series should be consecutive. Skipped numbers that were never used should be shown as cancelled in GSTR-1 Table 13 so the count ties, with a note in your records.
Provisions and law
- Rule 46(b), CGST Rules 2017Serial number in one or more series using letters, numbers, hyphen and slash, up to 16 characters, unique for the financial year
- GSTN advisory on Table 12 and Table 13 of GSTR-1/1ATable 13 (documents issued) made mandatory from the May 2025 return period
Analysis
In Table 13, the from-to range includes the skipped numbers, and the cancelled column counts them. Keep a short note of the software error. Unexplained gaps are a common audit question because they can suggest unreported sales.
Conclusion
- Confirm no invoices were issued with those numbers.
- Record a note explaining the skip.
- Show them as cancelled in Table 13.
- Fix the software setting.
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