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RET191114: Invoice date is earlier than the customer's registration date

You reported a B2B invoice dated before the customer's GST registration took effect, so it can't be a registered-person supply.

Why it happens

  • Wrong invoice date.
  • The sale was made before the customer registered and should have been reported as B2C.

How to fix it

  1. Confirm the invoice date.
  2. If the date is right, report the sale under B2C (small/large) instead — the customer cannot claim ITC on it.
  3. Re-issue the invoice if the customer's GSTIN should have been quoted.

This error is reported in: b2b, cdnr.

Last checked 17 October 2026

Based on public write-ups of this portal error, not on GSTN's own documentation. If the portal's message differs from what's described here, trust the portal and ask your CA.