GST Compliance
GSTIN Verification: What Businesses Should Check
A 15-character GSTIN tells you a lot — state, PAN, entity and a check digit. Here is how to read it and what to verify before you bill or buy.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
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Bhavesh Akabari
Author, E-Way Easy
Bhavesh Akabari writes the E-Way Easy guides on e-way bills, GST invoicing and day-to-day compliance workflows for Indian manufacturers, wholesalers and traders. Every compliance article is checked against official GST and e-way bill sources and carries a "last verified" date.
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Editorial contact: meet.akabari@ewayeasy.in
E-way bill guides
Bulk E-Way Bill Generation: Complete Guide
Last verified 2026-10-14
Consolidated E-Way Bill (Form EWB-02): When and How to Use It
Last verified 2026-10-28
Documents and Data Required for E-Way Bill Generation
Last verified 2026-10-13
How to Cancel an E-Way Bill (24-Hour Rule)
Last verified 2026-10-10
Common E-Way Bill Errors and How to Fix Them
Last verified 2026-10-13
E-Way Bill Correction: What Can and Cannot Be Changed
Last verified 2026-10-11
E-Way Bill Distance Rules: PIN-to-PIN, 10% Margin and 50 km Part B Exemption
Last verified 2026-10-11
E-Way Bill FAQ: 30 Common Questions Answered
Last verified 2026-10-13
How to Generate an E-Way Bill: Complete Process
Last verified 2026-10-11
E-Way Bill Guide: Everything Indian Businesses Need to Know
Last verified 2026-10-12
E-Way Bill Rules in India (Rule 138 Explained)
Last verified 2026-10-12
E-Way Bill Validity: Calculation, Extension and Expiry
Last verified 2026-10-12
E-Way Bill vs Sales Invoice: Key Differences
Last verified 2026-10-10
Published articles (22)
Product Updates
How E-Way Easy Simplifies the E-Way Bill Workflow
A walkthrough of the E-Way Easy Android app: one-time setup, the 3-step Invoice → Review EWB → Generated flow, invoice PDF import and managing e-way bills.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bill Part A and Part B Explained
What goes into Part A and Part B of Form GST EWB-01, who fills each part, when Part B can be skipped, and how to correct mistakes in either part.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
GST Compliance
HSN Codes: A Practical Guide
What HSN codes are, how the digits are structured, how many digits you must report, and how to keep them right on invoices and e-way bills.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
Business Guides
Digital Tools for Indian Manufacturers
A practical map of the digital tool categories small and mid-sized Indian manufacturers use — accounting, invoicing, compliance, inventory, production and communication.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
GST Compliance
CGST vs. SGST vs. IGST Explained
Which GST applies to your sale — CGST plus SGST, or IGST? A plain-English guide to place of supply, UTGST, credit use and costly mix-ups.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
Invoicing
How to Avoid Errors in Invoice and Transport Details
The invoice and transport errors that most often cause e-way bill cancellations and roadside trouble, and a pre-dispatch checklist to catch them.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
Invoicing
How to Calculate GST on a Sales Invoice
A worked, line-by-line method for calculating GST on a sales invoice — with discounts, mixed rates, CGST/SGST vs IGST and rounding.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
E-Way Bill
How Distance Affects E-Way Bill Validity
Distance decides how many days your e-way bill lasts. Learn how the portal calculates PIN-to-PIN distance, the 10% allowance, same-PIN rules and how to avoid short validity.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
Business Guides
How to Prepare Invoice Data for Bulk Processing
Set up a clean invoice spreadsheet, run simple validation checks and remove duplicates before you upload data for bulk e-way bills or returns.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
Invoicing
Delivery Challan vs. Tax Invoice
Not every movement of goods is a sale. Learn when to issue a delivery challan instead of a tax invoice, what each must contain and how e-way bills fit in.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bill Rules for Returns and Other Special Transactions
How to approach e-way bills for sales returns, supply on approval, exhibitions, bill-to-ship-to deals, line sales and goods sent in SKD/CKD lots.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bill Limit and the ₹50,000 Threshold: Rules and Exceptions
How the ₹50,000 e-way bill limit is calculated, what counts in consignment value, state thresholds, cases needing an e-way bill regardless of value, and exemptions.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bill Rules for Job Work
When goods go to a job worker and come back, who generates the e-way bill, which document travels with the goods, and why interstate job work needs one at any value.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
E-Way Bill
Who Is Responsible for Generating an E-Way Bill?
Supplier, recipient or transporter? How responsibility for the e-way bill is split, what each party must do, and how to avoid goods leaving without one.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bill Considerations for Intrastate Movement
Moving goods within your own state? Thresholds and local exemptions can differ by state. Here is how to work out what applies and avoid common slip-ups.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
E-Way Bill
What to Do When an E-Way Bill Expires
Goods stuck on the road and the e-way bill about to lapse? Learn the 8-hour extension window, how validity is recalculated and what to avoid.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 5 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bill Requirements for Interstate Movement
What changes when goods cross a state border: the ₹50,000 threshold, cases needing an e-way bill at any value, IGST, distance, validity and documents to carry.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
E-Way Bill
E-Way Bills for Wholesalers and Distributors
How wholesalers and distributors can handle e-way bills for multi-drop routes, small invoices, godown transfers and consolidated loads without last-minute errors.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
Business Guides
How Manufacturers Can Simplify Invoice Workflows
A practical way for small and mid-sized manufacturers to cut invoice errors and delays by fixing masters, numbering, review steps and the hand-off to dispatch.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 7 min read
E-Way Bill
How to Update Vehicle Details in an E-Way Bill
Truck broke down or goods shifted to another vehicle? Here is how Part B of an e-way bill is updated, who can do it and what to check first.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 6 min read
E-Way Bill
What Is an E-Way Bill? A Complete Guide for Indian Businesses
A plain-English guide to the e-way bill: what it is, when you need one, who generates it, its two parts, validity and the mistakes that cause trouble on the road.
By Bhavesh Akabari · · 8 min read