GST finds taxpayer-friendly way to generate e-way bills

In a taxpayer-friendly move, the government said the distance between two PIN codes for a shipment will be calculated automatically at the time of generation of an e-way bill under the goods and services tax (GST).  This is expected to reduce discrepancies in e-way bills generated by transporters, which not only lead to queries from tax officials, but also in generation of an e-way bill. The…