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Ship-to GSTIN Mandatory for Bill-to/Ship-to E-Way Bills from 1 August 2026: GSTN

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has made Ship-to GSTIN compulsory for Bill-to/Ship-to transactions from 1 August 2026. Businesses must update ERP systems and...

July 6, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

Does GST Payment During Section 65 Audit Automatically Attract Section 74 Proceedings?

Goods and Services Tax : Payment of GST during a Section 65 audit does not automatically invoke Section 74. The department must independently establish fra...

July 6, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

GST Department Audit under Section 65 of CGST Act 2017

Goods and Services Tax : Section 65 empowers GST authorities to conduct audits of registered taxpayers based on risk and compliance parameters. Understandi...

June 1, 2026 6591 Views 0 comment Print

GST Audit Across Multiple Years Cannot Automatically Justify Section 74 Invocation

Goods and Services Tax : Centralized GST audits covering several years and registrations have raised concerns about misuse of extended limitation under Sec...

May 27, 2026 633 Views 0 comment Print

GST Department Audit under Section 65: Common Audit Issues

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains common objections raised during GST departmental audits under Section 65, including ITC mismatches, GSTR reco...

May 16, 2026 1374 Views 0 comment Print


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Mandatory Preceding Year Audit Details Introduced for UDIN Generation by ICAI

CA, CS, CMA : UDIN generation now requires disclosure of preceding year audit details for specific audit categories. The update strengthens audi...

December 23, 2025 2178 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment of CAs/Cost Accountants for GST Audit in Rajasthan

Goods and Services Tax : Expression of Interest for empanelment of Chartered/Cost Accountants for GST special audit under Section 66 of RGST/CGST Act, 2017...

December 13, 2024 12441 Views 0 comment Print

Request to Extend due date of GSTR 9, 9A & 9C for financial year 2022-23

Goods and Services Tax : U.P. Tax Bar Association requests Finance Minister for extension of GST Annual Return filing deadline due to ongoing proceedings a...

December 25, 2023 25983 Views 0 comment Print

Model GST Audit Manual

Goods and Services Tax : This model GST Audit Manual is intended to be developed as a comprehensive document which would  be helpful for the audit officer...

February 4, 2023 11925 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment for Special Audit with Delhi GST department

Goods and Services Tax : Empanelment of Chartered Accountants/Chartered Accountant firms/Cost Accountants/Cost Accountant firms for Special Audit of GST re...

December 30, 2022 21726 Views 0 comment Print


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GST Audit Valid After Registration Cancellation as Audit Relates to Period of Registration

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that Section 65 audit proceedings can be initiated even after GST registration is cancelled if the audi...

June 5, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

Anticipatory Bail Allowed as No Specific Allegations Linked CA to Share Transfer Fraud

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court granted anticipatory bail to a Chartered Accountant accused in a share transfer fraud case, observing tha...

May 12, 2026 2490 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Puts Hold on GST Show-Cause Notices Issued After Audit Deadline

Goods and Services Tax : The Gujarat High Court has issued an interim order restraining final action on GST show-cause notices against Hubergroup India. Th...

September 15, 2025 1128 Views 0 comment Print

GST Audit Without Section 65(3) Notice Is Invalid: HP HC

Goods and Services Tax : HP High Court stays a GST audit against Saboo Tor Pvt. Ltd., citing the state's failure to issue the mandatory 15-day pre-audit no...

September 15, 2025 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Stops CGST Action as Audit Report Finalized Before Petitioner’s Reply

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi HC intervened in a GST dispute, staying proceedings against Dhruv Medicos Pvt. Ltd. The Court noted that the audit report wa...

September 3, 2025 1008 Views 0 comment Print


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West Bengal GST Audit Deadline Extended to 22nd August 2025

Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal extends the GST audit completion deadline for the 2021-2022 period to August 22, 2025, due to delays in document submi...

July 4, 2025 1344 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of WBGST Audit Deadline in West Bengal

Goods and Services Tax : West Bengal extends WBGST audit completion deadline to October 30, 2024, for cases commenced between July 1 and July 30, 2024....

September 30, 2024 921 Views 0 comment Print

Guideline about conduct of GST Audit-reg

Goods and Services Tax : Detailed guidelines for conducting GST audits in Maharashtra, including desk review, team formation, and audit monitoring for FY 2...

July 9, 2024 2832 Views 0 comment Print

Measures for Effective GST Audit and Revenue Optimization

Goods and Services Tax : Government of Karnataka issued a circular outlining measures for effective GST audit and revenue optimization. The circular highli...

June 13, 2023 1833 Views 0 comment Print

WBGST: Extension of period for completion of GST Audit

Goods and Services Tax : Extension of period for completion of Audit as per the proviso to sub-section (4) of section 65 of the WBGST Act, 2017 for the per...

July 11, 2022 1086 Views 0 comment Print


GST Audit by CA/CMA Discontinued but more Onus Put on Assesses

February 1, 2021 28383 Views 2 comments Print

The budget presented  on Ist Feb 2021 has brought apparently some good news for the assesses but adverse  news for the professionals like CMAs and CAs on GST front with regard to discontinuance of GST audit  as the professionals had put in lot of  labour to streamline the GST mechanisms in the  organisations during GST […]

Representation to FM on Concerns of Chartered Accountants

January 30, 2021 3225 Views 0 comment Print

We have not noticed any heed being extended towards various issues and possible solutions we have proposed through those representations to your good selves and it gives an impression to us that the same were safely brushed aside by your ministry.

Punjab GST Audit Manual 2020

January 26, 2021 2943 Views 0 comment Print

Objective of Punjab GST Audit Manual is to outline the principles and procedures for audit conducted under the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Rules made there under. In this document registered person selected for audit is referred to as an Auditee.

Karnataka GST Audit Manual

January 22, 2021 8955 Views 0 comment Print

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA (Department of Commercial Taxes) KARNATAKA GST AUDIT MANUL Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, “Vanija Therige Karyalaya” Bengaluru-560009 taxation is a sovereign power exercised by the state to realise revenue to enable it to discharge its obligations. HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, (Amrit Banaspati Co. Ltd. and Ors Vs State of Punjab […]

GST Audit by Department: Are You Prepared?

January 18, 2021 40203 Views 1 comment Print

India has completed more than 3 years of GST regime. GST has been one of the landmark tax re- forms in the country and though it has stabilized to a large extent, the business entities are still grappling with some issues and compliances required to be carried out. It has been quite a time since […]

GST Audit: GST Audit Due Date

January 12, 2021 8262 Views 2 comments Print

MEANING OF GST AUDIT: Audit under GST involve the scrutiny of records, returns and audit of all the other documents which is maintained by the registered person under GST. It also verifies the exactness of declared turnover, taxes which is paid, if refund is claimed, if there is any Input Tax Credit is availed and […]

CA Association Criticised Action & Policies of FMO after insufficient due date extension

January 8, 2021 46980 Views 11 comments Print

Chartered Accountants Association, Surat has written a letter to FM and criticized Finance Minister Office (FMO) for its Poor Actions and Policies. As per the letter Actions of FMO ultra-vires the Citizen’s Charter, Deteriorated working standards and health of the stakeholders, FMO failed in recognition of efforts put by the tax professionals, Ignoring communication with […]

GSTR 9 & 9C – GST Audit of 2019-20

January 4, 2021 52389 Views 3 comments Print

For FY 2017-18 and 2018-19, the registered person shall have an option to upload the details for the entries in Table 8A to 8D duly signed, in PDF format in FORM GSTR-9C (without the CA certification).] For FY 2019-20, it may be noted that the details from FORM GSTR-2A generated as on the 1st November, […]

WMTPA Letter to FM- Highly Disappointing GST Audit Due Date Extension

January 3, 2021 61023 Views 11 comments Print

WMTPA has written a letter to FM and said that they are Highly Disappointed with GST Audit Extension Press Release dated 30th Dec 2020, when delay is due to fact that Department / GSTN was not ready upto 30th Dec 2020. Full text of their representation is as follows:- THE WESTERN MAHARASHTRA TAX PRACTITIONERS’ ASSOCIATION […]

Extend due date of Form GSTR 9 and 9C for year 2018-19

January 2, 2021 17445 Views 4 comments Print

The A.P. Tax Bar Association, Vijayawada has made a representation Representation regarding extension of date of filing Form GSTR 9 and 9C for year 2018-19 till March 2021. Full Text of their representation is as follows:- The A.P. Tax Bar Association, Vijayawada Date: 01-01-2021 To Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman, Hon’ble Finance Minister, NEW DELHI. Respected Madam, […]

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