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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 891 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 636 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 21732 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 1014 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


Govt extend due dates of Tax Audit/ITR/VSV Scheme/GSTR 9/9A/9C

December 30, 2020 64743 Views 25 comments Print

In view of the continued challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting statutory compliances due to outbreak of COVID-19, the Govt further extends the dates for various compliances. Due date for filing ITR (Non tax audit) extended till 10/01/2021. Due date for filing Tax Audit and TP Audit Report extended till 15/01/2021. Due date for filing […]

Extend date of filing of GSTR 9, GSTR 9C and IT returns

December 29, 2020 101511 Views 12 comments Print

A. P. Tax Bar Association, Vijayawada has made a representation to Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman, Hon’ble Finance Minister and requested her for extending the time limit for filing GSTR 9 and 9C returns as also the Income Tax returns for the assessment years 2020-21 which would be beneficial to both individuals, firms and companies and also […]

Extend Income Tax, GST, LLP, Company Law due dates

December 26, 2020 55206 Views 9 comments Print

BJP Economic Cell, Rajasthan  has requested Hon’ble Union Finance Mister to extend due dates of ITR for person (Non-Audit) (FY 2019-20), Tax Audit Reports (FY 2019-20), ITR for other persons (FY 2019-20), GST Annual Return GSTR9/9C/4 (FY 2018-19), GST Annual Return GSTR9/9C/4 (FY 2019-20), Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020, Companies Fresh Start Scheme. 2020 and […]

Extend Due date under GST and Income Tax

December 26, 2020 86295 Views 8 comments Print

Hyderabad Chartered Accountants’ Society has requested for extension of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 for AY 2020-21 and for filing the Annual Reconciliation Statement (GSTR 9C) along with the annual return (GSTR 9) for financial years 2018-2019 & 2019-2020. Full text of their representation to finance minister is as follows:- Hyderabad Chartered Accountants’ […]

Extend due date for filing TAR/ITR/GSTR9/9A/9C

December 25, 2020 51930 Views 15 comments Print

All Odisha Tax Advocates Association made a Request for extension of due date for filing Tax Audit Reports (TARs), Income Tax Return (ITR) for the AY-2020-2021, statement under Vivad Se Vishwas Act, Audit and Annual Return (GSTR9, GSTR 9A, GSTR 9C)  under the GST Act. Full Text of their representation is as follows:- ALL ODISHA […]

Extend Income Tax, Companies & CGST Act compliance due dates

December 24, 2020 29637 Views 0 comment Print

Direct Taxes Professionals’ Association made a Representation to FM for extending the due dates of compliance under Income Tax Act , the Companies Act and CGST Act and widening the scope of benefit in case of cases where Assessee has been allowed relief by Hon’ble ITAT and due date of filing appeal by Department has […]

Extend due dates of GSTR-9/GSTR-9C for FY 2018-19 & 2019-20

December 22, 2020 245169 Views 14 comments Print

Tax Bar Association, Guwahati has made a Request for Extension of Due Dates for filing the GST Annual Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) along with the GST Annual Return (GSTR-9) for financial years 2018-2019 & 2019-2020. They requested to Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon. Finance Minister of India to extend the due dates of furnishing of Annual Return […]

General procedure for GST Audit | Section 65 | MGST Act 2017

December 21, 2020 6225 Views 0 comment Print

The Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Department (MGSTD) is initiating audits u/s 65 of the MGST Act in case of selected RTPs. The present circular is being issued to clarify certain aspects related to GST Audit u/s 65 of MGST Act, 2017. Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra Stale, Mumbai 8th flr. New Bldg. GST Bhavan, […]

Request to Extend Due dates under GST & Income Tax

December 15, 2020 29049 Views 7 comments Print

A Request for extension of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 for AY 2020­-21 and for filing the Annual Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) along with the annual return (GSTR-9) for financial years 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 is made by Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society, Chartered Accountants Association (Ahmedabad), Chartered Accountants Association (Surat), Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association […]

GST Audit 2019-20, & Lots of Issues

December 14, 2020 17166 Views 1 comment Print

The facility to file an annual return in form GSTR-9 for FY 2019-20 is now available. The form is enabled for taxpayers whose table 8A computation has been completed. Computation of table 8A of the said return for auto-population from returns is under progress which is likely to be completed soon. Taxpayers need to ensure that all applicable returns of the said year have been filed before attempting to file the said return.

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