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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 903 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 312 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


Extend Income Tax and GST Audit & Return Filing dates

October 21, 2020 65745 Views 5 comments Print

A representation is made to Finance Minister of India by Six Leading Associations of Chartered Accountants in India and it is requested to extend the due date for filing of returns for all the taxpayers for A.Y. 2020-21 to 31st March, 2021, filing the tax audit report and transfer pricing report to 28th February, 2021, […]

Representation on GST Audit, Notices, ITC, Late Fees issues & Solution

October 20, 2020 56763 Views 38 comments Print

AIMTPA has made a representation to Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister and discussed prevailing Issues in GST and their probable solutions that can be acceptable to all. They discussed the issue of GST Late Fees, The unanswered question of section 16(4), Issues related to Departmental Audit under section 65 and Rule 36(4) issues. Relevant Text […]

Audit by Tax Authorities Under GST Act

October 16, 2020 11859 Views 0 comment Print

Audit by departmental authority is not new concept. It was already in existing in the existing laws. GST tax regime relies on self assessment and self compliance. In order to promote and ensure compliance  of law by taxable person, Audit Mechanism has been introduced  under GST act. There are three types of audit.

GST Audit – A Balance Sheet Approach

September 24, 2020 26547 Views 1 comment Print

GST Audit involves verification various GST compliances w.r.t. books and other records maintained by the entity. As the title suggests, GST Audit involves not only verification of Statement of Profit and Loss for ensuring compliances w.r.t. Outward Supplies & Reverse Charge Mechanism etc., but also involves study of Balance Sheet in depth to ensure complete compliance in accordance with GST Laws.

Relax GST Annual Return & Audit dates for FY 2018-19

September 21, 2020 160497 Views 16 comments Print

We humbly request for relaxation in Annual Return Filing in GSTR-9 and GSTR-9A along with GST Audit Certificate in GSTR-9C either by extension by up to 3 months i.e. till 31st December or by removal of any late fee/penalty/action for the said 3 months of relaxation.

4 Representations by ICAI to GST Council on 10th Sep 2020

September 14, 2020 23283 Views 4 comments Print

The Indirect Tax Committee of ICAI  have made following 4 representations to GST council on 10 September 2020 which relates to request for Extension of due date of Annual Returns in GSTR-9/GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C for the year 2018-19 by 3 months to December 31, 2020, request to  Permit availment of input tax credit under GST […]

Most untouched Provision under GST Audit

September 13, 2020 10914 Views 0 comment Print

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, ‘mother of all tax reforms’ in India, has completed three years on July 1, 2020. The GST which was expected to create utter chaos and uncertainty for at least the next 4 to 5 years, as the initial response to the compliance platform designed by GSTN was too […]

Extend due dates of filing GST Annual return & Audit Report

September 12, 2020 68517 Views 15 comments Print

Extension of Annual returns in Form GSTR 9 and GSTR 9A along with GST Audit Certificate in GSTR 9C from September 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020

Draft Disclosures for GST Audit Report of F.Y. 2018-19

September 4, 2020 72735 Views 1 comment Print

DISCLOSURES -The notes for GST Audit are for guidance only. -The GST auditor will have to make suitable observations, remarks, qualifications, etc. depending on the facts of the audit. -AS THE GST LAW IS VOLATILE Where to put reasons, comments, observations, qualifications, etc. in GSTR-9C ? 1) The Auditor is required to put reasons for […]

6 Case Studies on RCM reporting in GSTR-9 & 9C of FY 2018-19

September 3, 2020 55959 Views 2 comments Print

Part III  of GST Audit Series: 6 Case Studies on Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) reporting in GSTR-9 & 9C of FY 2018-19. Issues discussed regarding- 1. How to report 17-18 transactions of RCM paid in 18-19? 2. RCM paid by DRC 03, how to report? 3. How to report RCM issues in GSTR 9 and […]

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