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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


12 Case Studies on Inward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR 9 & 9C of FY 18-19

September 3, 2020 9660 Views 0 comment Print

Part II of GST Audit Series: 12 Case Studies on Inward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR 9 & 9C of FY 18-19. How to report Input Tax Credit of 17-18 in GSTR 9 and 9C of 18-19? 1. 12 Case studies covering all issues of ITC reporting of 17-18 transactions in 18-19. 2. […]

12 Case Studies on Outward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR-9 & 9C of FY 2018-19

September 3, 2020 11211 Views 1 comment Print

GST Audit Series Part I: 12 Case Studies on Outward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR9 & 9C of FY 2018-19.  Highlights: How to report Outward Supplies Tax of 17-18 in GSTR 9 and 9C of 18-19. 1. Total 12 Case studies covering all issues of reporting 17-18 transactions in 18-19. 2. Where to […]

GST Action Plan for September 2020

August 31, 2020 8754 Views 0 comment Print

September 2020 is considered to be a significant month for any Financial Year as it includes major compliances under the Goods & Services Act. Here, I provide you with the list of activities which should be performed by a registered person under GST. Article contains GST Action Plan for September 2020 and explains Extension of […]

Audit Under Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017

August 27, 2020 2175 Views 0 comment Print

BACKGROUND Audit under indirect tax laws is not a new concept. This concept of audit was also existing in the erstwhile Central Excise laws, State level VAT laws and Service tax laws. Audit is a tool available to the tax department to review and verify transactions entered into by a taxpayer to ensure tax compliance […]

How to disclose transactions/adjustments of FY 17-18 in Annual return of FY 18-19?

August 25, 2020 26016 Views 0 comment Print

Completed 3 years in operation but still struggling to rise-up to the average expectations of the stakeholders; GST has proved to be a loop of extension of compliance deadlines. One such compliance is the filing of Annual Return (Form GSTR 9) and GST Audit (Form GSTR 9C).

Audits and Assessment under GST

August 15, 2020 25023 Views 3 comments Print

Audit and Assessment under GST The revenue authorities are in the forefront to complete the historical audits/assessment under the erstwhile tax laws for the period up to June 2017. The CBIC has released GST audit plan for the year 2019-20 vide F. No. 381/49/2019 on 25.06.2019. The audit plan released by the CBIC takes the […]

Audit/Assessment to Adjudication under GST and stealth comparison to the erstwhile tax regime

August 15, 2020 7815 Views 0 comment Print

Audit/Assessment to Adjudication under GST and stealth comparison to the erstwhile tax regime-  Article explains Assessment/audit under GST, Key aspects concerning demand under the service tax law vis-a-vis GST law, Crucial aspects of GST demand provisions, Timeline for issuance of SCN & concluding adjudication, Limitation period under GST Law for GST Audit, How Taxpayer should […]

Some Tips for smooth completion of GST audit by CA

August 13, 2020 13662 Views 4 comments Print

As we all are presently undergoing or preparing for the GST audit by CA, we all want to ensure the smooth completion of the audit. Through this blog, we would like to bring out certain tips to ensure timely completion of the GST audit by CA and to avoid future GST litigations. We often hear […]

Measures taken of GST Audit while finalizing Books of accounts & preparation of Balance sheet

June 21, 2020 22230 Views 3 comments Print

Measures taken of GST Audit while finalizing Books of accounts & preparation of Balance sheet Every business organization is engaged in finalizing books of accounts and preparation of Balance Sheet for each financial year. It becomes important to understand the legal provisions under GST law while finalizing books of accounts and preparation of Balance Sheet. […]

Include CMA services in Desk Review system of GST Audit

June 20, 2020 7836 Views 1 comment Print

In Desk Review, CMAs can also be a good assistant to CBIC and can guide to Govt. Officials which documents are necessary to scrutiny and review properly before field visit according to nature of business which in result will prevent revenue leakage of Govt.

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