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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


Types of Audit under GST

June 9, 2020 21270 Views 0 comment Print

(I) Mandatory GST Audit (Section 35 of CGST Act, 2017) Conducted by CA / CMA where aggregate turnover exceeds Rs. 2 crore. -This is a mandatory audit by CA / CMA where aggregate turnover exceeds Rs. 2 crore. -Form used for this is GSTR-9C. -Due date for filing GSTR-9C is 31st December of following year […]

Audits under GST- Audit by Tax authorities & Special Audit

June 2, 2020 6426 Views 0 comment Print

Audit provisions are covered under Section 65 and 66 of the CGST Act, 2017 respectively. There are two types of audits which have been prescribed under the said Act. The same are as follows: 1. Section 65 – Audit by Tax authorities S.No. Particulars Details 1 Period of audit Audit may be undertaken for a […]

Is GST Audit applicable on Turnover exceeding Rs. 2 Crores

May 26, 2020 58374 Views 3 comments Print

In the present article I am going to discuss the law and procedure of Audit to be conducted by the department and special audit as prescribed under GST law. The concept of Audit is not a new concept, the tax payers are already required to get his books of accounts aFor Filing GSTR -9 AND […]

Law And Provision of Special Audit In GST

May 22, 2020 17592 Views 1 comment Print

In the present article I am going to discuss the law and procedure of Audit to be conducted by the department and special audit as prescribed under GST law. The concept of Audit is not a new concept, the tax payers are already required to get his books of accounts audited under various law like […]

Law & Provisions for Audit to be Conducted by Department In GST

May 19, 2020 7725 Views 0 comment Print

In the present article I am going to discuss the law and procedure of Audit conducted by the department and special audit as prescribed under GST law. The concept of Audit is not a new concept, the tax payers are already required to get his books of accounts audited under various laws like Income Tax […]

Draft Engagement letter & Management representation on GST Audit

May 12, 2020 35460 Views 1 comment Print

Article contains Draft Format of Engagement letter on GST Audit and Draft Format of_Management Representation on GST Audit. However the Auditor needs to understand the limitations of management representations as audit evidence.

GST annual return filing date for FY 2018-19 extended till 30.09.2020

May 5, 2020 27381 Views 1 comment Print

CBIC Further Extends due date for furnishing GST annual return/reconciliation Statement (GSTR9 / GSTR 9C) for financial year 2018-2019 to 30th September, 2020 vide Notification No. 41/2020–Central Tax dated 5th May, 2020. GST Annual return for 2018-19: Last date for filing GST annual return specified under section 44 of CGST Act read with rule 80 […]

Important Aspects for GST Audit of Multi-Locational Entities

April 25, 2020 26871 Views 32 comments Print

As per the provisions of section 22(1) Every supplier shall be liable to be registered under GST Act in the State or Union territory, from where he makes a taxable supply of goods or services or both, if his aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds prescribed limit.

GST Audit – Applicability & Scope

April 23, 2020 12924 Views 0 comment Print

GST is a trust based indirect tax in which assesse himself calculates and discharge his tax liability. So to check the veracity of tax liability assessed by assesse and compliances with GST Act and rules, Section 65, 66 and 35(5) of CGST act provides for GST Audit by Tax Authorities, Special GST Audit and Turnover […]

Important Points for filing GST Annual Returns & GST Audits

April 22, 2020 6582 Views 0 comment Print

After the opening of the lockdown, the foremost and immediate tasks is Gst Annual returns, reconciliations and audits- the impending date being 30th June 2020 (as on today). Various factors and steps to be followed for filing annual returns and Gst audits are summarised as below: This submission has been divided 1. Steps for Annual […]

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