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GST Audit-as-a-Service Gains Relevance Due to Limitations of Traditional Annual Audits

Goods and Services Tax : The article highlights that traditional GST audits fail to detect real-time discrepancies. Continuous audit models help businesses...

April 15, 2026 2469 Views 0 comment Print

GST Audit By Tax Authorities Under CGST Act, 2017

Goods and Services Tax : Courts held that audits exceeding prescribed timelines under GST law can invalidate subsequent proceedings. The ruling emphasizes ...

April 6, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

Section 65 GST Audit: Understanding ‘Commencement’ and 3+6 Month Time Limit

Goods and Services Tax : Courts have clarified that audit limitation begins when records are made available or audit is instituted, whichever is later. Ope...

February 12, 2026 1665 Views 0 comment Print

Table-wise Technical Analysis of GSTR-9 (GST Annual Return)

Goods and Services Tax : This article explains each table of GSTR-9 and why it is crucial during GST audits and scrutiny. The key takeaway is that table-wi...

December 15, 2025 5556 Views 0 comment Print

GST Audit Checklist

Goods and Services Tax : GST Audit Checklist Explained: Compliance Failures That Trigger Tax, ITC Reversal & Deemed Supplies; GST Audit Reveals ITC Ris...

December 13, 2025 13089 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 1683 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 12075 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 25800 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 11676 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 21168 Views 0 comment Print


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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 915 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 984 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 840 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court Restricts Re-Audits by Central GST Authorities

Goods and Services Tax : The Calcutta High Court has restricted Central GST authorities from re-auditing periods already covered by a prior audit, citing S...

August 5, 2025 15801 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner can Conduct GST Audits Without Restrictions on Frequency or Time

Goods and Services Tax : Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed Mag Filter's petition challenging CGST audit for FY 2017-22 despite earlier proceedings unde...

January 16, 2025 1641 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 1170 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 867 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 2550 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 1698 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 1038 Views 0 comment Print


Important Points for filing GST Annual Returns & GST Audits

April 22, 2020 6456 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 […]

Turnover Meaning under GST Audit

April 14, 2020 231966 Views 43 comments Print

Every business entity engaged in exclusive supply of goods and whose aggregate turnover in the financial year does not exceed Rs 40 Lakhs in a financial year is required to be registered under the GST Act. For supply of services, aggregate turnover of Rs 20 Lakhs (10 Lakhs in special category States ) is the […]

Income Tax audit / GST Audit / LLP Audit Criteria

April 6, 2020 39684 Views 0 comment Print

Different Audit applicable to individuals, Companies and HUF. There are many tax compliances in India. Here I simplify the different audit applicable to entity and to whom. Tax audit: A tax payer having a turnover or gross receipts more than 1 Crore is liable for tax audit for that financial years. Please note that with […]

Practical Approach of Audit by GST Authorities under CGST Act

March 30, 2020 5439 Views 1 comment Print

Practical Approach of Audit by GST Authorities under Section 65 of the CGST Act, 2017 The intention of this article is to give all the readers a practical understanding of how the authorities go about with the GST Audit and to highlight the parameters which are mostly taken into consideration by the officers as a […]

GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C due date extended to 30.06.2020 for FY 2018-19

March 23, 2020 18618 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC extends time limit for furnishing of the annual return (GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C) specified under section 44 of CGST Act, 2017 for the financial year 2018-2019 till 30.06.2020 vide Notification No. 15/2020-Central Tax Dated  23rd March, 2020.

Request for not increasing Threshold Limit for GST Annual Return & Audit

March 20, 2020 13692 Views 4 comments Print

A major part of the Taxpayers would not be having a turnover of Rs. 5 Crore. So if the threshold limit of filling GSTR 9C is increased up to Rs. 5 crores, then a large amount of taxpayers would escape from requirement of certification of business transaction. Lesser number of Taxpayer would imply less collection of tax and hence loss of revenue to the Government.

GST Audit Checklist and Working sheet

March 6, 2020 42660 Views 1 comment Print

Article contains GST Audit Checklist and Working sheet in Excel Format for the benefit of our readers. GST Audit Working sheet have Sheets to Maintain Master Records of Client, For Important Notes related to Client and sheets for GST on Receipt, ITC Availed, Ineligible Credits, Creditor Older than 180 days, RCM Payable, Working of Interest […]

GST Vital Practical Problems- CROSS CLAIM OF ITC

February 25, 2020 2448 Views 0 comment Print

Part-1 GST is new tax and the dealers who followed it from the initial stage have made some technical mistakes which were not noticed by them within time or they were not rectified by the dealers since the facility of revision of such mistakes was not there. These were innocent mistakes and not the fraud […]

GST Audit: 2018-19 and heap of amendments

February 21, 2020 8454 Views 0 comment Print

GST in India is known for extensions. Since 2001 when the than government talked about its implementation, it has story of date extensions and it’s implementation got extended many times. Similarly, after its introduction w.e.f 1st July, 2017 extensions of dates for different provisions continued and at many times things failed to happen. First ever […]

ICAI Guide to CA Certificates in GST- Format of GST Certificates

February 15, 2020 70113 Views 9 comments Print

ICAI release Guide to CA Certificates in GST which contains Format of Certificate under Section 18(1)(a), Section 18(1)(b), Section 18(1)(c), Section 18(1)(d), Section 18(3), Section 54 and  Section 29(5)  of the CGST Act, Certificate under Section 18(4) of the CGST Act- Composite Tax Payer, Certificate under Section 18(4) of the CGST Act-Taxable supplies by registered […]

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