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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 861 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 303 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 633 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 21726 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 1008 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 2826 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


GST Audit Checklist

May 4, 2019 73680 Views 6 comments Print

GST Audit Check list covers following Points – GST Registration Certificate, Invoicing documentation, Goods Sent to Job Work, Supply, Time of supply, Input Tax Credit,Classifications,Input Tax Service Distributor, Returns, GST collections and payment verification, Reverse Charge, Value of Supply, Place of supply, Refund, Inward supply, Maintenance of Books of Accounts And other General Points Client’s […]

Presentation on GST Audit and Annual Return

May 2, 2019 16110 Views 2 comments Print

Presentation on GST Audit and Annual Return. Covering handy material on Relevant provisions governing GST Audit , Indicative Checklist for GST Audit, Key Focus Areas for GST Audit, Important Facts on GST Annual Return, Annual Return (FORM GSTR-9) and Reconciliation Statement (Form GSTR-9C). About GST Audit What is Audit under GST Law ? Annual Audits: […]

Points to be kept in mind during the GST Audit

April 29, 2019 35553 Views 6 comments Print

Here I would like to mention to all of you details which would be require kept in mind at the time of GST Audit. I had done GST Health Checkup (i.e. GST Compliance of more than 30 companies like Manufacturing, Service, Trading, Pharma, Health, Export oriented unit, etc is limited as well as MNC companies). […]

Form GSTR 9C – Reconciliation Statement – An Easy Understanding

April 23, 2019 70455 Views 4 comments Print

Coming to the filing of a reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C, it is important to note that only those registered taxable person whose aggregate turnover during a financial year exceeds INR 2 Crore are required to file reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C along with the filing of an annual return in FORM GSTR-9.

GSTR 9C Reconciliation Statement- A Detailed Analysis

April 20, 2019 81513 Views 10 comments Print

GSTR 9C is the reconciliation statement prescribed for registered tax payer to whom the GST Audit is applicable. It is not required to be filed by such registered person whose aggregate turnover during a financial year is less than two crore rupees including all mentioned in the table for GSTR 9.

Filing of GST Audit Report in FORM GSTR 9C – Process and Steps

April 17, 2019 78255 Views 12 comments Print

GST Audit Report in Form GSTR 9C – Introduction and Filing process  Recently on 14th April 2019, GSTN opened the filing window for GST Audit Report in Form GSTR 9C. We have examined the various aspects for filing of GSTR 9C and studied the off-line template released by GSTN for filing of FORM GSTR 9C. […]

GST Audit Fee: Business Houses And Auditors

March 18, 2019 25701 Views 0 comment Print

ON A HALF TRUTH: ONLY RECONCILIATION IS TO BE PREPARED BY THE GST AUDITOR Post reading this article one will appreciate that how an efficient audit can be a value addition tool to the business houses. Depth of procedures of auditors will lead to safeguard the registered person from facing the same issues in assessment. […]

GST Audit- Eligibility, Engagement, Preparation, Program & Report

February 25, 2019 12846 Views 1 comment Print

Every Registered person whose aggregate turnover during a financial year exceeds the prescribed limit of Rs 2 crore is liable to get his account audited by Chartered Accountant or a Cost Accountant. The above prescribed limit is calculated by all India pan based turnover which includes intra state supplies, exports, interstate supplies, exempt supplies, stock […]

38 Common Mistakes in GST Compliance & Precautions for GST Audit

January 25, 2019 24747 Views 10 comments Print

I have identified certain common mistakes in GST compliance, few of them are summarized below. The intention is to highlight common mistakes and precautions to be taken for GST audit so that efforts can be taken to solve / rectify them before starting GST audit and save cost of interest and penalty.

Letter To GST Council on Shortcomings In Revised GSTR-9

January 10, 2019 14505 Views 8 comments Print

Inform- GSTR 9 there have been various points which have created confusion among taxpayers on account of ambiguous and contradictory instructions given in the form. There was also a shortcoming that this form is only a sum-up of form GSTR-3B and GSTR-1, as already submitted.

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