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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


Latest Judiciary


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


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 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


Key Changes in Format of Annual GST Return

January 8, 2019 7701 Views 2 comments Print

Key Changes in Annual Return as compare to previous notified format of Annual Return As per the notification 74/2018 dated 31.12.2018 the new updated format is notified by the government in that notification following amendment/clarification are brought by the government: It is mandatory to file the GSTR1 and GSTR3B for the financial year 2017-18 before […]

GST Annual Return, Reconciliation Statement & Refund Application format amended

December 31, 2018 52071 Views 2 comments Print

Fourteenth amendment to the CGST Rules, 2017 by which CBIC notified following forms- FORM-GST-RFD-01 –Application for Refund Applicable for casual or non-resident taxable person, tax deductor, tax collector, unregistered person and other registered taxable person) FORM-GST-RFD-01 A- Application for Refund (Manual)- (Applicable for casual taxable person or non-resident taxable person, tax deductor, tax collector and […]

Source Documents and Crucial Area under Annual Return GSTR-9

December 18, 2018 4692 Views 0 comment Print

A. CBIC, vide Notification No. 39/2018- Central Tax dtd. 4th September, 2018 has notified the Form of Annual Return. GSTR 9 is to be filed once in a year by the registered taxpayers, including persons registered under composition levy scheme, under Section 44 of the CGST Act, 2017. B. It consists of details regarding the […]

GST: Audit by tax Authority, Special Audit & Annual GST Audit

December 18, 2018 3144 Views 0 comment Print

Section 65 – GST Audit by tax Authority (1) Authority Commissioner or any officer authorised by him (2) At place of business of the registered person or at their office (3) 15 working days prior notice (4) Audit shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of commencement of the audit […]

Suggestions on Form GSTR 9C- Reconciliation statement & Certification

December 18, 2018 31215 Views 0 comment Print

We refer to the Form GSTR 9C Reconciliation statement & Certification notified vide Notification No. 49/2018- Central Tax dated 13th September, 2018. In this regard, we consider it a privilege to submit herewith ICAI’s suggestions thereon. The suggestions have been finalized based on the inputs received from members across India who are involved in GST implementation. We hope that these suggestions would also be considered favorably.

Due date of GST Annual Return / Audit extended to 31st March, 2019

December 11, 2018 11022 Views 0 comment Print

every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person, shall furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in such form and manner as may be prescribed on or before the thirty-first day of December following the end of such financial year;

New Dimensions to GST Annual Report & GST Audit

December 11, 2018 20142 Views 0 comment Print

The article is an attempt to explore the untouched areas in the GST Audit arena. The companies have started the GST audit processes and are focussing on GSTR 9 (It will be given by the system later) and GSTR 9C but somehow companies are missing the vital links for the GST Audit.

Intricacies of outward supply for filing up GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C

December 9, 2018 18705 Views 0 comment Print

Amidst the clamour to extend the deadline of filing GST Annual Return and Reconciliation Statement in Form GSTR-9 (for normal taxable person)/ Form GSTR-9A (for composition taxpayers) and Form GSTR-9C for GST Audit by due date of December 31, 2018 for the Financial Year 2017-18,

Extension of due date for filing FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and FORM GSTR-9C till 31st March, 2019

December 8, 2018 16377 Views 5 comments Print

Extension of due date for filing FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and FORM GSTR-9C till 31st March, 2019 GSTR-9 form is an annual return form to be filed once in a year by the registered taxpayers under GST including those registered under composition levy scheme. GSTR-9 consists of details regarding the supplies made and received during […]

CBIC extends due date of filing Form GSTR-9, GSTR-9A & GSTR-9C

December 8, 2018 61809 Views 12 comments Print

CBIC extended Due date for filing of Annual return for FY 2017-18 in FORMs GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C extended to 31st March, 2019 vide Press Release Dated 7th December, 2018. Official Order is expected today. FORM GSTR-9 and FORM GSTR-9A have been notified vide notification No. 39/2018-Central Tax, dated 04.09.2018 while FORM GSTR-9C has been […]

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