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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 876 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 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 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


Top 10 FAQs on GSTR-9

November 28, 2018 25779 Views 2 comments Print

There have been a lot of queries from taxpayers on various stages of filing GSTR-9. Here are 10 most Frequently Asked Questions on the filing of annual GST Returns that will surely help the newly registered taxpayers in their first session of tax assessment.

Annual Return and GST Audit: (9 Questions for GSTR-9 and 9C)

November 28, 2018 40158 Views 12 comments Print

Ever since GST implemented from 01st July 2017 there were several rumours and anticipation for GST Annual return and reconciliation of Annual return with GST Audit. Government has through Notification number 39/2018-CT dated 04.09.2018 and Notification number 49/2018 -CT dated 13.09.2018 have notified GSTR 9 & 9A (Annual Return for Regular & Composite dealer) and GSTR 9C (GST Audit Form), respectively.

All About Audit Provisions Under GST

November 28, 2018 24135 Views 0 comment Print

Audit under Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017- The various provision relating to audit under CGST Act & CGST Rules are as under: Section 2(13) of CGST Act, 2017 related to Meaning of Audit Audit means: Examination of Records, Returns & Other documents maintained or furnished by the Registered Person; To Verify the correctness of […]

Annual GST return and GST audit Checklist

November 25, 2018 21084 Views 4 comments Print

Article compiles Area wise working / checklist for annual return and GST audit in respect of  GST Registration, Invoicing Documentation, Goods Sent To Job Work, Supply of Goods & Services,  Time Of Supply, Input Tax Credit, Input Tax Service Distributor,  Classification Of Goods & Services,  GST Returns, GST Collections And Payment Verification, Reverse Charge, Value […]

How to do GST Audit Assessment – Guide for department

November 25, 2018 14625 Views 0 comment Print

1. Introduction State GST Department is one of the most important departments entrusted with the responsibility of tax administration. The department deals with business houses, companies, dealers, Chartered Accountants, Cost accountants, Lawyers, tax practitioners, transporters, truckers, multiple stakeholders and people. As there are lakhs of stakeholders dealt by the officers in the field and various […]

Special Audit Under Goods & Services Tax (GST)

November 20, 2018 4671 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction to GST Audit GST is a trust-based taxation regime wherein the assessee is required to self-assess his returns and determine tax liability without any intervention by the tax official. Therefore a tax regime that relies on self-assessment has to put in place a robust audit mechanism to measure and ensure compliance of the provisions […]

Comparative and Quick view between GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C

November 14, 2018 19851 Views 3 comments Print

With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India from July 1, 2017, there has been a paradigm shift in indirect taxation structure in India from origin-based tax to destination based tax. The professional have an opportunity as well as responsibility to assist the assessees in filing the statutory Form 9 and also in conducting the GST Audit. In this regard I have prepared the comparison of the GSTR9 and GSTR9C for the better and quick understanding.

Complete Analysis of Annual Return and GST Audit

November 13, 2018 48615 Views 2 comments Print

Government has announced for annual return to be filed under Goods & Service tax Act. However a Lot of difficulties are being faced by taxpayers and professionals while filing GST returns due to technical glitches and ambiguous law. After filing monthly returns, a regular person has to even file an Annual Return which is quite detailed. it’s critical to start focusing on various compliances such as input and output reconciliations, preparation and filing of annual return and GST audit certification.

GST Annual Return: An Overview

November 12, 2018 43989 Views 23 comments Print

Government has announced for annual return to be filed under Goods & Service tax Act. The form of annual GST return is to be filed by every GST registered person including composition taxable person except provided.

Does GSTR-9 Annual Return will Transmit Final Rectified Data

November 9, 2018 29736 Views 1 comment Print

Annual return GSTR-9 is much awaited amongst all the suppliers in GST regime due to the belief that all the errors or omission committed during the financial year can be rectified in the annual return i.e. GSTR-9.

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