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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 840 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 297 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 6582 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 Departmental Audit – Selection Parameters, Documents & Proactive Steps

September 15, 2021 30141 Views 0 comment Print

GST Departmental Audit – Parameters For Selection, Documents That Can Be Asked For And Proactive Steps To Be Undertaken GST has been one of the biggest tax reforms of our country. July 2021 marked four years of GST Implementation and though it has stabilized to a large extent, the taxpayers are still grappling with some […]

CBIC needs to clarify on applicability of GST Audit for the year 2020-21

September 4, 2021 9765 Views 0 comment Print

On 30 of July, 2021 the GST Council notified about the same through Notification No. 29/2021, as the date of applicability of Section 110 and 111 of the Finance Act, 2021 will be 1 of August, 2021. i.e. form 1 of August, 2021.

No GST Audit under Finance Act, 2021 notified w.e.f. 01.08.2021

September 2, 2021 125631 Views 2 comments Print

It is submitted that Section 35 and 44 of The Central Goods and Services Tax, Act, 2017 (“CGST Act, 2017”) has been amended by Finance Act, 2021. It is stated that Sections 2 to 88 of Finance Act, 2021 shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2021 and Sections 108 to 123 […]

Know Knitty Gritty of GST Audit By Department – An Analysis

August 12, 2021 3717 Views 0 comment Print

1. Availing ITC: Crediting the ITC in Electronic Credit Ledger is availing ITC. Crediting ITC to credit ledger results in to ITC availed. 2. Utilization of ITC: Debiting the ITC in the Electronic Credit Ledger is utilization of ITC. Debiting ITC results in to ITC utilized. 3. Interest under section 50: Wrong credit taken i.e […]

GST Annual Return & Audit (GSTR 9 & GSTR 9C) For FY 2020-21

August 2, 2021 359667 Views 13 comments Print

Hon’ble Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharam in her Budget Speech on 1st day of February, 2021, omitted Section 35(5) and substituted Section 44 by Section 110 & 111 of the Finance Act, 2021 respectively in the CGST Act, 2017, so as to remove the mandatory requirement of furnishing a Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) duly audited by […]

GST Audit under Section 35(5) scrapped – What does it mean ?

July 31, 2021 26409 Views 2 comments Print

GST Audit scrapped section 35(5) from GST Act 2017 OMITTED /New Provisions for Section 44 inserted Under GST, the compliance obligations under section 35(5) from GST Act has been removed to allow self-certification. Section 35 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act Sub Section (5) shall be omitted. Before removal of Section 35(5) it […]

Removal of mandatory audit by CA/CMA under GST

July 31, 2021 8877 Views 0 comment Print

Certain notifications have been issued by the CBIC yesterday relating to filing of Annual Return in FORM GSTR-9 and Reconciliation Statement in FORM GSTR-9C. A brief summary of them all is as below: Notification No. 29/2021 – Central Tax The provisions of Sec 110 & Sec 111 of the Finance Act, 2021 have been notified […]

GST Audit – Certification in Form GSTR-9C – Clarifications needed

July 31, 2021 17223 Views 0 comment Print

1. Notification No.29/2021 – Central Tax Dt.30.07.2021 has been issued appointing 01.08.2021 as the date on which the provisions of Sections 110 and 111 of the Finance Act, 2021 shall come into force. 2. Section 110 and 111 of the Finance Act, 2021 are reproduced hereunder – 110. In section 35 of the Central Goods […]

GSTR-9 filing exempted if turnover is upto Rs. 2 crs for FY 20-21

July 30, 2021 62481 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Notification No. 31/2021-Central Tax Dated : 30th July, 2021 CBIC exempts the registered person whose aggregate turnover in the financial year 2020-21 is upto two crore rupees, from filing annual GST return for the said financial year. This would ease compliance requirement of furnishing reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C, as taxpayers would now be […]

CBIC amends Rule 80 Annual return, GSTR 9 Instructions & GSTR 9C

July 30, 2021 75510 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC has vide Notification No. 30/2021–Central Tax | Dated 30th July, 2021 amended Rule 80 related to Annual GST Return, It further amended Instructions related to GSTR 9 and also amended Form GSTR 9C. The existing Rule 80 replaced for making the requisite amendments in Form GSTR-9 & Form GSTR-9C. The default due date as […]

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