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Income Tax Form 100: Special Audit report under section 268(5)

Income Tax : The new Form 100 replaces outdated audit reporting formats to improve compliance and clarity. It standardizes reporting for specia...

March 26, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

Legal opinions from Special Auditor can be sought by AO u/s 142(2A)

Income Tax : The Petitioner contended some of the directions issued by the Respondent are bad in law because the Respondent has delegated upon ...

August 27, 2021 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Special Audit – Section 142(2A) – Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A) The rationale behind the introduction of the provision of Special Audit √ Assessee is liable to get its account audited u/s 4...

September 21, 2020 49908 Views 0 comment Print

Audit areas for audit of Quality of Packing Bags for Cement Packing

CA, CS, CMA : Background: Quality control is applied to achieve company’s vision to be a distinguished company. By maintaining a standard qual...

April 5, 2020 2646 Views 0 comment Print

Special Audit Under Goods & Services Tax (GST)

Goods and Services Tax : Introduction to GST Audit GST is a trust-based taxation regime wherein the assessee is required to self-assess his returns and det...

November 20, 2018 4614 Views 0 comment Print


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Empanelment of CAs/Cost Accountants for Special GST Audit

Goods and Services Tax : The Commissionerate seeks experienced audit firms to undertake statutory Special Audits covering turnover, ITC, tax payments and p...

December 10, 2025 17979 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment of Cost Accountants for Inventory Valuation under Income-tax

CA, CS, CMA : Get details on the empanelment of Cost Accountants under Income-tax Act, 1961. Notice issued by the Principal Chief Commissioner o...

February 1, 2024 1272 Views 0 comment Print

Apply Now: CA/CA Firms Empanelment in Bihar & Jharkhand for Special Auditors

CA, CS, CMA : Income Tax Department invites C.A./C.A. Firms in Bihar & Jharkhand to apply for empanelment as Special Auditors. Eligibility, term...

January 11, 2024 2112 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment with Income Tax Dept., Mumbai for Special Audit

CA, CS, CMA : Income-tax Department, Mumbai intends to invite application from reputed Chartered Accountant firms/propreitary concerns for empan...

January 5, 2023 11907 Views 0 comment Print

New / Revised Standard on Auditing SA 700, 701, 705, 706, 260 & 570

CA, CS, CMA, Company Law : 1. Revised SA 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements. 2. New SA 701, Communicating Key Audit Matters in the...

May 18, 2016 43486 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Delhi HC Quashes Special Audit under GST, Citing Lack of Proper Hearing

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court sets aside special audit order against DHL Express India, citing lack of proper hearing. The ruling highlights ju...

June 14, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

CIT cannot extend time for submission of Section 142(2C) Audit report by CA

Income Tax : Explore the Delhi High Court's ruling in PCIT vs. B.L. Kashyap. Learn why CIT cannot extend Section 142(2C) Audit report submissio...

December 21, 2023 852 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax: Order directing Section 142(2A) special audit must be communicated to Assessee: SC

Income Tax : SC held that order directing special audit under Section 142(2A)  of Income Tax Act, 1961 is required to be communicated to appel...

February 15, 2023 3813 Views 0 comment Print

No special audit if CIT grants approval mechanically to extend limitation period

Income Tax : Since AO had taken recourse to the provisions of section 142(2A) only with a view to extend the period of limitation by virtue of ...

December 2, 2021 1665 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC admits WP staying special audit under Income Tax

Income Tax : India Yamaha Motor Private Limited Vs PCIT (Delhi High Court) Writ of India Yamaha Motor (P) Ltd., Hon’ble Delhi High Court ...

October 5, 2021 1266 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CA firms empanelled for Special Audit with Income Tax Dept Amritsar

Income Tax : Income Tax Department Amritsar Central Revenue Building, Room No. 206, 1st Floor, Maqbool Rd, C Block, Amritsar, Punjab 143001 E-m...

February 3, 2021 2691 Views 0 comment Print


Blockchain- In Supply Management

May 9, 2017 2562 Views 0 comment Print

An Auditor has evolved from traditional practices of checking the accuracy of the numbers, finding faults or detecting frauds to a wider concept called ‘Value addition to their Clients’.

CAs can demand highest prescribed billing rate for quality audit performed by them

April 5, 2017 2928 Views 0 comment Print

This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks quashing/modification of an order dated 07.11.2014 passed by the respondent No. 1/Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-II under Section 142(2D) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the Act’) read with Rule 14B of the eponymous Rules of 1962.

Audit provisions under GST Law

March 24, 2017 13704 Views 1 comment Print

Under the Central Excise and Service Tax laws, there is no requirement for audit of accounts and furnishing reconciliation statement by an accountant except special audit.

Audit by department: Justified or not?

September 21, 2016 2689 Views 3 comments Print

Times and now, questions have been raised on the qualifications and eligibility of the officers of the department to conduct audit, but the Government has proved to be adamant in continuing the ritual despite of the poor results of such audits. This piece of articulation is on the journey of provisions related to audit in the Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 governing the service tax law.

CO-ORDINATION –The Essence of Management Practices

August 8, 2016 57504 Views 2 comments Print

Coordination is the very important aspect in any Organization. It brings unity of action and integrates different activities of organization. Coordination is the most important function of an organization. It refers to bringing together the activities of an organization to achieve the objectives

New / Revised Standard on Auditing SA 700, 701, 705, 706, 260 & 570

May 18, 2016 43486 Views 2 comments Print

1. Revised SA 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements. 2. New SA 701, Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report. 3. Revised SA 705, Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor’s Report. 4. Revised SA 706, Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor’s Report.

Empanelment with CBI for Forensic Auditing

May 10, 2016 8254 Views 0 comment Print

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought the help of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for investigation of important Forensic Audit assignments. Chartered Accountants firms having prior sufficient experience and expertise in forensic auditing may submit their details at the earliest preferably in a week’s time.

FORENSIC AUDITING: A way to detect Corporate Frauds

November 20, 2015 23815 Views 10 comments Print

The article briefly explains the concept of Forensic Auditing and the use of the technique in the detection of the frauds. The relevance of the concept has been highlighted -especially in the emerging scenario of continuous development in the fields of accounting and auditing. The article also touches upon the various inter-related concepts and the vital areas where the technique of Forensic Auditing can be best used in detecting the misappropriations and manipulations in the financial as well as operational matters.

Audit Under Banking Environment

June 23, 2015 4297 Views 0 comment Print

Banking sector: The IT saga in Indian banking commenced from the mid-eighties of the twentieth century when the RESERVE BANK took itself the task of promoting automation in banking to improve customer service, book keeping, MIS and productivity.

Optimal Size of CA Firm for Government Audits

June 15, 2015 24181 Views 4 comments Print

There is always debate in the minds of practicing Chartered Accountants over the size of the firms and their role in innovation. Some argue for their importance of large size having the top slab of the categories of firms, while some others argue for small size firms. In fact, the size of a firm is not clear in our minds that are correlated with the innovatory advantage.

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