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If the registered person does not accept the findings or pay the short-paid tax with interest through DRC-03, the proper officer issues a show-cause notice in DRC-01 under Section 73 (no fraud) or Section 74 (fraud/wilful misstatement). The taxpayer then has 30 days to file DRC-06 reply. Failing satisfactory reply, an adjudication order is passed under Section 73(9) or 74(9) creating demand.
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Where DRC-01 SCN escalates to a Section 73(9) or 74(9) demand order, Section 107 appeal is filed within 3 months with 10% pre-deposit. Personal hearing represented by qualified professionals.
Our practice has handled departmental audits since the service tax and VAT era — deep institutional memory of jurisdictional CGST and SGST audit teams in Chennai, their typical findings and effective reply structures.
Every ADT-01 notice received by a Tondiarpet client is acknowledged within 24 hours and full records compilation begins under Rule 101(2). No last-minute scramble at audit start.
For audits conducted at the registered principal place of business, FilingPro consultants are present throughout — answering queries, producing records and protecting against adverse interpretations on the spot.
Table 8 of GSTR-9 — the reconciliation between GSTR-2A/2B and ITC availed in GSTR-3B — prepared in advance with documentary backup. Variances explained before audit team raises queries.
Motor vehicles for personal use, food and beverages, club memberships, works contract for immovable property and goods/services for personal use — all Section 17(5) blocked credits flagged and reversed in returns proactively.
Every GST Audit Support engagement delivers measurable, guaranteed outcomes — expert professionals, on time, every time.
Why this matters here — In Tondiarpet, the cluster of port-adjacent trade, industrial, wholesale businesses that defines Tondiarpet's commercial fabric; served by short connections to Royapuram and Washermanpet and onward to central Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Tondiarpet, the business activity radiating outward from Tondiarpet Railway Station and nearby commercial pockets.
Deadline pressure points we see in Tondiarpet: Closer to Tondiarpet, for Tondiarpet units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
Forms most asked about here — In Tondiarpet, where port-adjacent trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Communication by the proper officer to the registered person of the findings of the special audit conducted under Section 66; carries the nominee auditor's observations and the officer's view
Consolidated annual return capturing outward and inward supplies, ITC availed and reversed, taxes paid and demands/refunds; the primary statutory return on which audit observations are anchored
Self-certified reconciliation between the value of supplies declared in the annual return and the audited annual financial statement, along with reconciliation of tax paid and ITC
Pre-show-cause-notice intimation by the proper officer of tax ascertained as payable on the basis of audit observations; carries Part A with officer's quantification and Part B for registered person's reply
Intimation by the registered person of voluntary payment of tax, interest or penalty including pre-SCN deposit under Section 73(5) or Section 74(5); the principal vehicle for closing out audit observations without formal proceedings
Formal SCN summary served along with the detailed notice; captures the tax, interest and penalty proposed, the financial period and the grounds
Written reply by the registered person to a SCN issued in DRC-01; carries denial or admission, supporting documents and request for personal hearing
Summary of the adjudication order passed under Section 73 or 74 communicating the demand confirmed; the operative document for recovery and appeal computation
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
Statutory hooks that bite here — In Tondiarpet, where port-adjacent trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Sub-section (1) of Section 65 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act empowers the Commissioner, or any officer authorised by him through a general or specific order, to undertake audit of any registered person for such period, frequency and manner as may be prescribed. Sub-section (2) provides that the audit may be conducted either at the place of business of the registered person or at the office of the proper officer. It is to be noted that this provision is the substantive source of departmental audit jurisdiction and is read with Rule 101 for procedural mechanics.
View sourceSub-section (1) of Section 66 provides that if at any stage of scrutiny, inquiry, investigation or any other proceedings, the officer not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner, having regard to the nature and complexity of the case and the interest of revenue, is of the opinion that the value has not been correctly declared or the credit availed is not within the normal limits, he may, with prior approval of the Commissioner, direct the registered person to get the records including books of account examined and audited by a chartered accountant or a cost accountant nominated by the Commissioner.
View sourceSub-rule (1) of Rule 101 provides that the period of audit shall be a financial year or part thereof or multiples thereof. Sub-rule (2) prescribes Form GST ADT-01 for the audit notice. Sub-rule (4) directs the proper officer, on conclusion of audit, to record the audit observations in his audit notes and to inform the registered person of the discrepancies, who may file his reply. Sub-rule (5) prescribes Form GST ADT-02 for communication of audit findings.
View sourceSection 67 confers on the proper officer not below the rank of Joint Commissioner the power, where he has reasons to believe that a registered person has suppressed any transaction or has claimed input tax credit in excess of his entitlement or has indulged in contravention of any of the provisions of the Act with intent to evade tax, to authorise in writing any other officer to inspect any places of business. It is to be noted that Section 67 is a distinct enforcement track and is not the same as the audit jurisdiction under Section 65.
View sourceSub-section (4) of Section 65 prescribes that the audit shall be completed within three months from the date of commencement of the audit. The proviso permits the Commissioner, where satisfied that the audit cannot be completed within three months for reasons to be recorded in writing, to extend the period by a further period not exceeding six months. The expression date of commencement is defined in the Explanation to mean the date on which the records and other documents called for by the tax authorities are made available by the registered person, or the actual institution of audit at the place of business, whichever is later.
View sourceSub-section (6) of Section 66 provides that the expenses of the examination and audit, including the remuneration of the nominee auditor, shall be determined and paid by the Commissioner and such determination shall be final. It is to be noted that the registered person does not bear the cost of the special audit even though the audit is conducted on records furnished by him.
View sourceWhich of these bite hardest in Tondiarpet: Closer to Tondiarpet, where port-adjacent trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Tondiarpet is a port-adjacent locality with industrial units, wholesale trade and residential clusters. GST clients are typically wholesale traders, port-related vendors and small industrial units. Businesses registered in Tondiarpet share the Chennai North jurisdiction, and their statutory matters route through the same Tiruvottiyur Division each time. For GST Audit Support at PIN 600081, understanding the Tiruvottiyur Division's documentation norms removes most of the friction from the process. Because PIN 600081 sits inside the Chennai North jurisdiction, the handling office for Tondiarpet stays consistent across years, which matters when filings or approvals span cycles.
Document pickup near Old Washermanpet is a same-hour errand for our Tondiarpet engagements rather than the half-day a typical Chennai client expects. Vendors and customers tied to the Tondiarpet Suburban Railway network show up across the invoice trail we reconcile for Tondiarpet GST Audit Support clients. Tondiarpet reads as a port adjacent industrial and residential pocket with high commercial activity, anchored around Old Washermanpet and fed by the Tondiarpet Suburban Railway corridor. Working in Tondiarpet brings a logistical edge: proximity to Old Washermanpet and the Tondiarpet Suburban Railway corridor keeps physical document handling fast.
wholesale units around Tondiarpet share recurring GST Audit Support patterns — input-credit timing, vendor reconciliation, and sector-specific documentation. The wholesale character of Tondiarpet commerce influences everything from invoice formats to the supporting documents a GST Audit Support review needs. Mixed wholesale activity across Tondiarpet means our GST Audit Support team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client. A wholesale operator in Tondiarpet gets a GST Audit Support workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template.
The Tondiarpet GST Audit Support workflow is documented end-to-end: WhatsApp document intake, a working file, qualified review, and a filed acknowledgement back to you. Our Tondiarpet GST Audit Support process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. From the first GST Audit Support cycle, a Tondiarpet engagement is set up to be audit-ready rather than reconstructed under pressure later. The qualified-review step on every Tondiarpet GST Audit Support file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal.
Group companies spread across Tondiarpet and Washermanpet consolidate their GST Audit Support under one engagement with us. Businesses straddling Tondiarpet and Washermanpet get a single GST Audit Support point of contact rather than two. Coverage from Tondiarpet naturally extends to Washermanpet, so group entities across the area share one GST Audit Support workflow. From the same Tondiarpet team we also serve Washermanpet and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients.
Over several cycles in Tondiarpet, the recurring GST Audit Support issues cluster around a predictable short list we screen for early. Common patterns in the Tiruvottiyur Division give Tondiarpet businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt GST Audit Support issues. Each engagement in Tondiarpet adds to a record of what the Chennai North jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next GST Audit Support file. Patterns we track for Tondiarpet include industrial documentation gaps, timing mismatches, and the questions the Tiruvottiyur Division tends to raise.
Relocating a registered office into Tondiarpet (PIN 600081) changes the assessing division, and we handle that GST Audit Support transition cleanly. New wholesale ventures in Tondiarpet lean on us to stand up GST Audit Support correctly before the first deadline rather than after a notice. For a new business incorporating in Tondiarpet or shifting its principal place of business here, GST Audit Support setup is one of the first things to get right. Incorporating in Tondiarpet comes with jurisdiction, registration and GST Audit Support steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch.
Section 65 departmental audit and Section 66 special audit representation for Tondiarpet businesses — ADT-01 notice handling, on-site audit support, ADT-02 reply drafting and DRC-03 closure under Rule 101 of the CGST Rules.
A dedicated GST audit consultant in Tondiarpet prepares Table 8 GSTR-9 reconciliation, Section 17(5) workings, RCM register reconstruction and litigation-grade documentary backup for the full 6-year Section 36 retention window.
On receipt of ADT-01, all 12 months of returns plus audited financials, ITC ledger and e-invoice IRN logs are compiled within the 15 working days notice window — and ADT-02 findings are replied with Section 16 case-law backing including Tvl. Diya Agencies.
For Tondiarpet businesses with aggregate turnover above ₹5 crore, GSTR-9C reconciliation between audited financials and GSTR-9 is self-certified and filed before 31st December along with full Table 8 ITC tie-up.
Form ADT-03 is the order issued under Section 66(1) directing a Commissioner-nominated Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant to conduct a special audit. It is an order, not a notice, and the nominated professional then conducts the audit on the department's behalf.
Section 65(4) requires completion within three months from the date of commencement. The Commissioner may extend the period by a further six months for reasons recorded in writing, taking the outer limit to nine months in extended cases.
Section 66(2) requires the nominated Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant to submit the audit report within ninety days. The period is extendable by another ninety days on application by the auditor or on the department's own motion for sufficient reasons.
Under Section 66(5) the Commissioner determines and discharges the remuneration of the nominated Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant. The registered person carries no fee burden for the special-audit professional, although internal representation costs remain to the taxpayer's account.
Yes. Beginning the 2020-21 financial year, taxpayers crossing the five-crore aggregate-turnover mark in any year self-certify the reconciliation statement. Earlier external certification by a Chartered Accountant was dispensed with by the Finance Act 2021 amendments to Section 44.
The threshold is aggregate turnover above five crore rupees in the financial year, applied PAN-wise across all GSTINs. Persons below this threshold are not required to file GSTR-9C even where GSTR-9 filing is otherwise compulsory for them.
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Until Finance Act 2021 amendments, Section 35(5) had required certification of GSTR-9C by a Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant for registered persons whose aggregate turnover exceeded the prescribed threshold. The Finance Act 2021 substituted Section 35(5) and amended Section 44, shifting GSTR-9C to a self-certified reconciliation statement filed by the registered person without third-party attestation, effective FY 2020-21 onwards (Notification 29/2021-CT). The reconciliation in GSTR-9C between audited financial statements and GSTR-9 annual return is now an internal-control disclosure; it does not substitute for departmental audit under Section 65. Audit teams treat GSTR-9C self-certified reconciliations as primary working papers — Table 5 (turnover reconciliation), Table 9 (tax payable reconciliation) and Table 12-14 (ITC reconciliation) become the starting points of Section 65 audit interrogation.
Pre-GST, the VAT regime in Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu VAT Act 2006) had an audit framework under Section 64 with mandatory CA audit certificates for dealers above prescribed turnover, and the Central Sales Tax framework had limited audit coverage focused on inter-State transactions. The GST framework consolidates and rationalises this — a single audit under Section 65 covers central, State and integrated tax dimensions; the cooperative-federal architecture under Article 246A and 279A means the audit can be conducted by either the central or State authority but not both (Section 6 cross-empowerment). The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines emphasise audit-efficiency through risk-based selection and digital data analytics, both of which the Indian framework has incorporated through GSTN-driven analytics and the GSTR-9C self-certification feed.
The audit framework under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 is contained in Chapter XIII, comprising Sections 65, 66 and 71. Section 65 provides for departmental audit, Section 66 for special audit by a Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant nominated by the Commissioner, and Section 71 for access to business premises by an authorised officer. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper had envisaged audit as the principal verification layer in a self-assessment regime, replacing the pre-GST pattern of routine assessment under the VAT/CST framework. The architecture is risk-based: not every registered person is audited; selection is driven by Section 65(2) read with internal CBIC risk-management directions which factor in turnover scale, sectoral risk profile, prior compliance history and reconciliation gaps surfaced in GSTR-9C self-certification. The audit-process closure under Section 65(7) feeds either into a no-objection certificate, a voluntary DRC-03 payment, or an SCN under Section 73 or Section 74 depending on whether tax has been short-paid, short-collected or wrongly availed as ITC.
In practice, Section 65 audit findings escalate to Section 67 inspection where the audit team identifies indicators of deliberate evasion — fake invoicing patterns, circular trading rings, ITC claimed against suppliers whose registrations are cancelled or who have nil GSTR-3B filings (Suncraft Energy and downstream judicial line), classification mis-applications that appear deliberate. The escalation is not automatic; the proper officer must form a fresh reason-to-believe under Section 67(1) and record reasons. The Pradeep Goyal (Supreme Court on DIN — Document Identification Number for tax notices) framework requires the inspection authorisation to bear a valid DIN, failing which the action is voidable. The GKN Driveshafts (India) v ITO principle on opportunity-of-being-heard before invasive action is occasionally invoked but its application in the Section 67 context is restricted.
Section 67(2) requires that search and seizure shall be carried out in the manner prescribed under Rule 139; provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 relating to search and seizure apply mutatis mutandis (Section 67(10)). Section 67(7) provides that goods so seized shall be returned within six months extendable by six months for sufficient reasons. Section 67(8) preserves the registered person's right to make copies of the seized documents. The procedural safeguards exist; the OECD Forum on Tax Administration recommends similar safeguards as part of the taxpayer-rights framework. In practice, the Bharti Airtel v UoI and Suncraft Energy v Asst Commissioner lines of authority have shaped the procedural-fairness review of Section 67 actions in writ jurisdiction before the Madras High Court and other High Courts.
Pre-GST, the Central Excise Act Section 14 provided summons power, Section 18 search power, and Section 12F seizure power. Service tax under the Finance Act 1994 had similar provisions under Sections 82 (search) and 73 (recovery). The GST framework consolidates these into Section 67 with unified procedural architecture. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper had envisaged a single-window enforcement architecture replacing the fragmented pre-GST regime; Section 67 substantively delivers that design. Comparative OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines emphasise that enforcement powers should be calibrated to the gravity of the suspected evasion, and the Indian framework's reason-to-believe-plus-Joint-Commissioner-rank gating mechanism aligns with that principle.
Where audit findings are not addressed through voluntary DRC-03 payment, the proper officer issues a Show Cause Notice — DRC-01 under Section 73(1) for cases not involving fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression, and under Section 74(1) for cases involving any of those elements. The framing choice has material consequences. Section 73 attracts penalty of 10% of tax or ₹10,000 whichever is higher (Section 73(9)), with no penalty if voluntary payment is made within thirty days of SCN under Section 73(8). Section 74 attracts penalty of 100% of tax (Section 74(9)), with reduced penalty of 25% if voluntary payment is made within thirty days of SCN under Section 74(8) and 50% within thirty days of order. The extended-period limitation of five years (versus three years under Section 73) is the other material difference.
Where the audit-team recommends Section 74 framing, the registered person's defence focuses on the four elements — fraud, wilful misstatement, suppression of facts, or contravention with intent to evade tax. The Supreme Court's pre-GST jurisprudence on similar language in Central Excise (Pushpam Pharmaceuticals v CCE) and Service Tax (CCE v Mehta and Co) emphasised that mere non-payment or non-disclosure does not amount to suppression with intent; positive indicators of intent are needed. Bona-fide classification errors, computational mistakes, and reasonable interpretation differences are not suppression. Where the SCN frames the case under Section 74, the response should systematically address each of the four elements and rely on the documentary trail showing bona-fide compliance attempts. Pradeep Goyal (DIN requirement) and Kranti Associates (reasoned order) provide procedural safeguards.
Section 73(10) provides that the order under Section 73 shall be issued within three years from the due date for furnishing of annual return for the financial year to which the tax not paid or short paid or input tax credit wrongly availed relates; the SCN must be issued at least three months before that date (Section 73(2)). Section 74(10) provides corresponding five-year limitation. For FY 2017-18 GSTR-9 (annual return due 31 December 2018, extended dates apply), the Section 73 limitation expired in late 2021-22 (extended through various Notifications including 9/2023-CT to 31 December 2023 and further), and Section 74 limitation extends to mid-2024 onwards. Audit findings escalated beyond limitation are barred; the registered person should systematically test limitation as part of the SCN defence.
Place-of-supply errors are the fourth common finding — typically where the registered person charged CGST/SGST (intra-State) when the place of supply under Sections 10 to 13 IGST Act was inter-State (requiring IGST), or vice versa. Section 77 of the CGST Act provides a corrective mechanism — where tax was paid under one head but is actually payable under another, the wrongly-paid tax can be claimed as refund and the correctly-payable tax should be paid; the registered person is not penalised, only interest under Section 50 may apply. Audit teams sometimes overlook Section 77 and compute full short-payment additions; citing Section 77 with documented evidence of the corresponding refund-eligible head closes the issue at audit stage.
The single most common Section 65 audit finding is ITC mismatch — ITC claimed in GSTR-3B Table 4(A) exceeding ITC available in GSTR-2A or GSTR-2B for the corresponding tax period. The post-2019 regulatory tightening — Rule 36(4) initially capping un-uploaded ITC at 20%, then 10%, then 5% (Notification 75/2019-CT, 49/2019-CT, 94/2020-CT trajectory), then Section 16(2)(aa) mandating GSTR-2B as the eligibility baseline (Notification 39/2021-CT effective 1 January 2022) — has progressively tightened the mismatch tolerance to nil. Audit findings on FY 2020-21 onwards typically computes the mismatch quarter-wise; the registered person's defence rests on vendor-wise reconciliation, vendor follow-up correspondence, and the Suncraft Energy bona-fide-buyer principle where applicable.
The second-most-common audit finding is missed reverse-charge — supplies where the recipient is liable to pay tax under Section 9(3) (notified categories — GTA without forward-charge election, legal services, sponsorship, services by directors, etc.) or Section 9(4) (supplies from unregistered to registered persons in notified categories for real-estate developers under Notification 07/2019-CT(R) read with 03/2019-CT(R)). Section 31(3)(f) requires the recipient to issue a self-invoice; many registered persons miss this step. The audit-team computes the missed output liability under reverse-charge, the corresponding ITC eligibility (subject to time-limit under Section 16(4)), and the interest under Section 50. Voluntary disclosure via DRC-03 is the standard close-out.
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Section 73 of the CGST Act governs the determination of tax not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed for reasons other than fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts. Order under sub-section (10) may be passed within three years from the due date of annual return; SCN at least three months prior.
Section 74 of the CGST Act governs the determination of tax not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed by reason of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts to evade tax. The limitation extends to five years from the due date of the annual return. Penalty equal to the tax demanded is leviable.
Rule 101 of the CGST Rules prescribes the procedure for audit under Section 65. Sub-rule (1) provides that the audit period shall be a financial year or part thereof or multiples thereof. Sub-rule (2) prescribes Form ADT-01 for the audit notice. Sub-rule (4) deals with discrepancy notes and sub-rule (5) prescribes Form ADT-02 for communication of findings.
Rule 102 of the CGST Rules prescribes the procedure for special audit under Section 66. Sub-rule (1) prescribes Form ADT-03 for the direction to the registered person, and sub-rule (2) prescribes Form ADT-04 for communication of the findings of the special audit to the registered person.
Place of audit is governed by sub-section (2) of Section 65 which permits the audit to be conducted either at the place of business of the registered person or at the office of the proper officer. The choice rests with the department; the registered person does not have a unilateral right to require off-site audit.
Date of commencement of audit is defined in the Explanation to sub-section (4) of Section 65. It is the date on which the records and other documents called for by the tax authorities are made available by the registered person, or the actual institution of audit at the place of business, whichever is later. The ninety-day completion clock runs from this date.
Conclusion of audit is the point at which the field-verification and records-examination work under Section 65 is finished. The thirty-day clock for issuance of ADT-02 under sub-section (6) of Section 65 starts running from conclusion. Conclusion is distinct from the date of communication of findings.
Period of audit under sub-rule (1) of Rule 101 shall be a financial year or part thereof or multiples thereof. A multi-year audit is permissible where the audit notice in ADT-01 specifies the periods covered. The earliest period audited typically corresponds to records retention horizon under Section 36.
Audit notes are the contemporaneous record maintained by the proper officer during the conduct of audit under Rule 101. Discrepancies recorded in the audit notes are communicated to the registered person under sub-rule (4) of Rule 101 with an opportunity to reply before the findings are crystallised in ADT-02.
Discrepancy memo is the informal communication, contemplated under sub-rule (4) of Rule 101, by which the proper officer informs the registered person of observations recorded during audit. The registered person files a written reply with supporting reconciliations before ADT-02 is issued.
Books of account refer to the records required to be maintained under sub-section (1) of Section 35 of the CGST Act — accounts of production or manufacture, inward and outward supply, stock, ITC availed, output tax payable and paid. Maintenance at the principal place of business is the default; additional places require records of the additional location.
Records retention under Section 36 is the obligation to preserve books of account and other records until the expiry of seventy-two months from the due date of furnishing the annual return for the financial year. Where appeal or revision is pending, retention extends until one year after final disposal of the proceeding.
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How the local trade mix shapes this — In Tondiarpet, where port-adjacent trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile; the cluster of port-adjacent trade, industrial, wholesale businesses that defines Tondiarpet's commercial fabric.
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A flavour of cases we handle nearby — In Tondiarpet, where port-adjacent trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.
Why these Tondiarpet engagements look the way they do: Closer to Tondiarpet, the business activity radiating outward from Tondiarpet Railway Station and nearby commercial pockets, which is why for Tondiarpet units balancing production cycles with monthly GST and quarterly TDS compliance.
“Received an ADT-01 audit notice for FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. FilingPro compiled all 24 months of returns, reconciled GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B vs books and prepared Table 8 GSTR-9 working before the audit team arrived. ADT-02 had only minor findings — closed via DRC-03 with no demand notice.”
“Our ITC of ₹38 lakh was being questioned because some suppliers had not filed GSTR-1. FilingPro defended the credit citing Tvl. Diya Agencies and demonstrated Section 16 compliance with payment evidence. Audit team accepted the position — full ITC retained.”
“Section 66 special audit was ordered for our trading business. FilingPro coordinated with the Commissioner-nominated CA, gave full record access, prepared Section 17(5) workings and RCM register. Final report had no adverse findings on valuation or ITC.”
“GSTR-9C self-certification for our ₹12 crore turnover business was handled by FilingPro for FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24. Reconciliation between audited financials and GSTR-9 was tight — no Table 8 difference, no HSN summary gap. Filed before 31 December both years.”
“E-way bill register was incomplete for 4 months during the audit period — a serious finding under Section 65. FilingPro reconstructed the register from transporter LRs and warehouse logs, presented documentary backup to the audit team and avoided what would have been a substantial penalty.”
“Audit demand of ₹6.5 lakh was raised on RCM not paid for advocate fees over 3 years. FilingPro filed Section 107 first appeal with 10% pre-deposit, defended that the advocate was salaried and not in independent practice. Demand was set aside at first appellate stage.”
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