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The flat fee covers the entire first-stage notice work — verifying the DIN of the notice, mapping the legal grounds, preparing the reconciliation workpaper, drafting the reply in ASMT-11 or DRC-06, filing on the GST portal, and attending one personal hearing under Section 75(4). It does not cover Section 107 appeals or writ work, which are quoted separately once the adjudication order is in hand. The fee is per notice, not per period, so a single notice covering multiple tax periods is one engagement.
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Circular 122/41/2019-GST and the Supreme Court ruling in Pradeep Goyal make DIN mandatory. Notices without a valid DIN are non-est. The objection is taken at the threshold of the reply — not buried as a procedural footnote.
Sub-sections (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Section 75 are each given separate treatment. A reply that conflates them dilutes the record. Distinct grounds preserve distinct appellate handles.
The conditions on ITC eligibility have shifted in 2022 and 2023. Pre-1 January 2022, post-1 January 2022, and post-1 October 2022 are three different statutory regimes. The reply applies the right test to the right tax period — a single brush across financial years is a defensible-judgment failure.
The proviso to Section 50, effective 1 September 2020 with retrospective force, restricts interest to the net cash component of unpaid tax for delayed returns. Where the SCN charges interest on gross output, the reply re-computes and reduces — citing the proviso directly.
Under Section 74, the onus of establishing fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression rests on the revenue. Where the SCN merely asserts these elements, the reply demands particulars and evidence — not a rebuttal of bare allegations. Several High Courts have quashed Section 74 orders on this footing alone.
Where the SCN relies on a third-party statement under Section 70, the right to cross-examine is asserted in the reply. Without that opportunity, the statement cannot be used adversely — a principle the Supreme Court has affirmed across the indirect-tax statutes.
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Why this matters here — Across Chepauk, the business activity radiating outward from MA Chidambaram Stadium and nearby commercial pockets. Practitioners note that with quick access via Chepauk MRTS Station and feeder routes connecting Chepauk to the rest of Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — Across Chepauk, the cluster of government, education, sports businesses that defines Chepauk's commercial fabric.
Deadline pressure points we see in Chepauk: On the ground in Chepauk, for Chepauk businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.
Best-judgment assessment order passed against a non-filer of GSTR-3B; deemed withdrawn if the pending return is filed within thirty days of service
Show-cause notice to a taxable person who has failed to obtain registration though liable; precedes a best-judgment assessment order under Section 63
Pre-show-cause intimation communicating tax, interest and penalty ascertained by the proper officer; gives the taxpayer the option to pay through DRC-03 or represent in Part B before formal SCN
Summary of the show-cause notice issued under Section 73(1) or Section 74(1); accompanies the detailed SCN and quantifies the proposed demand of tax, interest and penalty
Auto-system intimation where input tax credit availed in GSTR-3B exceeds the credit reflected in GSTR-2B by the prescribed threshold; requires reversal through DRC-03 or explanation in Part B
Auto-system intimation where outward liability declared in GSTR-1 exceeds the liability discharged in GSTR-3B by the prescribed threshold; either DRC-03 payment or explanation is required
Voluntary payment of tax, interest, penalty or any other amount on a pre-SCN, post-SCN or pre-deposit basis; the same form is used for pre-deposit before filing an appeal under Section 107(6)
System acknowledgement of the DRC-03 payment; confirms credit of the amount paid against the underlying ARN / case
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
Section 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 empowers the proper officer to scrutinise a return furnished by a registered person and the related particulars to verify their correctness. Sub-section (1) provides that the officer shall inform the registered person of any discrepancies noticed and seek an explanation thereto. It is to be noted that the operative form for such communication is ASMT-10, prescribed under Rule 99. Sub-section (2) provides that where the explanation is acceptable, the matter is closed; in the absence of a satisfactory response within the time stipulated, sub-section (3) enables further action under Sections 65, 66, 67, 73 or 74.
View sourceSection 73 governs determination of tax that is not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded or where input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilised for any reason other than fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts. Sub-section (1) requires the proper officer to issue a show-cause notice at least three months prior to the time limit in sub-section (10), which itself prescribes a three-year outer period reckoned from the due date for furnishing the annual return. Sub-section (5) and (8) provide concessional penalty regimes for voluntary payment before notice and within thirty days of notice respectively. It is to be noted that the operative form for the show-cause notice is DRC-01.
View sourceSection 74 covers determination of tax where fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts is alleged to have led to evasion. Sub-section (1) extends the limitation to five years reckoned from the date on which the annual return became due, and sub-section (10) prescribes the corresponding adjudication horizon. Penalty under sub-section (1) is equal to the tax amount, scaling down to fifteen percent under sub-section (5) for pre-notice voluntary payment, twenty-five percent under sub-section (8) for payment within thirty days of notice, and fifty percent under sub-section (11) for payment within thirty days of the demand order.
View sourceSection 66 empowers the proper officer, with prior approval of the Commissioner, to direct a registered person to get the records examined and audited by a chartered accountant or cost accountant nominated by the Commissioner. Sub-section (1) is invoked where the officer is of the opinion that the value declared is not correct or the credit availed is not within normal limits. The auditor must submit the report within ninety days, extendable by another ninety days. The communication of direction is in Form ADT-03 and findings in ADT-04.
View sourceSection 65 enables the Commissioner or any officer authorised to undertake audit of any registered person for such period and at such frequency as may be prescribed. Sub-section (3) provides that the registered person shall be informed by way of a notice not less than fifteen working days prior to the conduct of audit. Sub-section (4) requires the audit to be completed within three months from the date of commencement, extendable by six months by the Commissioner on recorded reasons. The audit findings are communicated in Form ADT-02 and may trigger a Section 73 or Section 74 demand.
View sourceRule 99 of the CGST Rules operationalises Section 61. Sub-rule (1) prescribes Form ASMT-10 as the medium for communicating discrepancies. Sub-rule (2) requires the registered person to file the reply in Form ASMT-11 within thirty days of service of ASMT-10, or such further period as may be permitted. Sub-rule (3) provides that where the reply is found acceptable, the conclusion is communicated in Form ASMT-12, closing the scrutiny.
View sourceChepauk (PIN 600005) falls under the Mylapore Division of the Chennai South, the jurisdiction that handles statutory matters for businesses at this PIN. Businesses registered in Chepauk share the Chennai South jurisdiction, and their statutory matters route through the same Mylapore Division each time. We keep a cycle-by-cycle record of how the Mylapore Division of the Chennai South handles Chepauk filings and approvals. The 600xx geo-zone covering Chepauk groups several locality clusters under common administration, keeping documentation expectations predictable.
Chepauk sustains a medium flow of commerce for a government and education sector hub locality, and that flow is the raw material for the GST Notice Reply files we close here. Vendors and customers tied to the Chepauk MRTS Station network show up across the invoice trail we reconcile for Chepauk GST Notice Reply clients. Freight and foot traffic from the Chepauk MRTS Station hub pull steady daily commerce through Chepauk, so there is rarely a quiet filing month in this government and education sector hub pocket. The government and education sector hub mix of Chepauk shapes what lands in our workpapers — a blend of government activity and the commercial pulse around Government Estate.
The business mix in Chepauk centres on tourism, and that sector carries its own GST Notice Reply quirks we plan for in advance. Sector concentration matters: when Chepauk leans toward tourism, the GST Notice Reply risks cluster around the same few line items each cycle. For a tourism business in Chepauk, the GST Notice Reply scope is rarely generic; we tailor the checklist to how that sector actually transacts. Mixed tourism activity across Chepauk means our GST Notice Reply team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client.
Document intake for Chepauk clients runs over WhatsApp, so there is no office visit and no paper shuffle for a GST Notice Reply engagement. Working papers for Chepauk GST Notice Reply engagements stay archived and retrievable, which makes any later notice or query straightforward to answer. We keep a repeatable GST Notice Reply checklist for Chepauk so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Fixed-fee scoping means a Chepauk business knows the GST Notice Reply cost up front, with no surprise additions mid-engagement.
From the same Chepauk team we also serve Broadway and other nearby localities without re-onboarding clients. A client relocating between Chepauk and Broadway keeps the same GST Notice Reply file and the same team. We treat Chepauk and Broadway as one catchment for GST Notice Reply, which keeps documentation and turnaround consistent. Group companies spread across Chepauk and Broadway consolidate their GST Notice Reply under one engagement with us.
Each engagement in Chepauk adds to a record of what the Chennai South jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next GST Notice Reply file. The GST Notice Reply mistakes we see most in Chepauk are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. Sector signals in Chepauk — seasonal government swings and peak-period volumes — shape how we schedule GST Notice Reply work. Common patterns in the Mylapore Division give Chepauk businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt GST Notice Reply issues.
Incorporating in Chepauk comes with jurisdiction, registration and GST Notice Reply steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. Relocating a registered office into Chepauk (PIN 600005) changes the assessing division, and we handle that GST Notice Reply transition cleanly. A startup setting up near Chepauk Palace in Chepauk gets a GST Notice Reply foundation built for the Mylapore Division from day one. When a Triplicane business expands into Chepauk, we extend its GST Notice Reply setup to PIN 600005 without disruption.
ASMT-10 scrutiny notices, DRC-01A intimations and Section 73/74 show-cause notices for Chepauk businesses are replied within the 30-day statutory window with full reconciliation working and supporting documents.
A dedicated SCN defence consultant in Chepauk drafts the ASMT-11/DRC-06 reply, computes any Section 50 interest, files DRC-03 voluntary payment where strategic, and represents at personal hearings under Section 75(4).
Section 73 demands (no fraud, 3-year limit, 10% penalty) and Section 74 demands (fraud, 5-year limit, 100% penalty) for Chepauk taxpayers are defended on facts and law to either drop the demand, reclassify Section 74 to Section 73, or limit liability to admitted tax.
For Chepauk clients facing adverse DRC-07 orders, Section 107 appeal is filed with 10% pre-deposit; for FY 2017-18 to 2019-20 demands, Section 128A waiver of interest and penalty is applied through SPL-01/SPL-02.
The GKN Driveshafts framework supports objection to jurisdictional foundation of any notice. Although laid down for income-tax reopening, the principle of requiring recorded reasons and a speaking response to objections has been extended by High Courts to test Section 74 SCNs.
The Supreme Court in Kranti Associates v Masood Ahmed Khan mandates a speaking order with recorded reasoning for any quasi-judicial determination. A Section 73 or 74 adjudication order without reasoned engagement with the reply is open to challenge on this discipline.
The Calcutta High Court ruling in Suncraft Energy holds that ITC cannot be denied to a bona fide recipient merely because the supplier defaulted in filing or payment, until recovery action against the supplier is meaningfully exhausted. Useful in supplier-side mismatch SCNs.
The Madras High Court in Tvl Sri Murugan Trading and connected orders clarified that the ten per cent pre-deposit under Section 107(6) attaches only to the disputed tax leg, not on interest or penalty. Working-capital savings flow from this segregation.
Yes — appellate orders have repeatedly held that where the revenue fails to prove fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression on record, the proceeding should be re-cast under Section 73 with ten per cent penalty rather than hundred per cent. The downgrade is a regular outcome.
Section 73(5) provides full penalty immunity where the taxpayer pays tax with interest before issuance of the SCN. Section 74(5) caps penalty at fifteen per cent on similar pre-SCN payment. Both routes close the proceeding without adjudication.
What Chepauk clients want to know before signing: On the ground in Chepauk, on the Triplicane-Royapettah corridor that passes through Chepauk.
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Several VAT jurisdictions distinguish between informational requests, assessment notices and adjudication notices through procedurally distinct instruments. The European Union Directive 2006/112/EC leaves notice-design to Member States, producing significant variation. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines recommend a graded design where routine compliance prompts precede formal demand proceedings, allowing taxpayers an opportunity to self-correct without penalty exposure. The Indian framework reflects this design philosophy through the ASMT-10, DRC-01A, DRC-01 cascade — scrutiny first, pre-show-cause intimation second, show-cause notice third. The Chepauk taxpayer who engages constructively at the ASMT-10 or DRC-01A stage frequently avoids the more burdensome DRC-01 escalation, preserving the working-capital and reputational interests that a full Section 73 or Section 74 proceeding would jeopardise.
Sub-section (1) of Section 169 prescribes the permissible modes of service of a GST notice — by giving directly to the addressee, by registered post, by email, by making available on the GST common portal, by publication in a newspaper, or by affixing at the last-known place of business. Sub-section (2) deems service complete on tender or publication. The time available for reply is computed from the date of service in this sense, not from the date of issue of the notice. The Chepauk taxpayer monitoring the GST portal regularly is in the best position to capture the date of service for notices that appear on the portal first, since portal-uploading constitutes valid service even where the registered email goes to a folder that the taxpayer no longer monitors actively. Audit trails of portal access logs become important evidence in any subsequent dispute on limitation.
A GST notice in India is a formal communication issued by the proper officer under powers conferred by the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 and the corresponding State Goods and Services Tax legislation, requiring the registered person to furnish information, explain a defect, or show cause why a proposed tax or penalty should not be confirmed. The genesis of notice-issuance powers lies primarily in Chapter XII (Assessment), Chapter XIII (Audit), Chapter XIV (Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest) and Chapter XV (Demands and Recovery) of the CGST Act. Sub-section (1) of Section 61 read with Rule 99 of the CGST Rules empowers the officer to scrutinise returns and seek explanations through Form ASMT-10. Sub-section (1) of Section 73 governs demand for non-fraud short payments; Sub-section (1) of Section 74 governs demand where fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression is alleged. The Chepauk registered person engaging with the system therefore faces a graded continuum of communications, each anchored in a specific statutory provision and procedural rule. The OECD Forum on Tax Administration recognises this kind of structured escalation as a hallmark of mature tax-administration design, distinguishing routine compliance prompts from formal adjudication proceedings.
Sub-rule (2) of Rule 99 prescribes that the registered person responds to ASMT-10 through Form ASMT-11, furnishing the explanation along with supporting reconciliation working papers. Where the explanation is accepted, the proper officer issues Form ASMT-12 recording closure of the scrutiny proceeding — a clean closure that protects the period from subsequent re-opening under Section 61 except on fresh information. Where the officer finds the explanation unsatisfactory, the proceeding is escalated either to audit under Section 65, inspection under Section 67, or directly to a Section 73 or Section 74 demand. The Chepauk taxpayer should therefore treat the ASMT-11 reply with the seriousness of a substantive defence, since the ASMT-12 closure is materially more valuable than a deferred outcome.
Where the ASMT-10 discrepancy reveals a genuine short-payment, the registered person may voluntarily discharge the tax and Sub-section (1) of Section 50 interest through Form DRC-03 with the appropriate cause-of-payment selection. Voluntary payment at ASMT-10 stage invokes Sub-section (5) of Section 73 or Sub-section (5) of Section 74, deeming the proceedings to be concluded — no show-cause notice issues, no penalty crystallises. The DRC-03 challan is referenced in the ASMT-11 reply with copy attached, and the officer issues ASMT-12 closure on the basis of the voluntary payment. The Chepauk taxpayer who identifies a genuine error at scrutiny stage therefore has a low-friction pathway to closure that is not available once the matter escalates to a formal DRC-01 demand.
Section 61 is conceptually a scrutiny of returns, not a substantive assessment. The proper officer may not undertake a full audit or detailed verification under Section 61 — those exercises fall under Section 65 (audit) and Section 67 (inspection) with their own procedural safeguards. Where an ASMT-10 notice strays into substantive verification beyond return-discrepancy analysis, the registered person may take the procedural objection in ASMT-11 that the officer is exceeding Section 61 jurisdiction. The boundary preserves the lighter-touch nature of scrutiny and protects the registered person from a back-door audit without the procedural protections of Section 65. The Chepauk taxpayer engaging with ASMT-10 should remain alert to jurisdictional overreach and preserve the procedural objection where appropriate.
Sub-section (5) of Section 73 provides that where the registered person pays the tax along with interest under Section 50 before the issue of show-cause notice, no notice shall be issued. The proceedings are deemed concluded on the strength of the voluntary payment, with no penalty exposure. Sub-section (5) of Section 74 provides an analogous closure where, in addition to tax and interest, the registered person pays fifteen percent of the tax as penalty. The pre-SCN settlement architecture is a deliberate policy choice to incentivise voluntary compliance, mirroring the protest-before-prosecution philosophy in OECD Forum on Tax Administration guidance. The Chepauk taxpayer receiving DRC-01A therefore has a structured opportunity to close the demand at a materially lower cost than the post-SCN settlement under Sub-section (8) of Section 73 (twenty-five percent in some cases) or Sub-section (8) of Section 74 (fifty percent).
On receipt of DRC-01A, the registered person reviews the proposed demand and decides between payment and contestation within fifteen days. Where payment is elected, the tax is discharged through Form DRC-03 with the cause-of-payment selected as voluntary payment in response to DRC-01A; the Sub-section (1) of Section 50 interest is computed from the original due date; the Section 74 penalty at fifteen percent is added if applicable. Where contestation is elected, the registered person files DRC-01A reply in Part B explaining why the proposed demand is incorrect. Where neither payment nor reply is made, the officer proceeds to issue a formal DRC-01 show-cause notice. The Chepauk taxpayer must therefore make the strategic call within the fifteen-day window with the benefit of reconciliation and legal advice.
The arithmetic of pre-SCN versus post-SCN closure under Section 74 illustrates the policy incentive sharply. Pre-SCN under Sub-section (5) of Section 74 closes at tax plus interest plus fifteen-percent penalty. Post-SCN but pre-order closure under Sub-section (8) of Section 74 — payment within thirty days of show-cause notice — closes at tax plus interest plus twenty-five-percent penalty. Post-order closure within thirty days of the DRC-07 adjudication order closes at tax plus interest plus fifty-percent penalty. Beyond thirty days post-order, the full one-hundred-percent penalty applies. The differential between fifteen percent and one hundred percent is the design space within which the Chepauk taxpayer makes settlement decisions, and the early-stage settlement is materially more economic where the underlying liability is established on the merits.
Sub-section (11) of Section 73 creates a deeming fiction that no penalty is payable and proceedings are deemed concluded where the taxpayer pays the entire tax along with interest within thirty days of issue of order. This post-order closure carries no penalty for non-fraud cases, distinguishing Section 73 sharply from Section 74 where post-order closure under Sub-section (11) of Section 74 still carries a fifty-percent penalty. The asymmetry reflects the policy choice that genuine non-fraud defaults should be susceptible to clean closure even at the order stage, preserving the proportionality of penalty exposure for inadvertent errors. The Chepauk taxpayer faced with an adverse DRC-07 under Section 73 therefore retains a clean settlement pathway within thirty days of order issue.
Sub-section (1) of Section 73 applies where tax has not been paid, short-paid, erroneously refunded, or where input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilised — for any reason other than fraud, wilful misstatement, or suppression of facts. The non-fraud framing carries three structural consequences: limitation runs for three years from the due date of furnishing the annual return for the financial year to which the demand relates; the penalty under Sub-section (9) of Section 73 is ten percent of the tax or ₹10,000, whichever is higher; and the pre-SCN closure under Sub-section (5) involves no penalty at all. The non-fraud framework therefore protects taxpayers from disproportionate penalty exposure where the underlying default is the product of error, interpretation difficulty or system-level reconciliation gaps rather than wilful conduct.
The reply to a Section 73 DRC-01 is filed in Form DRC-06 within the period specified in the notice, typically thirty days. The reply structure should address: the specific allegations paragraph by paragraph; the documentary reconciliation evidencing the correctness of the original return position; the legal authorities (statutory provisions, notifications, circulars and case law) supporting the position; the procedural points (DIN validity, limitation, jurisdiction); and the request for personal hearing under Sub-section (4) of Section 75. The reply should be comprehensive at this stage, since the DRC-06 forms the foundation of any subsequent appeal record under Section 107. The Chepauk taxpayer at DRC-01 stage should commit the full defence in DRC-06 rather than rely on the hearing to fill substantive gaps.
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Section 74(10) prescribes a five-year ceiling, reckoned from the date the annual return for that financial year became due, for passing the adjudication order in fraud-allegation cases; the SCN must be served at least six months earlier under Section 74(2). Reclassification of the Section 74 SCN to Section 73 is a frequent defence where the fraud allegation is unsubstantiated.
Suncraft Energy v Assistant Commissioner is the Calcutta High Court ruling holding that ITC cannot be denied to a bona fide recipient merely because the supplier's GSTR-3B is not filed, without first proceeding against the defaulting supplier. The decision anchors many GSTR-2A / 2B ITC defences in DRC-06 replies.
Bharti Airtel Limited v Union of India is the Supreme Court ruling reversing the Delhi High Court permission to rectify GSTR-3B for ITC under-reporting in the July 2017 to September 2018 period. The decision narrows the scope of rectification-based defences in DRC-06 replies on transitional ITC issues.
Pradeep Goyal v Union of India is the Supreme Court ruling holding that any communication from the GST department must carry a valid Document Identification Number to be enforceable, drawing from CBIC Circular 122/41/2019-GST. ASMT-10 or DRC-01 without a DIN can be challenged as non-est.
Aap and Co v Union of India is the Gujarat High Court ruling on validity of ITC reversal demands rooted in supplier non-compliance. Read with Suncraft Energy and Diya Agencies, it supports the line that bona fide recipients with valid invoices, tax payment and receipt of goods cannot be saddled with the supplier's default.
GKN Driveshafts (India) v ITO is the Supreme Court ruling laying down the procedure to be followed before reopening assessments, requiring the assessing officer to furnish reasons and dispose of objections by a speaking order. The principles are applied by analogy in GST scrutiny where reasons-to-believe are challenged.
Reconciliation working is the line-by-line tally of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2A / 2B, GSTR-9, e-way bills, e-invoices and audited books prepared before filing ASMT-11 or DRC-06. The working identifies each variance, classifies it (timing, eligibility, supplier default) and supports the response under each head.
Reverse charge mechanism under Section 9(3) / 9(4) of the CGST Act shifts the tax payment obligation from the supplier to the recipient on specified categories — advocate fees, goods transport agency, director sitting fees, security services and import of services. RCM under-discharge is a frequent ASMT-10 trigger.
Rule 88C of the CGST Rules operationalises the auto-generated DRC-01C intimation where GSTR-1 declared liability exceeds GSTR-3B discharged liability by the prescribed threshold (currently 20 percent and ₹25 lakh). Failure to pay or explain within seven days bars filing of subsequent GSTR-1 under Rule 59(6).
Rule 88D of the CGST Rules operationalises the auto-generated DRC-01B intimation where ITC availed in GSTR-3B exceeds the GSTR-2B reflected credit by the prescribed threshold. The intimation triggers a seven-day reply window with either DRC-03 reversal or Part B explanation.
Document Identification Number (DIN) is a unique alphanumeric identifier prescribed by CBIC Circular 122/41/2019-GST and Circular 128/47/2019-GST that must be quoted on every communication issued by GST authorities. Absence of a valid DIN renders the document non-est, per Pradeep Goyal v Union of India.
A show-cause notice (SCN) is a notice issued under Sections 73, 74, 76, 122 or 130 of the CGST Act calling upon the registered person to explain why a proposed demand or penalty should not be confirmed. In GST, the operative SCN is communicated through DRC-01 in summary form along with the detailed narrative annexure.
Numerical examples showing tax + interest + penalty across common default scenarios.
How Chepauk businesses typically avoid these: On the ground in Chepauk, the business activity radiating outward from MA Chidambaram Stadium and nearby commercial pockets; for Chepauk businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.
How the local trade mix shapes this — Across Chepauk, the business activity radiating outward from MA Chidambaram Stadium and nearby commercial pockets.
Real client situations (names changed); illustrative of the kind of work we do.
Why these Chepauk engagements look the way they do: On the ground in Chepauk, the business activity radiating outward from MA Chidambaram Stadium and nearby commercial pockets; for Chepauk businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.
“Received an ASMT-10 for ₹14 lakh ITC mismatch covering FY 2018-19 and 2019-20. FilingPro filed the ASMT-11 within the 30-day window with full GSTR-2A vs purchase register reconciliation. Notice was dropped without any demand. Saved us interest and penalty that would have crossed ₹4 lakh.”
“A Section 74 SCN was issued alleging fraudulent ITC of ₹38 lakh. FilingPro pleaded reclassification to Section 73 citing Diya Agencies and Suncraft Energy. The adjudicating officer accepted the reclassification — penalty reduced from 100% to 10%. Cleared the fraud allegation completely.”
“DRC-01 demand of ₹6.2 lakh for GSTR-1 vs GSTR-3B variance. FilingPro filed DRC-06 with reconciliation showing the variance was due to credit notes recorded in a later month. Officer issued DRC-06 closure order with zero demand. Professional and on time.”
“For our pre-2020 demand of ₹22 lakh, FilingPro applied under Section 128A through SPL-02 — interest of ₹8 lakh and penalty of ₹2.2 lakh fully waived. Only the admitted tax was paid. Excellent grasp of the new waiver scheme.”
“Section 107 appeal against an ex-parte DRC-07 order — FilingPro coordinated the 10% pre-deposit, drafted APL-01 with grounds of denial of natural justice under Section 75(4). Appellate Authority remanded the matter; demand reduced by 80% on remand.”
“REG-17 cancellation SCN for non-filing of GSTR-3B. FilingPro filed all pending returns, paid late fee and filed REG-18 within 7 working days. Registration was restored without any cancellation order. They handled the entire matter on WhatsApp.”
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