Audit Reports

This Report contains 62 audit observations pertaining to Central Excise duties, having a revenue implication totaling RS 182.90 crore. The Ministry/department had, until March 2014, accepted audit observations involving revenue of RS 179.44 crore...

This Report contains 151 audit observations pertaining to Service Tax, having revenue implication totalling RS 265.75crore. The Ministry/department had, till February 2014, accepted 147 audit observations involving revenue of  RS 262.29 crore...

We conducted a performance audit in 40 selected Commissionerates, including examination of records relating to 239 assessees manufacturing automobiles or parts thereof, to seek assurance that the indirect tax administration is adequately placed to...

Prosecution is the commencement of a criminal proceeding, where the Government exhibits before a Court of Law the formal charges against a person accused of an offense and seeks to impose on such person a suitable punishment and penalty. Thus, in...

A Special Economic Zone is a geographical region within a Nation-State in which a distinct legal frame work provides for more liberal economic policies and governance arrangements than prevail in the country at large. The geographical areas thus...

The Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System (ICES) was developed as the core ICT system through which import and export documents {Bills of Entry, Shipping Bills, Import General Manifests (IGMs) and Export General Manifests (EGMs)} were to ...

India's exports have picked up in the recent years which rose by 15 per cent (CAGR) against global export growth of 5 per cent, with our share in global exports moving up from around 0.5 per cent in 1992 to 1.4 per cent in 2013. However, imports...

The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) contains several provisions which mandate the assessees to furnish audit reports and certificates issued by the 'Accountant' in the prescribed Form for meeting the specific objectives. Tax audit under Section 44AB...

Income Tax Act, 1961, (Act) lays down diverse provisions on depreciation and/or amortisation for tax purposes as deduction to an assessee/ a company in the course of its business with the intention for promoting economic growth within the Country....

Partnership Firms (Firms) along with Association of Persons (AOPs) and Body of Individuals (BOIs) constitute one of the major businesses apart from the corporate sector in India. Firms are governed by India Partnership Act, 1932. The Income Tax Act, ...