CA Final – Advanced Auditing & Professional Ethics Additional Questions for Practice (Chapter 15)

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Chapter Audit under Fiscal Laws

Q.1 The provisions of Sec. 269SS of Income Tax Act, 1961 are not applicable to some
organisations. Mention those organisations. [Jan. 21 – Old Syllabus (5 Marks)]

Ans.: Organisations on which Provisions of Sec. 269SS not applicable:

As per the proviso to Sec. 269SS, the provisions of section 269SS shall not apply to any loan
or deposit taken or accepted from, or any loan or deposit taken or accepted by-
(i) Government;
(ii) any banking company, post office savings bank or co-operative bank;
(iii) any corporation established by a Central, State or Provincial Act;
(iv) any Government company as defined in Sec. 2(45) of the Companies Act, 2013;
(v) such other institution, association or body or class of institutions, associations or bodies
which the C.G. may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, notify in this behalf in the
Official Gazette.
The auditor should maintain the prescribed information in his working papers for the
purpose of reporting against this clause in the format provided in the e-filing utility. These
particulars need not be given in case of a Government Company, a banking company or a
corporation established by a Central, State or Provincial Act.

Q.2 Mr. KK is a contractor dealing in food catering, flower decorating and light decorating
activities. He has received contract in respect of food catering and flower decorating from
one NGO for holding Annual Talent evening event to celebrate completion of 25 years of
their establishment. For the said event Mr. KK has received in cash ₹ 1,85,000 for food
catering and ₹ 1,25,000 for flower decoration. As a tax auditor how would you deal and
report on the above? [Jan. 21 – Old Syllabus (4 Marks)]

Ans.: Reporting of Cash receipts in Form 3CD:

 Section 269ST provides that no person shall receive sum of ₹ 2 lakh or more
(a) in aggregate from a person in a day; or
(b) in respect of a single transaction; or
(c) in respect of transactions relating to one event or occasion from a person
otherwise than by an account payee cheque or an account payee demand draft or by use of
electronic clearing system through a bank account.
 Tax auditor has the responsibility to verify the compliance with the provisions of 269T of
the Income-tax Act and is required to report under Clause 31(ba) particulars of each
receipt in an amount exceeding the limit specified in section 269ST, in aggregate from a
person in a day or in respect of a single transaction or in respect of transactions relating to
one event or occasion from a person, during the previous year, where such receipt is

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otherwise than by a cheque or bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a
bank account:-
(i) Name, address and Permanent Account Number (if available with the assessee) of
the payer;
(ii) Nature of transaction;
(iii) Amount of receipt (in Rs.);
(iv) Date of receipt;
In the present case, Mr. KK, contractor dealing in food catering, flower decorating and light
decorating activities, received in cash ₹ 1,85,000 for food catering and ₹ 1,25,000 for
flower decoration from one NGO for holding one event, by way of cash which is exceeding
prescribed amount of ₹ 2,00,000.
Conclusion: Tax auditor is required to report the cash receipts in compliance with Clause
31 (ba) of Form 3CD.

Q.3 Clause 5F of form GSTR 9C under GST law requires disclosure of trade discounts which have
been given effect to in the audited financial statements but which are not permissible as
part of deductions from the value of supply under GST Laws.
As a GST auditor, which control checks you will perform for validation of the amounts
reported under this head? [Jan. 21 – Old Syllabus (5 Marks)]

Ans.: Control Checks for validation of trade discounts reports in Form GSTR 9C:
Table 5F of GSTR 9C requires disclosure of trade discounts which have been given effect to,
in the audited financial statements but which are not permissible as part of deductions from
the value of supply under the GST Laws.
The following are the control checks that a person should perform for validation of the
amounts reported under this head:
(i) The valuation of trade discounts for the purposes of disclosures under this head, has to
be clearly documented.
(ii) The input tax credit reflected in GSTR-2A attributable to such trade discounts has to be
maintained.
(iii) The trade discount has to be demarcated between the supplies made in the erstwhile
law and the GST regime.
(iv) The customer agreements have to be scrutinised to determine the quantum of
nonallowable discounts.

Q.4 M/s. NKB Ltd. is engaged in the manufacturing of textile products having an annual capacity
of producing 1,00,000 units of garments. NKB Ltd. is covered under the provisions of Goods
and Service Tax Act with an applicable rate of 12%. During the financial year 2019-2020,
NKB Ltd. received a demand notice of ₹ 15.00 Lacs pertaining to the F.Y 2013-14 when the
provisions of Central Excise Act were applicable. NKB Ltd. deposited the demand amount
after discussing with its legal department. Are you, as a tax auditor of NKB Ltd., required to
report the same? [Jan. 21 – New Syllabus (4 Marks)]

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Ans.: Reporting of tax demands in Form 3CD:

 Clause 41 of Form 3CD requires the tax auditor to furnish the details of demand raised or
refund issued during the previous year under any tax laws other than Income Tax Act,
1961 and Wealth tax Act, 1957 along with details of relevant proceedings.
 It is to be noted that reporting is required under this clause even if the demand/refund
order is issued during the previous year and that demand/refund pertain to a period other
than the relevant previous year. If there is any adjustment of refund against any demand,
the auditor shall also report the same under this clause.
 In the given case, NKB Ltd. Is a manufacturer of textile products and is covered under GST
Act. During financial year 2019-2020 NKB has received a demand notice of ₹ 15 lakhs
which pertains to financial year 2013-2014 when the Central Excise Act was prevalent.
 In this case, liability is of excise duty i.e. under Central Excise Act, other than Income Tax
Act and Wealth Tax Act, thus this clause gets attracted and the reporting has to be done as
per format:
S Name of Demand/ Date of demand Financial year to Amount of Adjustment of Remarks
No. the Refund raised/refund which the demand/ refund against
issued demand/ref raised / refund demand, if any
Applicable Order
und relates issued
Act no., if any

Q.5 Please state which of the following is to be reported under Form 9C under GST audit for the
period 2019-2020?
(i) The GST registered firm donates the old washing plant as on 25.12.2019 to a charitable
institute. This machinery was purchased on 10.05.2018 for Rs. 1,75,000 Plus GST @
12%.
(ii) Goods Transport Agent (GTA) issued a consignment note on 05.04.19. The consignment
note does not charge GST. The consignor has booked the GTA. The recipient has paid
the freight to GTA on 'to collect' basis.
(iii) Sale of a building after completion certification has been obtained for Rs. 50,00,000 on
14.11.2019. [Jan. 21 – New Syllabus (4 Marks)]
Ans.: Reporting in Form GSTR 9C:
(i) Permanent Transfer or disposal of business assets where input tax credit has been
availed on such assets should be reported in table 5D as Deemed supply. The current
value of washing plant in books should be reported as deemed sale in Table 5D.
(ii) Since consignment note has not charged GST @ 12%, reverse charge provisions would
apply. Tax is to be paid by the person liable to pay freight, that is, the recipient and not
the GTA under forward charge. Because of this, the impugned transaction has to be
entered in Table 7D.
(iii) No supplies include the activities covered under Schedule III which are neither a
supply of goods nor a supply of services. Examples- Sale of land or completed
building, actionable claims, other than lottery, betting, and gambling.

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Table 7B requires reduction of value of Exempted, Nil rated, Non-GST supplies, No-
Supply turnover from the Annual turnover after adjustments to arrive at taxable
turnover. Therefore, Sale of a building after completion certificate has been obtained is
treated as no supply under GST law. The same has to be reported under Table 7B in form
no 9C.

Q.6 Mr. Abhinandan engaged in business as a sole proprietor presented the following
information to you for the FY 2020-21. Turnover expected to be made during the year ₹ 524
lacs. Goods returned in respect of sales made during FY 2019-20 is ₹ 20 lacs not included in
the above. Cash discount allowed to his customers ₹ 1 lac for prompt payment. Special
rebate allowed to customer in the nature of trade discount ₹ 5 lacs. Further, the aggregate
of all amounts received including amount received for sales, turnover or gross receipts
during the previous year, in cash, does not exceed five per cent of the said amount and
aggregate of all payments made including amount incurred for expenditure, in cash, during
the previous year does not exceed five per cent of the said payment. Kindly advise him
whether he has to get his accounts audited u/s 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
[MTP – March 21]

Ans.: Turnover limit for the purpose of Tax Audit:

The following points merit consideration as stated in the Guidance note on Tax Audit issued
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India-
(i) Price of goods returned should be deducted from the figure of turnover even if the
return are from the sales made in the earlier years.
(ii) Cash discount otherwise than that allowed in a cash memo/sales invoice is in the
nature of a financing charge and is not related to turnover. The same should not be
deducted from the figure of turnover.
(iii) Special rebate allowed to a customer can be deducted from the sales if it is in the
nature of trade discount.
Applying the above stated points to the given problem,

1. Total Turnover 524 Lac

2. Less – (i) Goods Returned 20 Lac

(ii) Special rebate allowed to customer in the nature of trade 5 Lac

discount would be deducted

Balance 499 Lac

Since the aggregate of all amounts received including amount received for sales, turnover or
gross receipts during the previous year, in cash, does not exceed 5% of the said amount and
aggregate of all payments made including amount incurred for expenditure, in cash, during
the previous year does not exceed 5% of the said payment, limit for tax audit is ₹ 5 crore.
Conclusion: Abhinandan would not be required to get his accounts audited u/s 44AB of the
Income Tax Act, 1961 as ₹ 499 lac is below prescribed tax audit limit i.e. ₹ 5 crore.

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Q.7 (i) Mr. Shantinath was appointed as an auditor of RST Co. During the course of audit, he
finds that the company has availed an excess ITC of ₹ 40 lakh. Accordingly, he made
recommendations in Part V of GSTR-9C. The management of the company refused to
pay the excess ITC and argued that auditors’ recommendations are not binding.
Comment.
(ii) Mr. Bahubali, made an outward supply of ₹ 4.00 lakh to M/s. S.S. Enterprises on 30th
April, 2020 on a credit period of 15 days. However, M/s. S.S. Enterprises made the
payment to Mr. Bahubali after 45 days along with interest for 30 days delayed
payment @ 12%. As such, Mr. Bahubali received total payment of ₹ 4,04,000/- along
with interest. However, while filing Form GSTR-3B/ Form GSTR-1, Mr. Bahubali
declared his outward supplies at ₹ 4.00 lakh. Even while filing Form GSTR-9, Mr.
Bahubali did not discharge his tax liability. As a GST auditor in Form GSTR-9C, what
action is recommended by the auditors. Comment. [MTP–April 21, RTP-May 21]

Ans.: (i) Auditor’s recommendations in GSTR 9C:

The management contention is correct. The auditor has only a recommendatory power, for
recommendations given by the auditor may or may not be acceptable to the registered
person. The registered person has the option to accept, reject or partially accept the
recommended additional tax liability. In line with such recommendations, though not
explicitly stated anywhere in the relevant Form or GST law:
 the registered person can choose to make the payment of the additional tax liability in
full or in part;
 the registered person can even choose to reject the complete recommendations of the
auditor and not make the payment at all.
(ii) In terms of Sec. 15(2)(d) while computing value of taxable supply the transaction value
shall include interest or late fee or penalty for delayed payment of any consideration for any
supply. Since, Mr. Bahubali did not pay tax on interest component, he made violation of
valuation provisions. Mr. Bahubali was having option to discharge such liability at the time of
filing of Form GSTR-9, which he did not avail. Therefore, the GST auditor may recommend him
to discharge such liability at the time of making reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C.

Q.8 Arihant Pvt Ltd is engaged in the business of providing corporate/professional training
programs. It has an annual turnover of ₹ 74 crore. The Company is subject to tax audit for
which the work has been started by the tax auditor. For the financial year ending 31 March
2021, the Company applied for GST registration for 5 new locations for which registration
certificates have not yet been received by the Company. However, the registration number
is available on the portal of relevant authority which can be verified by checking the details
of the Company. In this case what should be the audit procedures to verify this registration
number? [RTP – May 21]

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Ans.: Reporting of Registration Number under Indirect Taxes in Form 3CD:

Clause 4 of Form No. 3CD requires the tax auditor to ensure whether the assessee is liable to
pay indirect tax like excise duty, service tax, sales tax, GST tax, custom duty, etc. If yes, the
registration number or GST number or any other identification number allotted for the same
need to be furnished.
Therefore, the auditor is primarily required to furnish the details of registration numbers as
provided to him by the assessee. The reporting is required to be done in the manner or
format specified by the e-filing utility in this context.
In the given case, Arihant Pvt Ltd is engaged in the business of providing
corporate/professional training programs. The Company is subject to tax audit. For the
financial year ending 31 March 2021, the Company applied for GST registration for 5 new
locations for which registration certificates have not yet been received by the Company.
However, the registration number is available on the portal of relevant authority.
Tax auditor should verify the registration number for the locations for which registration
certificates have not been received from online portal of the relevant authority.
The auditor should also ensure that the details furnished while checking the registration
number pertains to the company only. If the company has filed any returns for these
locations, the auditor should enquire for the same from the management and should check
those returns to verify the correctness of the registration numbers. In addition, the auditor
should also obtain specific representation in respect of this point from the management.
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