For the financial year 2024-25, the mandatory GST audit by a Chartered Accountant or Cost and Management Accountant is no longer required for any turnover category. Businesses with an aggregate turnover above ₹5 crore must file a self-certified GSTR-9C along with their annual return (GSTR-9). For those with an aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore, a GST audit is not required, though the annual return (GSTR-9) may still be applicable based on specific turnover thresholds.
26 August 2025
Change effective from FY 2021-22, affirmed by the 43rd GST Council meeting and CBIC Notification No. 29/2021 – Central Tax, dated 30th July 2021.
GSTR-9C (reconciliation statement) is now required to be self-certified, not certified by a CA/CMA.
Section 35(5) Omitted: The provision that required a GST audit by a CA/CMA for businesses with turnover exceeding ₹2 crore was removed altogether.
Section 44 Substituted: Instead of submitting a reconciliation statement that must be certified by a CA/CMA (GSTR-9C), taxpayers now submit a self-certified reconciliation statement along with their annual return.
Effective Date: These changes were made effective through Notification No. 29/2021 – Central Tax dated 30 July 2021, covering FY 2024-25 as well.