Cst audit by dept.

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Hi,

We are from Karnataka and have been called for the sales tax audit for year 2005-06 by the Commercial taxes deparment. I had the following questions:

1) 2005-06 was when we were new in the business and didn't have much knowledge. Our consultant who did the VAT-100/115 retruns has made a complete mess for this year and the figures do not tally whatsoever with the actual export sales made. All sales made in this year were direct exports and we have all the documents like shipping bills, FIRCs etc to substantiate that we have made direct exports. I was confident that exports are exempt from tax and hence there would be no problems. However, I was unofficially informed that since the returns filed were completely wrong and not matching, they were proposing to consider the entire turnover (although exports) as sales and pass order to pay tax on the entire turnover. I was thinking that there would be only a penalty for wrong filing and I was shocked to hear this. Can you please tell me if it is indeed possible to pass such an order and what are my options here?

2) What is the time limit for calling for an audit? Can they scrutinize files as old as from 2005-06? 

Look forward to your help on this matter! 

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   Mr Navman,

  Now as per the existing rules the reassessment/assessments of the year 2005-06 can be taken upto 2015.Your auditor might have committed some errors in filing returns. You can produce your books of accounts to the  concerned audit officer and explain the errors noticed in the returns. If that is satisfactorily done the assessments can be done as per your accounts ....mjk

Dear Sir,

Thanks for your reply. It has cleared my doubt about point #2.

Regarding point#1, I have all the documents to prove that the entire year's turnover consists of direct exports only, by means of shipping bills and FIRCs which I know is tax exempt. Now, for erroneous filing done by my auditor, what is the action that can be taken by the dept.? As our consultant claims, is it possible for the dept. to consider entire turnover as erroneous up to the extent of wrong filing done and propose tax on that entire extent (which is actually the most part) ?

    Filing of wrong returns means declaring wrong amounts as turn over or claiming wrong exemptions.In your query this point is not clear. Your doubt can be answered only after verifying the returns an the related books of accounts........mjk

Dont worry am also from Blore.

 

Filing the wrong statements is not suppresing the things.

Submitt what you have filed in form 100 and match with the Balane sheet and also sales and money received ( Bank statements).


 

if your trancations are differ then its problem.

 

Acceptance  of your returns  by dept is to left them.

2005- 06 onwards vat is under self assessments scheme to minimize procedures.

There is a natural justice they can not  refuse your detailed submissions and transperancy.

I t Can be solved.

 


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