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It says " However, if the person is carrying on profession then an audit of books of accounts is mandatory if gross receipts/turnover exceeds ₹50 lakh," said Abhishek Soni, CEO and co-founder, Tax2win.in. "
Salary is out of purview from GST ,If any payment made by company to director except salary ,like comission on % of profits ,sitting fees and others for which TDS is debited u/s 194J then GST is payable on reverse charge basis ,What you said about livemint article ,it's IT audit ,and presumptive taxation u/s 44ADA which requires tax audit if opt for presumptive taxation and your Gross receipts exceeds 50 Lacs , but it's again subject to limit of 44AB ( Which is 100 Lacs /500Lacs(in case of Digital txns upto 95%) It's applicable for The current AY 21-22 , salary u/s 192 is not Profession u/s 44AA...For director salary ,you can fix as per the industry in which company operates by taking into account other financial aspects ,but it's always recommended to fix it throughout the year ,196/197/schedule V not applicable for private company's so there is no embargo although....