VAT AUDIT BY TAX CONSULTANTS

DEAR MEMBERS

I HAVE POSTED THE PLAN OF RAJASTHAN GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW "TAX CONSULTANTS" ALOGNWITH CAs AND ICWAs FOR COMMENT FROM FELLOW PROFESSIONALS WITH MY COMMENT THAT AUDIT IS A SPECIALISED WORK AND ONLY CAs ARE TRAINED FOR IT. 

WHEN IN 2005 VAT WAS IMPOSED IN KARNATAKA I STUDIED THE LAW FOR MY ARTICLE IN "CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT PRACTICE JOURNAL- A MASHBRA PUBLICATION AND FOUND THAT KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORISE TAX CONSULTANTS AS WELL AS RETIRED VAT OFFCIALA FOR VAT AUDIT ALONGWITH CAs. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE MATTER WAS DEALT THERE AT THAT TIME AND WHAT IS THE POSTION THERE NOW.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS WHY ONLY CAs SHOULD BE AUTHORISED FOR AUDIT WORK. 

- CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDI