Fee payable to CA Firms, for Special Audits directed u/s 142(2A)...

Fee payable to CA Firms, for Special Audits directed u/s 142(2A) - CA Firm registered as MSME - Recovery of fees due from the Income Tax Department invoking the provisions of MSMED Act - Nomination of the Special Auditor by the IT Department - IT Department cannot be termed as a ‘buyer’ when it is nominating the accountant for conducting a Special Audit and neither can the CA Firm be termed as a ‘supplier’. The remuneration payable to the accountant cannot also be termed as ‘consideration’ as the Special Audit is a statutory duty being performed by the accountant for and on behalf of the AO. - HC

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