2024 (4) TMI 363

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....ineering and construction services. Pursuant to the audit of the Books of accounts of the petitioner for assessment period 2017-2018, the petitioner received audit observations. The petitioner also received an intimation dated 08.09.2023. Such intimation was replied to on 25.09.2023. After issuance of the audit report dated 28.09.2023, a show cause notice was issued on 29.09.2023. Such show cause notice was replied to on 29.11.2023 seeking further time up to 15.12.2023. The impugned order was issued thereafter on 25.12.2023. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred to the notice for conducting audit and the audit observations dated 22.08.2023. He pointed out that the principal observations therein pertain to turnover reconciliation....

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....f India. 5. The focus of the petitioner's challenge is on the confirmation of the tax demand relating to turnover and differences between the GSTR 3B return of the petitioner and Form 26AS. With regard to turnover, the contention of the petitioner is that such turnover is inclusive of turnover from all States. Apart from the GSTR 9 return, the petitioner relied upon the reconciliation statement filed along with the reply dated 25.09.2023. On the differences between the GSTR 3B return and Form 26AS, apart from pointing out that the amounts mentioned in the Form 26AS also relate to transactions across India, it was contended that there is duplication between this issue and the issue relating to turnover. 6. In the impugned order, th....