AUDIT

New Chapter XIIA is inserted vide Finance Act, 2018 to provide for audit provisions. Consequently, audit may be carried out for imported goods or export goods or of auditee either in his office or in the premise of the auditee.

Further, the definition of ‘auditee’ is introduced which is wide enough to not only cover the person subject to audit but also includes an importer or exporter or approved custodian or licensee of warehouse and other person concerned directly or indirectly in clearing, forwarding, stocking, carrying, selling or purchasing imported goods or export goods or dutiable goods.