Audit of accounts by Chartered Accountant

Every person whose gross turnover in a year exceeds the prescribed limit, shall have his accounts audited by an accountant and shall submit to the designated officer a VAT audit report in the prescribed form duly signed by such accountant and setting forth such particulars and certificates, as may be prescribed. Explanation. – In this section “accountant’ means a chartered accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (Central Act No. 38 of 1949), and includes any person, who by virtue of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 226 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act No. 1 of 1956), is entitled to be appointed to act as an auditor of companies.