GST audit gaps: CAG flags manpower crunch in CBIC audit wings; calls for staffing boost - Times of India

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Thursday said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) faces a sizeable staffing shortage in its audit formations, with 38 percent of positions vacant as of July 1, 2024, leading to gaps between planned and completed audits.The CAG's report on the Department of Revenue for the period ending March 2023 emphasized the critical role of i…