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AuditGPT – The AI-Powered Audit Intelligence Assistant (CA Brain)

Author : CA. Umang Shah

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1. Title / Name of Use Case

AuditGPT – An AI-Powered Audit Intelligence Assistant for Chartered Accountants

2. Author(s) & Date / Metadata

Author: CA Umang Sanjay Shah Organisation: U S Shah & Co Date: 11th October 2025 Category: Audit & Assurance | AI in Professional Practice Keywords: AI in Audit, ICAI Standards, CARO, Tax Audit Clauses, Compliance Automation

3. Executive Summary / Introduction

AuditGPT is an AI-powered digital assistant that helps Chartered Accountants perform audits more efficiently and intelligently. It reads the current-year and previous-year trial balances together with a brief company profile, interprets the data using AI and rule-based logic, and automatically determines: - Applicable laws, regulations, and audit reporting clauses; - Key financial ratios and analytical insights; and - Summaries of applicable Standards on Auditing (SAs), ICDS, CARO 2020 and Tax Audit requirements. In addition, AuditGPT prepares ready-made AI prompts for deeper analysis. With a single click, the user can open ChatGPT for clause-wise or ratio-wise interpretation — combining structured audit logic with conversational AI insight.

4. Problem Statement / Need

Auditors spend substantial time manually reviewing trial balances to determine applicable laws, tax audit clauses, and reporting requirements. This repetitive identification process delays audit planning, increases human error risk, and provides limited analytical depth. Existing audit tools focus on documentation storage or mechanical automation, not on intelligent reasoning or real-time professional guidance. There is a strong need for a lightweight, data-driven, AI-supported audit assistant that can quickly process a trial balance and deliver reliable, standard-aligned insights without exposing client-specific data.

5. Objective / Goal

To build a professional audit assistant that: - Analyses trial balance data to identify relevant statutory and regulatory requirements; - Performs ratio and analytical reviews instantly; - Summarises the applicability of SAs, ICDS, CARO, and Tax Audit clauses;

- Generates ready-made prompts for ChatGPT to perform deeper, context-specific analysis; and - Enhances audit documentation quality, traceability, and time efficiency.

6. Solution Description / Approach

AuditGPT uses a hybrid architecture combining rule-based logic, keyword mapping, and AI reasoning. 1. The user uploads two trial balances (current year and previous year) and fills a short company-profile form (nature of business, turnover range, employee strength, and operating states). 2. The system performs: - Keyword Analysis: Matches ledger names with mapped compliance indicators (e.g., “Gratuity Payable” → Ind AS 19 / Payment of Gratuity Act). - Comparative Analytics: Calculates ratios and inter-year movements. - Applicability Mapping: Determines which SAs, ICDS, CARO clauses, and Tax Audit clauses apply. 3. For tax-specific and ratio-specific areas, the app auto-generates intelligent ChatGPT prompts; a single click opens them in ChatGPT for extended reasoning or commentary drafting. 4. The results are displayed through structured tabs and exportable into a professional summary report for documentation or review.

7. Architecture / Components / Modules

Modules: - Data Ingestion Layer: Uploads and reads current-year & previous-year trial balances plus company profile. - Keyword Mapping Engine: Links ledger items to relevant acts, rules, standards, and ratio formulas. - Rule & Applicability Engine: Determines which clauses and standards apply based on trial-balance data. - AI Prompt Generator: Creates one-click prompts to open ChatGPT for further clause or ratio analysis. - Dashboard / Output Module: Displays tabs: Laws Applicability, Ratios, SAs, ICDS, CARO, Tax Audit. - Export Module: Produces formatted audit summaries (PDF / Excel / Text) for working papers.

8. Data / Inputs / Requirements

- Current Year Trial Balance (Excel) - Previous Year Trial Balance (Excel) - Company Profile (Form Input) – Nature of business, turnover bracket, employee strength, and operating states No client-specific identifiers, financial statements, or confidential data are required. All processing is performed locally or within the secured environment of the application.

9. Implementation Steps / Process Flow

1. Upload Data: User uploads trial balances and enters basic company information. 2. Parsing & Mapping: System standardises ledger heads and maps them to rule keywords. 3. Compliance Detection: Determines applicable laws, SAs, ICDS, CARO and Tax Audit clauses. 4. Ratio Computation: Performs automated ratio and trend analysis. 5. Prompt Generation: Creates custom ChatGPT prompts for tax, ratios, and specific audit analysis. 6. Dashboard Review: User reviews results across six tabs. 7. Export: Generates structured audit summary for documentation or peer-review purposes.

10. Tools / Technology / Tech Stack

Frontend: Streamlit / ReactJS Backend: Python (FastAPI) Database / KB: JSON / CSV-based Knowledge Base AI Engine: OpenAI API (GPT-4 or GPT-5) for prompt-based analysis Libraries: Pandas, OpenPyXL for Excel processing Output Formats: PDF via WeasyPrint / pdfkit Hosting: Cloud deployment (Render / Netlify for demo)

11. Benefits / Value / Impact

- Time Efficiency: Reduces identification of applicable laws & standards from hours to minutes. - Accuracy & Consistency: Removes manual oversights by standardising clause detection. - Audit Quality: Provides explainable, rule-driven results referencing ICAI frameworks. - Ease of Analysis: One-click ChatGPT integration for further reasoning or drafting. - Data Privacy: No confidential financial statements required — only trial balances. - Scalability: Suitable for audits of all entity sizes with minimal setup.

12. Challenges / Risks / Limitations

- AI Hallucination Risk: Mitigated by using controlled prompts and human verification. - Data Classification Errors: Ledger naming inconsistencies may affect keyword mapping accuracy. - Regulatory Updates: Needs regular updating of the knowledge base to reflect new standards. - Human Validation Essential: AI outputs are advisory; final responsibility rests with the auditor.

13. Future Scope / Extensions

- Integration for uploading and analysing AIS, 26AS, and full financial statements. - Expansion into audit plan drafting and notes-to-accounts suggestions. - Direct connectivity with GSTN, MCA, and Income Tax APIs for live data. - Enhanced machine learning models for anomaly detection and risk profiling.

- Continuous Knowledge Update System auto-refreshing laws and standards from official sources.

14. Conclusion / Summary

AuditGPT demonstrates how Artificial Intelligence can responsibly enhance the audit profession. By analysing simple trial balance data and company profiles, it delivers clause-wise applicability, ratio insights, and ICAI-aligned recommendations — all traceable, explainable, and auditor-controlled. Its integration with ChatGPT bridges structured compliance logic and conversational reasoning, establishing a foundation for next-generation, ethically governed AI audit assistants in India.

15. Demo / Link / References

References: - ICAI Standards on Auditing (SA 200 – SA 720) - CARO 2020 – Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order - Income Tax Act 1961 – Section 44AB & ICDS and Form 3CD - ICAI Guidance Notes a