No penalty for Delay in Tax Audit report filing due to delay in Audit by Dept. of Co-op Audit

T P D 101 Uthangarai Milk- Producers Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) The assessee supposed to have been filed audit report as required u/s.44AB of the Act, on or before 31.10.2015. However, such audit report has been filed on 05.03.2016, which is before the date of completion of assessment proceedings u/s.143(3) of the Act. In other words, although the assessee has filed tax audit report beyond the stipulated period, but such tax audit report was made available to the AO before he completes assessment proceedings. The assessee has given reasons for delay in filing tax audit rep...