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Income Tax audit under section 44AB​: FAQs

Income Tax : Understand the provisions of tax audit under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, including its objectives, applicability, prescrib...

November 5, 2025 1273505 Views 54 comments Print

Tax Audit Under Section 44AB: Compliance and Limits

Corporate Law : Background :  Welcome to the blockbuster world of Tax Audit — where every figure has a backstory, every expense a mystery, and...

October 17, 2025 1623 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit Updates: Due Date, New Clauses & CA Limit

Income Tax : CBDT extended the Tax Audit due date to October 31, 2025 (AY 2025-26). Forms 3CA/3CB-3CD were updated with 71 changes, including m...

September 27, 2025 3978 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit New Rules: What’s New in Form 3CD for AY 2025-26?

Income Tax : Learn about the five major changes to Income Tax Form 3CD for Assessment Year 2025-26, including new reporting requirements for MS...

September 24, 2025 5427 Views 0 comment Print

Comprehensive Clause-by-Clause Guide to Tax Audit Form 3CD

Income Tax : A comprehensive guide to Form 3CD for tax audits under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act. Learn about clause-by-clause reporting,...

September 2, 2025 7797 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CA Association Seeks Extension for ITR, Tax and TP Audit Dates

CA, CS, CMA : Chartered Accountants Association, Ahmedabad requests extension of ITR and audit due dates for AY 2025-26 citing compressed timeli...

September 10, 2025 8166 Views 1 comment Print

Guidance Note on Tax Audit under Section 44AB

Income Tax : Explore the latest 2023 revision of the ICAI's Guidance Note on Tax Audit under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Learn ab...

September 5, 2023 141534 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Revised ‘Guidance Note on Tax Audit under section 44AB

Income Tax : Exposure Draft of Revised ‘Guidance Note on Tax Audit under section 44AB of Income-tax Act, 1961’ is issued by ICAI Direct Tax...

July 22, 2023 104331 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit Clinic

Income Tax : Members may to raise any issues related to Tax Audit where elucidation, clarification or further elucidation is desired at email i...

September 20, 2022 1665 Views 0 comment Print

Representation to scrap Clause No. 44 of Tax Audit Report (Form 3CD)

Income Tax : Representation requesting to scrap  Clause No. 44 of  Tax Audit Report (Form 3CD) under the Income Tax Act, 1961...

August 18, 2022 15495 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Rectification Order Invalid as CPC Didn’t Issue Prior Intimation for Defective Form 3CD: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Court found that intimations under Sections 143(1) and 154(3) were not communicated due to technical reasons. The matter was r...

January 11, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

Form 15CB Filed, TDS Deposited & DTAA Followed – ITAT Deletes 201(1)/201(1A) Demand as No Default Exists

Income Tax : The ITAT ruled that the AO and CIT(A) erred by mechanically raising a default demand simply because commission was paid to a non-r...

October 11, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT deletes Addition which were based on mere Typographical Error in Form 3CD

Income Tax : Discover how Chennai ITAT's verdict affects assessments. Learn how a typographical error in Form 3CD impacts additions to an asses...

May 8, 2024 3720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Directs AO to Re-adjudicate Mistake in ITR Filing

Income Tax : In Uttam Narayanmal Mehta S K Metal Vs ITO case, ITAT Mumbai directs AO to re-adjudicate mistake in ITR filing regarding double ta...

April 5, 2024 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271D Penalty: ITAT Directs AO to Verify Reasonable Cause for Cash Loan

Income Tax : In the case of SVT Wholesale Pvt. Ltd. Vs JCIT, the ITAT Bangalore evaluates the penalty imposed under Section 271D for violating ...

March 31, 2024 1158 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Amends Form 3CD: Adds Section 44BBC, Removes 32AC, 32AD, 35AC & 35CCB

Income Tax : CBDT amends Income Tax Rules, effective April 1, 2025, revising Form 3CD, MSME interest provisions, buyback reporting, and loan/de...

March 28, 2025 17397 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Income Tax Notification No. 27 of 2024

Income Tax : Understand the implications of the corrigendum to Income Tax Notification No. 27 of 2024. Get insights into the changes and their ...

March 19, 2024 7629 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT revises Form 3CD Tax Audit Report Format, Form 3CEB & Form No. 65

Income Tax : Stay updated with CBDT's Form 3CD Tax Audit Report Format, Form 3CEB & Form No. 65 revision. Learn about changes in tax audit rep...

March 5, 2024 38259 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Defers GST & GAAR reporting till 31.03.2022

Income Tax : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) deferred the Tax Audit Clause 30C and 44  till 31st Mar 2022 due to COVID-19. F.No. 3701...

March 25, 2021 39345 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT amends Form 3CD, Form No 3CEB, ITR6, & Inserted New Forms & Rules

Income Tax : Amendment of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 to prescribe manner relating to option under section 115BAC and 115BAD, and that of determ...

October 1, 2020 101724 Views 4 comments Print


Tax Audit Problems & Solutions – Technical & Other Issues

September 3, 2013 123360 Views 20 comments Print

What are operating system and runtime environment requirement for E-filling of Tax Audit Report? Our system becomes very slow during working on e-utility. What should we do? I am unable to register as CA as there is difference in name/date of birth as per ICAI and PAN data. What to do?

E-Filing Audit Report One More Controversy: Signed Or Unsigned Financial Statements

September 3, 2013 29405 Views 6 comments Print

CA Sudir Halakhandi One more controversy is going on with respect to uploading of the financial statements i.e. “Balance sheet and profit and loss account” with Form 3CD/ 3CB and this controversy is related to the physical signatures on the “Financial statements” before uploading the same on the site. 50% of the questions received by […]

3CB/3CD E-Filing Utility – Turning Into Harassment of Professionals

September 1, 2013 7595 Views 0 comment Print

CA Sudhir Halakhandi The xml utility of E-filing of Tax audit report is under process of continuous alterations, amendments, modifications and the last in this series of is introduced on 24th Aug 2013. Our first question is that why so many amendments, modification, alterations are required in this utility. The answer is very simple because […]

Faqs: Tax Audit Related Problems

August 30, 2013 26907 Views 0 comment Print

Will Tax Audit Report u/s 44AD, 44AE, 44AF be counted in the specified limits of 45 Tax Audits? What are the limits on signing of Tax Audit Report? Ans. As per Council Guidelines No.1-CA(7)/02/2008, dated 8th August,2008:

e-Filing of Tax Audit Report by Tax Professional

August 22, 2013 8134 Views 0 comment Print

We are attaching below a Presentation on ‘e-Filing of Tax Audit Report by Tax Professional’ compiled by CA. Sanjay Agarwal, which deals with the following issues :- Registration by Tax Professionals Procedure to add Chartered Accountant by Assessee Steps to be followed by CA to submit Tax Audit Report Other Features Forms to be initiated […]

3CD/ 3CB Utility Still Has Problems

August 8, 2013 33562 Views 23 comments Print

CA Sudhir Halakhandi – The utility of 3CD/3CB, even after correction made in it , is not a user friendly utility and we have already indicated some of the mistakes in it. Some more mistakes were noticed by other experts and chartered accountants and the same were reported at various places in workshops and seminars related to this new feature which has been added to the work of chartered accountants.

2 Mistakes in Form 3CD New Utility

July 14, 2013 8316 Views 0 comment Print

CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDI The utility for uploading Audit report under section 44AB in Form 3CB/3CD is changed on the department’s site within a period of less than one month from its first introduction. In this article we are not very critical about this re-introduction of the utility because the utility given by them this time is much better than the earlier one and it includes some important suggestions given by the professional fraternity after using the previous utility.

Point wise checklist on preparation of form 3CB/CD online format

July 2, 2013 13477 Views 0 comment Print

CA Hardik Mehta Point wise checklist on preparation of form 3CB/CD audit report to be filed with Income Tax Department. We are attaching herewith a Form 3CB/3CD Checklist as applicable for A.Y. 2013-14 and onwards. The checklist is useful in preparation of Tax Audit Report. Download Point wise checklist on preparation of form 3CB/CD online […]

Mandatory e-filling of Audit report u/s. 44AB, 92E & 115JB

May 12, 2013 51791 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory ELECTRONIC FILLING of Chartered Accountant’s report under section 44AB, 92E & 115JB of Income Tax Act, 1961 . Where an assessee is required to furnish a report of audit under section 44AB, 92E or 115JB, he shall furnish the same Electronically on or before the due date for furnishing the return of income under subsection (1) of section 139.

IT – Control on count of Tax Audits, No Option to download Final Acknowledgment

November 24, 2012 5934 Views 0 comment Print

Government has put the facility for CAs to upload 3CA, 3CB, 3CD etc. If Govt. makes upload of the same compulsory from AY 2013-14 by making appropriate rules under I T Rules, 1962, then we will be able to track – how many reports are filed with the department in our name?

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