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Profit Below 6%: Has New Law Changed Old Section 44AD–44AB Principle?

Income Tax : The article argues that Section 58(3) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 does not independently mandate books of account or tax audit for...

July 3, 2026 5097 Views 0 comment Print

Income Below 6% or 8%: Is Tax Audit Compulsory Under Section 58(3)?

Income Tax : The article examines whether Section 58(3) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 makes tax audit compulsory whenever profits fall below 6%, ...

June 27, 2026 11112 Views 4 comments Print

Presumptive Taxation Scheme: Meaning, Eligibility & Implications

Income Tax : This guide explains the presumptive taxation schemes available under the Income-tax Act, including Sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE....

June 24, 2026 167178 Views 19 comments Print

Presumptive taxation- Section 44AD, 44ADA, 44AEAC

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act provides presumptive taxation schemes under Sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE to reduce compliance burdens by allo...

June 17, 2026 2361867 Views 230 comments Print

Presumptive Audit Controversy: Profit Trigger vs Turnover Trigger

Income Tax : The issue concerns whether declaring profits below the presumptive rate automatically triggers tax audit or whether turnover thres...

June 16, 2026 13752 Views 2 comments Print


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MEF empanelment date extended – Firms under Presumptive Taxation not to submit Financial Statements

CA, CS, CMA : There is no requirement for submitting the Financial Statements i.e. Balance Sheets and Income & Expenditure Account for the appli...

October 9, 2020 1314 Views 0 comment Print


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TDS Under Section 194J Alone Cannot Determine Nature of Income for presumptive taxation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that deduction of tax under Section 194J cannot automatically classify receipts as professional income. Tax auth...

June 11, 2026 633 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Rejects Revenue Appeal Over Presumptive Taxation & Jewellery Additions

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that once income higher than the presumptive rate under Section 44AD was declared, the assessee was not requir...

May 12, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

GST Not Income Under Section 44B; Statutory Levy Excluded from Presumptive Taxation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that GST collected is not part of income for presumptive taxation under section 44B. It ruled that GST is a stat...

March 28, 2026 744 Views 0 comment Print

Cash Deposits Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained Under Presumptive Tax Scheme: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once income is declared under the presumptive taxation scheme of Section 44AD, individual cash deposits can...

February 19, 2026 8580 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition on Demonetisation Deposits Deleted in 44AD Presumptive Case: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that cash deposits during demonetization were explained as business sales declared under Section 44AD. Without disprovin...

February 17, 2026 1770 Views 0 comment Print


What is presumptive scheme for taxation for professionals and can every professional opt for it?

July 11, 2021 10710 Views 6 comments Print

The income tax laws offer a presumptive scheme of taxation for certain professionals. There are lots of doubts about what is the exact scheme and whether every professional can opt for it. I intend to explain the presumptive scheme of taxation for professional in this article. What is the presumptive scheme for taxation for professionals […]

Presumptive Taxation Scheme For Professionals-Section 44ADA – Analysis

July 1, 2021 6444 Views 2 comments Print

Analyze the Presumptive Taxation Scheme for Professionals-Section 44ADA under the Income Tax Act,1961. Learn how it can reduce tax liabilities and provide deductions.

Pounding between Tax Audit & Presumptive Taxation provisions

June 25, 2021 16620 Views 0 comment Print

Importance of Tax Audit : Most important functions of chartered Accountants in Practice is discharging of onerous liability of Tax Audit function conferred upon them by Income Tax Act. As we know, Provisions of tax audit is mainly governed by Section 44AB r.w.s. 44AD of the Act. There are various points which generally confused practising […]

Income shown as per section 44AE is independent of gross receipts from truck plying

June 3, 2021 3060 Views 0 comment Print

Taking into consideration the entire receipts of the assessee the return of the assessee has been filed u/s 44AE of the act as no books were required to be maintained by the assessee as per language of section 44AE of the Act. He has calculated his income according to the months of ownership of the trucks and applied presumptive taxation.

Presumptive Taxation Scheme | Section 44AD/44ADA/44AE/44B/44BB/44BBB/44BBA

June 1, 2021 123186 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the Presumptive Taxation Scheme (Section 44AD/44ADA/44AE/44B/44BB/44BBB/44BBA) and how it provides relief for small taxpayers.

Computation of Income on Basis of Estimation

May 29, 2021 5304 Views 0 comment Print

To give relief to small taxpayers from maintenance of books of account and from getting the accounts audited, the Income-tax Act has framed the presumptive taxation scheme u/s 44AD, 44ADA and 44AE. Computation of Business Profit on Presumptive Basis [Sec. 44AD] Applicable to : A resident individual, resident Hindu undivided family or a resident partnership […]

AO can make addition u/s 68/69C despite estimation of Income U/s 44AF

March 8, 2021 2535 Views 0 comment Print

Atul Dinesh Seth Vs ITO (ITAT Bnagalore) The contention of the A.R. is that once the income of the assessee estimated by applying the section 44AF of the Act, there cannot be any further addition for any lapse in the books of accounts. In these assessment years, except AY 2011-12, the turnover of the assessee is […]

Section 44AE Presumptive Taxation Scheme for Plying, Hiring, or Leasing Goods Carriages

March 2, 2021 12867 Views 4 comments Print

Presumptive Taxation Scheme for Plying, Hiring, or Leasing Goods Carriages – Section 44AE For simplifying the complications involved in calculating the taxable income for small business owners, the Presumptive Taxation Scheme was construed under the Income Tax Act. Section 44AE offers this Presumptive Taxation scheme which allows for a system to estimate the income of […]

All you need to know about Presumptive Taxation for Professional – Section 44ADA

February 25, 2021 14001 Views 3 comments Print

For extending the benefits of presumptive taxation to specified professionals, Section 44ADA was inserted into the Income Tax Act. Earlier, this scheme was only applicable to small business owners. This tax scheme reduces the burden of compliance for the small professions and reinforces the ease of doing business. Under this scheme of taxation, the profit […]

Presumptive Taxation Scheme | Income Tax | Section 44AD

February 22, 2021 9126 Views 3 comments Print

For reducing the income tax burden and for providing relief from tedious taxation work to the small taxpayers, the Indian government incorporated the presumptive taxation scheme under Section 44AD. Taxpayers opting for the presumptive taxation scheme can declare their income at the prescribed rate and aren’t required to maintain the books of accounts. As per […]

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