section 44AB

Section 44AD: Presumptive Taxation for Business Income

Income Tax - Extract of Section – 44AD of Income-tax Act, 1961 Special provision for computing profits and gains of business on presumptive basis. 44AD. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sections 28 to 43C, in the case of an eligible assessee engaged in an eligible business, a sum equal to eight per cent of the […]...

Is Tax Audit Necessary in every case where Section 44AD is applicable but Net Profit is less than 8% / 6%

Income Tax - The Section 44AD of the Income Tax Act contains special provisions for computing profits and gains of a business on presumptive basis. According to this section the profits and gains from eligible businesses carried by an eligible assessee are required to be computed at least at the rate of 8% / 6% of the total turnover / gross receipts....

An Analysis of 5 Year Restriction under Section 44AD of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax - The Section 44AD of the Income Tax Act contains special provisions for computing profits and gains of a business on presumptive basis. According to this section the profits and gains from eligible businesses carried by an eligible assesse are required to be computed at least at the rate of 8% / 6% of the total turnover / gross receipts. H...

Applicability of Tax Audit U/s 44AB (As Amended By Finance Act, 2017)

Income Tax - As we all know that the finance act 2017 which is applicable for the previous year 2017-18 has made an amendment in Section 44AB (Tax Audit) by inserting a new proviso which has made the applicability of this section completely different....

Presumptive Taxation Scheme- FAQs

Income Tax - As per sections 44AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, a person engaged in business is required to maintain regular books of account under certain circumstances. To give relief to small taxpayers from this tedious work, the Income-tax Act has framed the presumptive taxation scheme under sections 44AD, sections 44ADA and sections 44AE....

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ITR / Tax Audit Due date extended to 7th November 2017

Income Tax - Income Tax Department has extended tax audit due date for ay 2017-18 and Income Tax Return filing due date for ay 2017-18 vide its notification dated 31st October 2017. Extended due date for filing of Tax Audit Report and Income Tax Return for AY 2017-18 fot those Assessee who filing date for same was 30th […]...

Advise clients to timely approve tax audit reports: ICAI

Income Tax - Members are requested to advise their clients to timely approve the tax audit reports under their digital signatures for the AY 2017-18 uploaded by them on the e-filing portal The Department of Income-tax (Systems) has informed ICAI that a large number of tax audit reports have been uploaded by the members but the same have […]...

AIFTF requests extension of date for filing Income Tax Returns for AY 2017-18

Income Tax - Your Honor are well aware that this year, professionals are busy in making compliance with GST obligations. GST Act is new, compliances are many, notifications are being issued everyday and the technical glitches in the system have aggravated the problems. Further dates are being extended everyday and the professionals have to make the co...

ICAI Request for Tax Audit / ITR Due Date extension to 30th Nov 2017

Income Tax - Request to extend the due date of filing Income-tax returns for assessees mentioned under clause (a) of Explanation 2 to Section 139(1) and Tax Audit report u/s 44AB for the AY 2017-18 from 31st October, 2017 to 30th November, 2017...

Tax Audit /ITR Due date for AY 2016-17 extended to 17.10.2016

Income Tax - Due date for filing return & TAR for assessee whose due date for filing income tax return is 30th Sept (being Company,firms,and other required to get accounts audited under income tax act or other law and working partners of such firm) is extended to 17th October 2016 ...

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Penalty U/s. 271B not leviable if Assessee had Bona fide belief that accounts not liable for audit U/s. 44AB

United Education Society, C/o NIMT College Vs JCIT (ITAT Delhi) - United Education Society Vs JCIT (ITAT Delhi) Undisputedly, the assessee society is registered under section 12A of the Act as a charitable trust engaged in charitable activities for imparting education through its colleges. It is also not in dispute that the assessee society has been claiming exe...

Penalty cannot be levied for non-audit of books of Account if penalty already been levied for non-maintenance of books

Roshni Devi Vs Income Tax Officer (ITAT Jaipur) - These are the three appeals filed by the assessee against the respective orders of the ld. CIT(A)-I, Jaipur dated 05/09/2017 for the A.Y. 2011-12 wherein the assessee has challenged the action of the Assessing Officer in levying the penalty U/s 271(1)(c), ...

Penalty for delay in filing Audit Report due to Dispute with Auditor is invalid: ITAT

M/s. Care Concern Hospital Pvt. Ltd Vs. ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) - Due to disputes between the assessee with its earlier auditor and resignation thereof, the same (audited accounts) was filed before AO belatedly. ...

No penalty for failure to get books audited for Bonafide belief of non-applicability of Audit

P.D. Usha Rani Vs. The Income Tax Officer (ITAT Hyderabad) - Penalty u/s. 271B is attracted for failure to get accounts audited u/s. 44AB. Even though the law prescribes the levy of penalty, in case of default, the same is not automatic as provisions of Section 273B gives relief, when there is a reasonable cause....

Penalty for failure to get account audited not justified if assessee acted bona fide

Off- Shore India Ltd. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax (ITAT Kolkata) - Even though the net profit / loss arising from the purchase and sale of securities was disclosed by the assessee in the profit and loss account, the value of such securities held by the assessee was fully and truly disclosed by the assessee under the head investment in the relevant balance sheet. ...

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CBDT Order on extension of due date of ITR / TAR to 7th Nov 2017

F.No. 225/270/2017/ITA.II - (31/10/2017) - CBDT further extends the 'due-date' for filing income-tax returns and reports of audit pertaining to Assessment Year 2017-2018 from 31st October, 2017 to 7th November, 2017...

Extension of Due date is for both Tax Audit & ITR Filing: CBDT

F. No. 225/195/2016-ITA II - (14/09/2016) - Section 44AB of the Act, stipulates that the accounts are to be got audited by an accountant and furnished in the prescribed manner before the 'specified date'. The 'specified date' under Explanation (ii) to that section has been defined to be the 'due date' for furnishing the return of income under...

Tax Audit /ITR Due date for AY 2016-17 extended to 17.10.2016

F.No.225/195/2016-ITA-H - (09/09/2016) - Due date for filing return & TAR for assessee whose due date for filing income tax return is 30th Sept (being Company,firms,and other required to get accounts audited under income tax act or other law and working partners of such firm) is extended to 17th October 2016 ...

Tax Audit Report Filing Due Date also extended to 31-10-2015

F.No.225/207/2015/ITA.II - (29/10/2015) - Vide order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ('Act') dated 01.10.2015 infile of even number, Central Board of Direct Taxes had extended the 'due-date' for E filing Return of Income from 30th September, 2015 to 31st October, 2015 in case of income-tax assessees which are covered under c...

CBDT finally extended due date all over India to 31.10.2015

F.No.225/207/2015/ITA.II - (01/10/2015) - The issue of extension of last date for e-filing returns of income and audit reports u/s 44AB due by 30th September, 2015 has been the subject matter of litigation in various High Courts across the country. While some High Courts have ruled in favour of the extension of due date, some others have ru...

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