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Analysis of Tax Audit Applicability for Specified and Non-Specified profession

Income Tax : Explains when professionals must undergo tax audit based on Sections 44ADA, 44AD, and 44AB. Key takeaway: audit depends on profess...

May 4, 2026 2325 Views 0 comment Print

Silent Shift in Tax Audit Triggers: Section 63 vs Section 44AB

Income Tax : The new law introduces audit requirements for businesses declaring profits below presumptive rates. It removes the earlier flexibi...

April 25, 2026 5094 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit under Section 44AB: Rules, Forms Penalties & Due Dates

Income Tax : The issue concerns applicability of tax audit based on turnover thresholds. The ruling highlights that exceeding prescribed limits...

April 5, 2026 24990 Views 0 comment Print

Audit Exemption: Alarming Risk Signals for CA Profession

Company Law : The proposal to remove statutory audits for small companies risks eliminating independent financial scrutiny, potentially weakenin...

March 23, 2026 6642 Views 1 comment Print

Staggered ITR Filing Deadlines in India: A Legal & Policy Analysis of Revised Compliance Framework

Income Tax : India has moved from a uniform ITR deadline to a category-based system linked to audits and income complexity. The reform improves...

February 10, 2026 930 Views 0 comment Print


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ICAI Introduces Field-Level Validation for UDIN Under Section 44AB

CA, CS, CMA : The UDIN portal will now validate turnover, gross receipts, and presumptive tax conditions before allowing UDIN generation for tax...

February 14, 2026 2529 Views 0 comment Print

BREAKING: Gujarat HC Orders CBDT to Ensure 1-Month Gap Between ITR & Tax Audit Dates

Income Tax : Gujarat HC has directed CBDT to ensure that there is a mandatory one-month gap between date for furnishing tax audit reports (unde...

October 13, 2025 21099 Views 1 comment Print

Rajasthan HC Extends Tax Audit Filing Deadline to 31 October 2025

Income Tax : Rajasthan High Court granted a one-month extension for filing TARs under Section 44AB for AY 2025-26, citing delayed audit utility...

September 25, 2025 972 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Files writ challenging persistent technical failures in Income Tax portal

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court is hearing a petition from the Chartered Accountants Association regarding persistent glitches on the new I...

September 25, 2025 8064 Views 1 comment Print

Requests for Extension of Due Dates for Tax Audit, ITR, Form 10B/1OBB, 12A/80G, AOC-4

Income Tax : The Pune Chartered Accountants' Society has requested an extension for tax audit and ITR filing deadlines for FY 2024-25, citing t...

September 24, 2025 29931 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as No Evidence Linked Assessee to Alleged Accommodation Entries

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid as the Assessing Officer failed to show independent applicatio...

May 15, 2026 1290 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchases Fully Disallowable as Supplier Was Found Non-Existent: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that entire bogus purchases must be added under Section 69C where the supplier was proved to be a paper entity a...

May 8, 2026 657 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition Due to Lack of Independent Enquiry by AO

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that full disallowance of purchases was not justified where corresponding sales and quantitative stock records w...

May 7, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

Year-End Provisions Trigger TDS – ITAT Upholds Default but Grants Relief Window

Income Tax : ITAT holds TDS applies on year-end provisions where payee, amount, and nature are identifiable—assessee treated in default u/s 2...

May 5, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands PF/ESI Disallowance Case Due to Uncertainty Over Due Date Interpretation

Income Tax : The case dealt with disallowance of employee contributions deposited beyond statutory due dates. The Tribunal remanded the matter ...

May 5, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


ICAI Caps Tax Audit Limits at 60 per partner from 1st April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI sets limit of 60 tax audit assignments per CA or partner annually, effective from 1 April 2026, replacing earlier 2008 guidel...

July 25, 2025 14445 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extends Due Date for Filing Form 56F for AY 2024-25

Income Tax : CBDT extends the due date for filing Form 56F under Section 10AA(8) and 10A(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, to March 31, 2025, for...

February 18, 2025 10671 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 extends due date of Filing Audit report- Section 10AA(8)

Income Tax : Read Circular 18/2023 from the Government of India Ministry of Finance. Learn about the extension of the filing deadline for Incom...

October 20, 2023 40188 Views 0 comment Print

New reporting requirements in Form 3CD & Revision

Income Tax : CBDT has vide Notification No. 28/2021-Income Tax inserted new clauses in Form 3CD (Tax Audit Report) and also notified that Tax A...

April 1, 2021 41058 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Posts in section 44AB

ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as No Evidence Linked Assessee to Alleged Accommodation Entries

May 15, 2026 1290 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid as the Assessing Officer failed to show independent application of mind or establish a nexus between investigation material and escaped income.

Bogus Purchases Fully Disallowable as Supplier Was Found Non-Existent: ITAT Kolkata

May 8, 2026 657 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that entire bogus purchases must be added under Section 69C where the supplier was proved to be a paper entity and no evidence of actual delivery of goods existed. The ruling reiterates that bank payments and invoices alone cannot establish genuineness.

ITAT Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition Due to Lack of Independent Enquiry by AO

May 7, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that full disallowance of purchases was not justified where corresponding sales and quantitative stock records were accepted. ITAT sustained only estimated disallowance at 12.5% of disputed purchases.

Year-End Provisions Trigger TDS – ITAT Upholds Default but Grants Relief Window

May 5, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT holds TDS applies on year-end provisions where payee, amount, and nature are identifiable—assessee treated in default u/s 201. Relief allowed if payees paid tax; no TDS default on salary provisions as deduction arises on payment.

ITAT Remands PF/ESI Disallowance Case Due to Uncertainty Over Due Date Interpretation

May 5, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

The case dealt with disallowance of employee contributions deposited beyond statutory due dates. The Tribunal remanded the matter for fresh examination of how “due date” should be determined, emphasizing factual verification and legal interpretation.

Analysis of Tax Audit Applicability for Specified and Non-Specified profession

May 4, 2026 2325 Views 0 comment Print

Explains when professionals must undergo tax audit based on Sections 44ADA, 44AD, and 44AB. Key takeaway: audit depends on profession type, turnover, and declared profit thresholds.

Section 10AA Deduction Allowed Despite Late Filing of Form 56F – Procedural Lapse Held Curable

April 28, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was denial of deduction due to delayed filing of Form 56F. ITAT held that delay is a procedural lapse and directed allowance of deduction.

ITAT Hyderabad: Section 115BAA Benefit Cannot Be Denied on Technicalities; MAT Not Applicable Once Option Validly Exercised

April 27, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was denial of concessional tax regime due to incorrect ITR disclosure and alleged delay in filing Form 10-IC. The Tribunal held that due date depends on the class of assessee, not procedural lapses, and allowed Section 115BAA benefit.

Silent Shift in Tax Audit Triggers: Section 63 vs Section 44AB

April 25, 2026 5094 Views 0 comment Print

The new law introduces audit requirements for businesses declaring profits below presumptive rates. It removes the earlier flexibility of avoiding audit without opting for presumptive taxation.

ITAT Bangalore: GST Refund Not Taxable Under Exclusive Method; Double Addition U/s 143(1) Struck Down

April 24, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that GST, sales tax, and service tax refunds cannot be taxed where the assessee follows the exclusive accounting method and does not debit such taxes to the P&L account.

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