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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 24021 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 6144 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 807 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Deleted as Audited Books Existed Despite Rejection for Defects

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that penalty under Section 271A cannot be levied merely because books were rejected and income was estimated. S...

December 26, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for filings, applications, approvals, and settlement processes under the Income-tax Act, incl...

November 20, 2025 5289 Views 1 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 2304 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 20955 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 921 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 7911 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 29736 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Commission Disallowance Remanded – 133(6) Non-Response Not Sufficient; Ad-hoc Expenses Cut to 10%

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded ₹95.81 lakh commission disallowance, holding that non-response to Section 133(6) notices alone cannot justi...

April 18, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad: AO Cannot Exceed Limited Scrutiny Scope – Entire Assessment Held Invalid

Income Tax : The issue revolved around expansion of scrutiny from cash deposits to entire bank credits. The Tribunal ruled that such expansion ...

April 15, 2026 369 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: No Ad-hoc Disallowance Without Rejecting Books; Section 40(a)(ia) Relief If TDS Paid Before Return Due Date

Income Tax : The case examines whether estimated expense disallowances can be made without rejecting books of account. ITAT held such additions...

April 13, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

₹9.32 Cr Cash Deposit Addition remanded Due to Lack of Verification by Tax Authorities

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that addition of entire cash deposits without proper verification was not justified. The matter was remanded for...

April 10, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Demonetisation Cash Sales Accepted: No U/s 68 Addition Without Proof of Bogus Sales

Income Tax : The Tribunal examined whether demonetisation cash deposits linked to recorded business sales could be taxed as unexplained income....

April 3, 2026 252 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 13854 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 10593 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 38190 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 40110 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 40965 Views 1 comment Print


Commission Agent Not Taxed on Principal’s Sales: ITAT Grants Full TDS Credit

September 4, 2025 1941 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Visakhapatnam ruled in favor of a commission agent, directing tax authorities to grant full TDS credit, reinforcing a key distinction between turnover and commission.

TPAA Request for Extension of Due Dates for Filing of ITR & GST Returns 

September 3, 2025 5772 Views 0 comment Print

The Punjab Accountants Association requests an extension for income tax and GST return filing deadlines due to widespread floods and infrastructure damage in several states.

Request for Income Tax Return & Tax Audit Report Due Date Extension

September 3, 2025 101079 Views 0 comment Print

The Tax Bar Association of Bhilwara requests an extension for the FY 2024-25 income tax return and audit report deadlines, citing delays in utility releases, technical issues on the tax portal, new compliance requirements, and the upcoming festive season.

Extend due dates for filing of ITR and Audit Reports for AY 2025-26: BCAS

September 3, 2025 171822 Views 4 comments Print

A representation from the Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society to the CBDT highlights the need for further extensions for income tax returns and audit reports, citing delayed utility releases, portal issues, and other compliance overlaps for the financial year 2024-25.

RTCA Seeks Tax Audit & ITR Deadline Extension to 15th November 2025

September 2, 2025 7767 Views 0 comment Print

The Rajasthan Tax Consultant’s Association has requested an extension for the tax audit report and ITR filing deadline to November 15, 2025.

Penalty u/s. 271B not leviable as there is no need to maintain books u/s. 44AD

September 2, 2025 678 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot held that imposition of penalty u/s. 271B of the Income Tax Act for not getting books of accounts audited cannot be sustained since assessee has filed return u/s. 44AD and there is no need to maintain books of accounts u/s. 44AD.

Compliance Calendar for September 2025

September 2, 2025 8283 Views 1 comment Print

Stay compliant in September 2025 with this overview of key deadlines for income tax, GST, SEBI, ROC, and ESI/EPF filings. Avoid penalties and ensure smooth operations.

Bonus paid before ITR due date cannot be disallowed: ITAT Jaipur

August 27, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur rules bonus paid before ITR filing due date is allowable deduction, setting aside disallowance for Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Ltd., clarifying Section 43B application.

Addition of unexplained stock u/s. 69 upheld as claim of stock not supported by verifiable evidences

August 18, 2025 474 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition of unexplained stock as unexplained investment u/s. 69 of the Income Tax Act upheld due to claim of closing stock was not supported by any verifiable evidences. Accordingly, ground of appellant dismissed.

No Audit Report Needed for Digital Marketing Business Under ₹5 Crore Turnover: Madras HC

August 16, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

Anybody carrying on the business of Digital Marketing with cash transactions both on the aspect of receipts and payments in cash below 5% of the turnover, which was below Rs.5 Crores as per the proviso to Section 44 AB (a), the said assessee was not required to file an audit report and they were exempted.

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