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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 24018 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 801 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


Latest News


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 42 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 366 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 246 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


Part addition towards unexplained cash deposits deleted considering nature of business

August 7, 2025 195 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that addition towards unexplained cash deposits partly allowed considering the nature of business. However, since full details were not furnished, part addition towards unexplained cash deposits was upheld. Accordingly, appeal partly allowed.

Presumptive Taxation, Book-Keeping & Audit: Sections 44AA, 44AB, 44AD, 44ADA

August 6, 2025 15534 Views 4 comments Print

A detailed guide on Sections 44AA, 44AB, 44AD, and 44ADA of the Income Tax Act, explaining rules for account maintenance, tax audits, and presumptive taxation schemes for businesses and professionals.

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

July 25, 2025 13854 Views 0 comment Print

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

Section 271B Income Tax Penalty Rationalisation & proposed Clause 446 of Income Tax Bill, 2025

July 23, 2025 2514 Views 1 comment Print

Income Tax Bill 2025 proposes changes to Section 271B penalty, aiming for proportionality and reduced litigation in tax audit defaults under Section 44AB.

Cash deposits recorded in books of accounts cannot be treated as unexplained money u/s. 69A

July 22, 2025 2193 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act towards cash deposits as unexplained money cannot be sustained since the cash deposits is already recorded in books of accounts. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Tax Audit Under Section 44AB – A Practical Training Guide

July 7, 2025 3267 Views 0 comment Print

Understand Section 44AB tax audit requirements, including turnover limits, reporting forms (3CD), penalty provisions, and key compliance areas for businesses and professionals.

Benefit of section 50B granted as conditions of slump sale satisfied: ITAT Mumbai

June 30, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that all the conditions of slump sale as provided under section 2(42C) of the Income Tax Act read with section 50B of the Act is satisfied. Accordingly, benefit of section 50B granted and AO directed to compute the business income accordingly.

Telangana HC Upholds Penalty on Bookie for Tax Audit Non-Compliance

June 26, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana High Court dismisses a bookie’s appeal, affirming a Rs. 1 lakh penalty for failing to audit accounts despite a high turnover, rejecting contradictory claims.

Orissa HC Unjustified in Interfering with Quarry Tender Despite Valid ITR & GST Certificate: SC

June 26, 2025 306 Views 0 comment Print

Additionally, the GST certificate issued by the Superintendent of Central GST confirmed no outstanding dues and that the re-tender order resulted in loss of competitive advantage and investments already made in connection with the lease.

Section 271B Penalty Upheld for Non-Compliance with Section 44AB Tax Audit

June 21, 2025 1014 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat affirms penalty on Pristine Jewellery for non-compliance with tax audit requirements, rejecting claims of reasonable cause and distinguishing previous judgments.

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