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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


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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 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


Section 271B Penalty Unfair if imposed Before Quantum Assessment: ITAT Agra

February 12, 2025 1368 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that confirming penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act before finalization of quantum assessment is unjust and unfair. Accordingly, matter restored back to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication.

Demonetization Deposits Explained: Section 68/69A not Invocable

February 12, 2025 2328 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that provisions of section 68 or 69A of the Income Tax Act for cash deposit during demonetization period unjustified since source of cash deposits duly explained. Hence, addition liable to be deleted.

Section 271B Penalty Notice After 4 Years of assessment is Time-Barred: Kerala HC

February 11, 2025 2472 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that issuance of notice for imposition of penalty under section 271B for failure to furnish audit report after more than four years of completion of assessment is barred by limitation as per section 275(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

Impounded Documents & Lapse of CA: ITAT Quashes Section 271B Penalty

February 11, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune quashes ₹1,50,000 penalty u/s 271B, citing reasonable cause for delayed tax audit due to impounded records and auditor unavailability.

AO made error in considering the clerical mistake in consolidated amount of capital: ITAT deleted addition

February 8, 2025 801 Views 0 comment Print

It is submitted on behalf of assessee that he is engaged in the business of transportation and logistics services and such business is being conducted by the assessee in his personal capacity as well as in capacity of the Proprietor of “M/s Tanvi Roadways”.

Exemption u/s 10A was allowable as RBI given ex-post facto approval for export proceeds realization

February 3, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was entitled to the exemption under Section 10A as ex-post facto approval granted by the RBI, the competent authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, met the requirements of Section 10A(3).

No denial of deduction u/s 80IA(4) for delayed filing of Form 10CCB Audit Report

February 3, 2025 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Deduction under section 80IA(4) couldn’t be denied solely due to the delayed filing of Form 10CCB, as the audit report was filed before the return was processed.

Deduction u/s. 10A not admissible based on defective Form 56F: ITAT Chennai

January 30, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that Form 56F not signed by an accountant, as referred in section 10A(5) of the Income Tax Act, is defective and hence deduction under section 10A of the Income Tax Act not admissible. Accordingly, appeal of revenue allowed.

Addition unwarranted as GP rate on sale of alleged bogus purchases is more than GP rate of other purchases

January 25, 2025 1518 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition towards bogus purchases unwarranted as GP rate on sale of alleged bogus purchases is more than the GP rate of other purchases. Accordingly, appeal allowed the addition deleted.

Ex-parte order by CIT(A) without adjudicating issues on merits not sustainable: ITAT Agra

January 25, 2025 957 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that ex-parte dismissal of appeal, as notices issued by CIT(A) were not compiled, without adjudicating issues on merits is in violation of section 250(6) of the Income Tax Act. Hence, order set aside and matter remitted back to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication.

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