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Special provisions for computing profits and gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore special provisions for computing profits and gains under the Income Tax Act, 1961, covering diverse areas such as mineral ...

May 26, 2026 3888 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Planning while setting up of a business with reference to Nature of business

Income Tax : The revised content expands tax planning guidance for business setup by extending deduction analysis up to AY 2026-27 and Tax Year...

May 22, 2026 34947 Views 0 comment Print

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 2499 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 5445 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 25455 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 2622 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 21180 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 1002 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 8127 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 29985 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty if Full Disclosure Made in Return & Audit Report: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that penalty was not justified where all relevant facts were disclosed in the return of income, audit report, an...

June 7, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

APMC Cess Does Not Prove Unaccounted Turnover: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT found that the Assessing Officer incorrectly treated consignment transactions as the assessees turnover based solely on cess ...

June 6, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Allows Interest Deduction as Borrowed Funds Were Used for Business Purposes

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld the deduction of interest expenditure after finding that the loan was utilized wholly for business activities....

June 5, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

CPC had jurisdiction for audit-based adjustments, but double disallowance u/s 14A without hearing assessee was legally impermissible

Income Tax : Adjustment under section 143(1)(a)(iv) based on disallowance reported in Form 3CD was held to be within CPC's jurisdiction. Howeve...

June 5, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT: No 40A(3) Disallowance on Mere Assumptions- Profit Estimation Without Rejecting Books Quashed

Income Tax : The Bangalore ITAT held that a Section 40A(3) disallowance cannot be made on the assumption that cash payments might have exceeded...

June 4, 2026 72 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 14712 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 10716 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 38433 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 40221 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 41103 Views 1 comment Print


Section 153 Prevails over 144C assessment Time Limit even after a remand by ITAT

August 6, 2023 8700 Views 0 comment Print

This article analyzes how Section 153’s time limit prevails over Section 144C’s assessment time limit, based on the case of Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Limited Vs ACIT in Bombay High Court.

No Penalty u/s 271B for Delay Due to director-cum-accountant’s Death

August 4, 2023 1173 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act for delay in furnishing of audit report not leviable on account of reasonable cause shown that delay was due to the death of director who was also an accountant of the company.

Professional receipt taxable as Income from Profession & not under Salary

August 4, 2023 4647 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that professional fees received cannot be taxed under the head Salary merely because consultant/ professional is appointed as managing director of the company. Various details filed undoubtedly proves that professional service is rendered and accordingly taxable under ‘income from profession’.

ITAT Deletes Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) for Non-Disclosure in ITR Due to Accountant’s Ignorance

July 30, 2023 1635 Views 0 comment Print

In a significant ruling, ITAT Ahmedabad relieves an assessee from penalties due to accountant’s mistake. Full review of Dharmendrakumar B Mehta Vs ITO case here.

Addition for under valuation of closing stock without corresponding adjustment in opening stock is unsustainable

July 21, 2023 2754 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that making the addition for under valuation of closing stock for not adding making charges specifically for the year under appeal cannot be held to be justified unless and until corresponding adjustment is made for the opening stock. Accordingly, addition deleted.

Delay in filing of tax audit report due to technical breach without mala fide intention doesn’t attract 271B penalty

July 21, 2023 2595 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that delay in filing of tax audit report due to dispute between the directors of the assessee company is just a technical breach without any malafide intention. Hence, penalty u/s 271B not leviable.

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable for venial technical breach without mala fide intention

July 21, 2023 1185 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act cannot be levied for venial technical breach without any mala fide intention of the assessee as tax audit report submitted before completion of assessment proceedings.

No Penalty under Section 271A for Maintained Books of Account

July 20, 2023 4386 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore in the case of Suresh Sharma vs ITO reaffirms the principle that penalty proceedings under Section 271A of the Income Tax Act cannot be initiated if the Books of Account are properly maintained

Applicability of Tax Audit and Inter-link between Section 44AB, 44AD & 44ADA

July 20, 2023 86880 Views 4 comments Print

Explore the intricacies of tax audit and the interlink between sections 44AB, 44AD, and 44ADA of the Income Tax Act for the Assessment Year 2023-24. Understand the applicability conditions, thresholds, and amendments that impact businesses and professionals. A comprehensive flowchart is provided to help assess the necessity of a tax audit. Stay informed for informed financial decisions.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act not imposable in absence of willful concealment

July 19, 2023 1242 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that no penalty can be imposed u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Act on account of disallowance of expenses incurred for increase of authorized share capital since no penalty can be imposed when there was no willful concealment.

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