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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


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 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 14706 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


Penalty u/s 271B for non-filing of tax audit report not leviable if sufficient cause shown

June 17, 2023 7161 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that non-filing of tax audit report due to technical glitch is the reasonable cause shown. Accordingly, penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act not leviable for such non-filing of tax audit report.

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable as turnover is below exemption limit prescribed u/s 44AB

June 17, 2023 2166 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act not leviable as turnover of the assessee is less than INR 1 Crore. Accordingly, the assessee is outside the purview of section 44AB of the Income Tax Act.

Penalty u/s 271B unsustainable on local authority not engaged in business or earning profit

June 16, 2023 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessee being a local authority is not engaged in business or earning profit, accordingly, penalty u/s 271B for not getting accounts audited unsustainable.

Penalty u/s 271B unsustainable as reasonable cause shown

June 14, 2023 2448 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that imposition of penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as reasonable cause shown for non-submission of audit report.

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable on local authority as it cannot be considered to be engaged in business

June 14, 2023 525 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act not leviable as assessee is a local authority and it cannot be considered to be one engaged in ‘business’ or to be earning profit.

Juxtaposition between Section 44AA & 44AB: Analysis and Suggestions

June 11, 2023 9483 Views 0 comment Print

Article examines contrast between sections 44AA and 44AB of Income Tax Act 1961, highlighting confusion it creates. Gain insights into requirements for maintaining books of account and audit, and explore suggestions to address disparity

Who has to get Accounts Audited under section 44AB of Income Tax Act 1961?

June 6, 2023 3333 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding who needs accounts audited under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Explore the criteria for businesses and professionals, recent amendments, and exemptions. Get insights into the obligations, audit thresholds, and implications of non-compliance. Stay informed about changes in audit requirements for different entities.

Depreciation u/s 32 allowable only when asset is put to use for business purpose

June 5, 2023 12003 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act is allowable only when the asset is put to use for the business purpose. Notably, the onus is on the assessee to prove that the assets are put to use for the business purposes only.

Addition towards SBN deposits sustained as source not established

June 5, 2023 2472 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack held that addition towards the unexplained investment for SBN deposits during demonetization period sustained in absence to establish source of the same without documentary evidences.

Penalty u/s 271B not leviable as delay of one day due to technical letches is venial in nature

June 1, 2023 930 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that penalty u/s 271B not leviable for mere delay of one day as such delay didn’t have any deliberate intention. The delay if any is on account the reasons on the technical letches on the portal and the same is venial in nature.

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