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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 24024 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 5292 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 2307 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 20958 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 29739 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 387 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 210 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


Tax Audit Series-4 Presumptive Taxation Schemes

November 27, 2021 4482 Views 1 comment Print

PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION SCHEMES SECTION 44AD: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMPUTATION OF INCOME ON ESTIMATION BASIS Notwithstanding anything to contrary contained in sections 28 to 43C, -in case of a resident assessee being an individual, HUF, or a partnership firm excluding LLP; -engaged in a -a sum equal to 8% (6%*) of the total turnover or gross […]

The Revision of Tax Audit Reports

November 22, 2021 239406 Views 4 comments Print

Tax audit is a cross-examination of the books of accounts of the taxpayer by a practicing Chartered Accountant under the Income Tax Act 1961.  Section 44AB deals with the conditions under which Tax audit becomes mandatory for some taxpayers. The underline idea of a tax audit is to verify the accuracy of the financial records […]

Tax Audit Series-3 | Sales, Turnover & Gross Receipts

November 21, 2021 11691 Views 0 comment Print

SALES, TURNOVER & GROSS RECEIPTS TURNOVER: The initial test is to see if the total sales, turnover or gross receipts in business or profession during the previous year, as the case may be exceed the prescribed limit under section 44AB. However, the term “sales”, “turnover” or “gross receipts” are not defined in the Act, and […]

Tax audit – Applicable clause of Section 44AB triggering tax audit

November 17, 2021 298419 Views 0 comment Print

Hello readers – Now days tax audit date approaching so I think relevant clause under which tax audit to be conducted we must know- Clause 8 of 3CD- Clause 44AB (a) – Every person carrying on business shall get accounts audited if receipts of business exceeding specified limits – The limit provided in the clause […]

Tax Audit Series-2 – Business Vs. Profession

November 11, 2021 9546 Views 0 comment Print

BUSINESS VS PROFESSION Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 defines separate limit for business and profession, so it is essential to understand what is business and what is profession. Business Profession The term “business” is defined in section 2(13) of the Act, as under: “Business” includes any trade, commerce, or manufacture or any […]

ITAT restricts addition to 10% for assessee engaged in business of manpower

October 22, 2021 2415 Views 0 comment Print

If a person adopts the provisions of section 44AD and declares income @ 8% of the turnover, then the assessee is not required to maintain the books of account as provided for under section 44AA in respect of business covered under the presumptive taxation scheme of section 44AD.

What is Income Tax Audit & what does different section indicates

September 27, 2021 2868 Views 0 comment Print

What is Income Tax Audit & what does different section indicates under Income Tax Audit (Section like 44AB OR 44AD OR 44ADA) WHAT IS TAX AUDIT? There are different types of audit under different laws such as company audit, statutory audit, cost audit conducted under Companies Act, 2013, Income Tax Act etc. In Income Tax […]

Turnover below Rs. 10 Crore – Tax Audit Applicability

September 22, 2021 104322 Views 12 comments Print

Clarification on Tax Audit requirement for the persons whose turnover does not exceed 10 Crore Section 44AB Every person carrying on business, whose turnover does not exceed Rs. 10 Crore, is not required to get their books of accounts audited subject to following conditions: a. Aggregate of all amount received including amount received for sales, […]

Section 44AB: Tax Audit under Income Tax

September 15, 2021 462174 Views 8 comments Print

Audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession. 44AB. Every person – (a) carrying on business shall, > if his total sales, turnover or gross receipts, > as the case may be, > in business exceed or exceeds > one crore rupees in any previous year Following proviso is inserted after clause […]

Income Tax Audit – Section 44AB – Applicability, Penalty & Due Date

September 7, 2021 11115 Views 1 comment Print

What is an income tax audit under section 44AB? In India, various laws govern different types of audits like statutory audit, stock audit, cost audit. The core purpose of these audits is to ensure that the books of accounts are free from any error mentioned in the particular law. Similarly, Income Tax Act provides for […]

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