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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 24021 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 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 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 369 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 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


Applicability of Tax Audit under section 44AB or 44AD or 44ADA

September 6, 2021 58032 Views 1 comment Print

Audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession: Section 44AB, first time inserted by the Finance Act, 1984, by the  Finance Minister Shri Pranav Mukharji with effect from 1st April 1985. At that time there was so opposed of this section, by business persons, professional persons and particularly by Tax Advocates and […]

Why increasing Income ‘Tax Audit’ limit is not a good move

September 6, 2021 32283 Views 9 comments Print

In the recent union budget our Honorable Union Finance Minister increased the threshold limit for mandatory audit Under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to Rs 10 Crores in cases where 95% or more transactions are done in digital mode.

Interplay of Sec 44AA, 44AB and 44AD of Income Tax Act,1961

August 16, 2021 46671 Views 3 comments Print

Section 44AB of the income-tax Act, 1961, which provides for tax audit of certain taxpayers, has been amended in the recent past in order to relax the compliance burden on small taxpayers. However, while these amendments are well-intentioned, they have increased confusion amongst taxpayers. We know that there are various monetary limits u/s Sec 44AA , […]

A 360° approach to Presumptive Taxation- Free E-Book

August 8, 2021 32892 Views 17 comments Print

E- book on presumptive Taxation Titled ‘A 360° approach to Presumptive Taxation’. The book is a very well complied guide covering various aspects of the presumptive taxation. The book will certainly benefit the readers about the intricacies of presumptive taxation and will play a pivotal role in shaping and guiding the tax practitioners in their […]

Transportation Revenue Vis-A-Vis Sections 44AA, 44AB, 44AD & 44AE

August 5, 2021 20046 Views 0 comment Print

Transportation Revenue Vis-A-Vis Sections 44AA, 44AB, 44AD AND 44AE of The Income Tax Act, 1961- A Critical Analysis In this Article, the Author has made an attempt to analyse the provisions of Section 44AA, Section 44AB, Section 44AD and Section 44AE of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in the context of requirements and applicability of […]

Pounding between Tax Audit & Presumptive Taxation provisions

June 25, 2021 16497 Views 0 comment Print

Importance of Tax Audit : Most important functions of chartered Accountants in Practice is discharging of onerous liability of Tax Audit function conferred upon them by Income Tax Act. As we know, Provisions of tax audit is mainly governed by Section 44AB r.w.s. 44AD of the Act. There are various points which generally confused practising […]

Presumptive Taxation Scheme | Section 44AD/44ADA/44AE/44B/44BB/44BBB/44BBA

June 1, 2021 122166 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the Presumptive Taxation Scheme (Section 44AD/44ADA/44AE/44B/44BB/44BBB/44BBA) and how it provides relief for small taxpayers.

Finance Act-2021-Amendments in Business or Profession Taxation

May 21, 2021 2835 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Act-2021-Amendments in Business or Profession related Sections of Income Tax Act, 1961 i.e.  Section 32(1)-Depreciation of buildings, machinery, plant or furniture, Section 43CA-Special Provisions For Full Value Of Consideration For Transfer of Assets Other Than Capital Assets In Certain Cases, Section 44AB- Tax Audit and Section  44ADA- Presumptive Tax Scheme for Professionals. S. No […]

No penalty u/s 271B of the Act when no books of accounts were maintained

April 29, 2021 13083 Views 2 comments Print

Understanding the implications of not maintaining books of accounts under section 271B of the Income Tax Act. Learn about the penalties and favorable judgments.

When to Say No to Cash Transaction under Income Tax Act, 1961

April 11, 2021 51663 Views 3 comments Print

A. Income Tax Act, 1961 discourages transactions in cash through several of its provisions. This is done with a view to- counteracting money laundering and tax evasion; encouraging transparent business practices; providing enabling environment for growth of transparent businesses; & easing of auditing and investigations. B. The provisions relating to cash transactions are broadly summarized […]

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