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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


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 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


Extend due dates of GST, Income Tax & ROC Compliances

January 10, 2021 49323 Views 14 comments Print

All India Joint Representation Committee for GST have filed representation by way of join petition of 24 GST and Trade Associations and 5226 signatories to the signature campaign considering short extension granted in connection with GSTR 9 & 9C for FY 1819 & FY 1920 , Income Tax Returns, Tax Audit and Transfer Pricing Reports […]

Take appropriate decision on extension of due date of filing ITR & TAR by 12.01.2021: Gujarat HC to CBDT

January 10, 2021 4473 Views 2 comments Print

The Hon’ble High Court, Gujarat in the All Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants v. Union of India [R/Special Civil Application No. 13653 of 2020 dated January 8, 2021] directed CBDT to take an appropriate decision for extension of the due date of filing income tax return (ITR) and Tax audit report (TAR) by January 12, […]

What if Due Date for filing ROI on 10th January 2021 falls on a Sunday?

January 10, 2021 30939 Views 1 comment Print

10th January 2021, the last date of filing of ROI u/s 139(1), falls on Sunday. In such a case what should be the due date ROI u/s 139(1)? 10th January 2021 or 11th January 2021? Opinions varies. An analysis of the provisions affecting the Due Date may perhaps clarify the issue. General Clauses Act 1977: […]

Extend due dates of TAR/ITRs/VSV Scheme for AY 2020-21

January 9, 2021 21657 Views 4 comments Print

Calcutta Citizens’ Initiative, Representation on Extension of due dates of Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme and also for extension of date for TAR and ITRs for asst year 2020-21. Calcutta Citizens’ Initiative 3, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Ground Floor, Kolkata 700001 Ph – 033-2466-1000 Email: calcuttacitizens@gmail.com URGENT Ref. CII/Rep/2021/01 Dated: 9th January 2021 Shri P.C. Mody, Chairman, […]

Further extend Income Tax Return & Audit due dates

January 9, 2021 83349 Views 4 comments Print

Direct Taxes Professionals’ Association, Kolkata has requested FM for further extension of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 especially Income Tax Return Forms for AY 2020­- 21, Tax Audit Reports and other related Returns for AY 2020­- 21. Text of their representation is as follows:- DIRECT TAXES PROFESSIONALS’ ASSOCIATION Income Tax Building, 3, Govt. […]

Consider extension of Income Tax Due dates: Gujarat HC to UOI

January 8, 2021 25977 Views 0 comment Print

All Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) High Court held that respondent No.1 – Union of India, Ministry of Finance should immediately look into the issue, more particularly, the representation dated 12th October 2020 at Annexure : I of the paper book (page 108) and take an appropriate decision […]

AIFTP request for further extension of Income-tax due dates

January 8, 2021 19401 Views 2 comments Print

AIFTP Representation for further extension of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 especially Income Tax Return Forms for AY 2020­- 21, Tax Audit Reports and other related Returns for AY 2020­- 21

ICAI request for further extension of TAR/ITR due dates

January 8, 2021 58707 Views 14 comments Print

ICAI request FM to consider further extension(s) of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 especially Tax Audit Reports (TAR) and related returns and Income Tax Return (ITR) Forms  for AY 2020-21. text of their representation is as follows:- ICAI/DTC/2020-21/Rep-31 To Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, North Block, […]

CA Association Criticised Action & Policies of FMO after insufficient due date extension

January 8, 2021 46881 Views 11 comments Print

Chartered Accountants Association, Surat has written a letter to FM and criticized Finance Minister Office (FMO) for its Poor Actions and Policies. As per the letter Actions of FMO ultra-vires the Citizen’s Charter, Deteriorated working standards and health of the stakeholders, FMO failed in recognition of efforts put by the tax professionals, Ignoring communication with […]

Extend Income-tax due dates with humane approach

January 5, 2021 54129 Views 38 comments Print

The Chamber of Tax Consultants has made a representation TO FM & CBDT and requested for Extension of various due dates for compliances under the Income-tax Act, 1961 and also Requested FM & CBDT to adopt humane approach in handling the extension of due dates in the times of the pandemic. Full text of their […]

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