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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


Practical Approach to Presumptive Taxation- E-Book

May 26, 2020 16320 Views 4 comments Print

E-BOOK ON PRACTICAL APPROACH TO PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION This Article/ E-Book  explains Provisions of Section 44AB,  Provisions of Section 44AA , Provisions of Section 44AD of Income Tax Act, 1961,   Applicability of provisions of sec 44AA, 44AB and 44AD when turnover is up to Rs. 1 crore, Presumptive Taxation Scheme under Section 44ADA, Presumptive Taxation Scheme […]

PPT- Explanation to 44 clauses of Form 3CD

May 15, 2020 10929 Views 0 comment Print

APPLICABILITY OF Section 44AB Every person carrying on: > Business having turnover > 1 Crore rupees > Profession having gross receipts > 50 lakh rupees > Profit as per 44AE OR 44BB OR 44BBB OR 44ADA > Actual profit > Business to which sub-sec (4) of Sec 44AD applicable and income exceeds maximum amount not […]

Tax Audit under Income Tax Act after amendments by Finance Act 2020

May 12, 2020 12438 Views 13 comments Print

Section 44AB, contains provisions of the ‘TAX AUDIT’ under the Income Tax Act 1961. ‘TAX AUDIT’ is an examination of books of accounts of the assessee. The examination is conducted to ensure that the assessee has properly maintained the books of accounts and other records and the tax liability has been computed properly. Tax Auditor, while […]

FAQs on TDS on Rent U/s. 194-I of Income tax Act, 1961

May 8, 2020 350748 Views 45 comments Print

Section 194I was inserted vide the Finance Act, 1994. The present article covers the important Frequently Asked Questioned regarding section 194-I of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which deals with the provisions of TDS on Rent. Q.1 Who is liable to deduct TDS on Rent under Section 194I of Income tax Act, 1961? A.1. Any […]

Tax Audit- Applicability, Penalty, Due date & recent Amendments

May 4, 2020 6123 Views 7 comments Print

A. Tax Audit is Conducted to achieve the following objectives ♣ Ensure proper maintenance and correctness of books and certification of the same by a tax auditor ♣ Reporting a) observations/discrepancies noted by tax auditor AFTER EXAMINATION b) prescribed information such as tax depreciation, compliance of income tax law ♣ Checks frauds and malpractices in […]

Income Tax Audit – Recent Changes & Key Areas

May 3, 2020 14343 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Audit Focusing on Recent Changes and Key Areas with Practical Examples This Article explains the Provisions of Income Tax Audit governed by Section 44AB of Income Tax Act, 1961 including the recent amendments in Budget 2020. Income Tax Audit Meaning: Tax Audit is an audit which is made compulsory by Income Tax Act, […]

Tax Audit under Section 44AB

April 4, 2020 525312 Views 18 comments Print

Tax Audit Meaning -A Tax Audit is an audit, made compulsory by the Income Tax Act, if the annual gross turnover/receipts of the assesse exceed the specified limit. Tax audit is conducted in Sec 44AB of the Income Tax Act,1961 by a Chartered Accountant. -Simply Tax Audit means, an audit of matters related to tax. […]

Meaning of Turnover or sales for Section 44AB Tax Audit

March 28, 2020 336658 Views 45 comments Print

A person is required to get his accounts audited u/s 44AB if  turnover of  business exceeds Rs 100 Lakhs , or In case of Profession Gross Receipts  exceed Rs 50 Lakhs. In case of business what should be the meaning of turnover/sales? Should it be Gross sales or net sales? Should it include GST? The meaning of turnover/sales for the purpose of tax audit is discussed as follows:

Tax Audit under Income Tax Act – Guide to Integrated effects of Section 44AB and 44AD

March 9, 2020 9978 Views 4 comments Print

With times, the people search the loopholes in the laws and the lawmakers keep on plucking such loopholes. Such is also the fate of Tax Audit under the Income Tax Act in our country. The efforts of the government to maintain the right balance between the provisions make the tax compliances simple and inexpensive for […]

Tax Audit Applicability – After Budget 2020

February 24, 2020 30186 Views 6 comments Print

A minor amendment in section can change the whole situation and scenario. The same was happened in sec 44AB in 2016 and now in 2020 budget. Before 2016, the turnover limit for sec 44AB and Sec 44AD were identical. Thereafter, in Budget 2016, the turnover limit for Sec 44AD has been raised to INR 2 […]

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