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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 7917 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


General Provisions of Tax Audit U/s. 44AB

August 8, 2018 98208 Views 10 comments Print

The Tax Audit season has started and it’s the time when the Assessees rush to their Chartered Accountants (CA) to get their Tax Audit done in time and CA’s work overnight to get the audits of their clients done in time. In this article we have summarized some of the general provisions related to the Tax Audit U/s 44AB.

ICAI represents on Revised Form 3CD – Demands Deferment of Revised 3CD

August 4, 2018 47271 Views 11 comments Print

ICAI vide its representation suggested CBDT to that changes made in Form No. 3CD be implemented from AY 2019-20 for smooth implementation and compliance. It is further suggested that the new clauses may be reconsidered and appropriately modified preferably after due consultation with the stakeholders.

Inapt amendments in Tax Audit Report for AY 2018-19

August 2, 2018 58665 Views 9 comments Print

Chartered Accountants Association, Surat has made a representation on recent Inapt amendments in Income Tax Audit Report / From CD for AY 2018-19 vide CBDT Notification No. 33/2018 dated 20th July 2018 which are to come into effect from 20th August 2018. It highlighted following points- 1. Timely Availability of Forms and Utilities 2. Impermissible […]

Analysis of Amendments In Form 3CD Pertaining To GST

August 2, 2018 34428 Views 1 comment Print

In this article we will discuss the clauses pertaining to the GST in the revised FORM 3CD as amended vide CBDT Notification No. 33/2018 dated 20.07.2018.

Complete Analysis on Tax Audit for Financial Year 17-18 i.e. AY 18-19

August 1, 2018 94329 Views 2 comments Print

As soon as  due date of filing tax audit is coming near, assessee and tax auditor are making effort to comply the tax audit provision.

Form 3CB Reporting on GAAR

August 1, 2018 18033 Views 0 comment Print

The Revised 3CD Form has introduced additional reporting in view of the applicability of the Special Provisions Relating To Avoidance Of Tax Chapter: X And General Anti-Avoidance Rule Chapter: X-A. The new reporting requirements are contained in Clauses

Revised Form 3CD in Excel fromat for A.Y. 2018-19

July 31, 2018 84807 Views 6 comments Print

Form 3CD reflecting effect of changes/revision made by CBDT  by Income Tax (8th Amendment Rules, 2018 (Changes in Form 3CD): CBDT Notification No. 33/2018 Dt. 20th July, 2018 expanding scope of reporting/ verification requirements relating to GST, SFT, Cash Transactions, Transfer Pricing, etc., applicable w.e.f. 20 Aug. 2018, for FY 2017-18/ AY 2018-19.

Analysis of amendments in Form 3CD Tax Audit Report

July 27, 2018 40962 Views 1 comment Print

Analysis of the amendments made in Form 3CD by Notification No. 33/2018-Income Tax dated 20 July 2018 w.e.f. 20th August 2018. As effective date of amended Tax Audit Report From 3CD is 20th August 2018. Hence, it appears that Tax Audit Reports in From 3CD furnished prior to 20 August 2018 need not include enhanced […]

Revised Form No. 3CD Tax Audit Report

July 26, 2018 63657 Views 0 comment Print

Author has compiled Tax Audit Report form 3CD after considering the changes vide Notification No. 33/2018 for ready reference of our readers.

Key Amendments to Form no. 3CD effective from 20 August 2018

July 25, 2018 44259 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT vide Notification No. 33/2018 amends Form no. 3CD in respect of tax audit under section 44AB. The new reporting requirements, especially with reference to secondary adjustment, limitation on interest deduction, GAAR, Country-by-country Report, etc. are onerous and obligatory on the taxpayers and chartered accountants. Introduction: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) vide Notification […]

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