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Presumptive Taxation Simplified as Income Tax Act 2025 Merges 44AD, 44ADA & 44AE

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 replaces Sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE with a unified Section 58 framework. While the structure has been...

May 6, 2026 2130 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Tax Audit Applicability for Specified and Non-Specified profession

Income Tax : Explains when professionals must undergo tax audit based on Sections 44ADA, 44AD, and 44AB. Key takeaway: audit depends on profess...

May 4, 2026 2181 Views 0 comment Print

Presumptive Taxation under Section 58 of Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 introduces Section 58, consolidating earlier presumptive taxation schemes into one unified framework. It ...

April 6, 2026 2592 Views 4 comments Print

AO Cannot Apply 50% Presumptive Tax Rate Without Proof of Professional Income

Income Tax : The tribunal ruled that business income under section 44AD cannot be taxed using section 44ADA provisions. Presumptive schemes mus...

April 2, 2026 624 Views 0 comment Print

Compliance Calendar For The Financial Year 2026-27

CA, CS, CMA : The calendar lists all major statutory deadlines across laws. It helps businesses track filings and avoid penalties through timely...

April 1, 2026 11916 Views 0 comment Print


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ICAI Sets New Annual Tax Audit Limit of 60 per CA

CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI has updated guidelines for tax audit limits, retaining a 60-audit cap per member per financial year. The rule is effectiv...

July 31, 2025 5004 Views 1 comment Print

Join 5-Day Live & Online Income Tax Audit Course with Practical Examples

Income Tax : Join our 5-day live course from Sept 8-12, 2024, for an in-depth understanding of tax audits under Section 44AB, with practical in...

August 23, 2024 2037 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Audit Under Income Tax Act: Detailed Live Course with Practical Insights – Starting Today

Income Tax : Join our live course from Aug 23-25, 2024, to master tax audits, including Form 3CD, financial statements, and GST, with practical...

August 19, 2024 4269 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Revised ‘Guidance Note on Tax Audit under section 44AB

Income Tax : Exposure Draft of Revised ‘Guidance Note on Tax Audit under section 44AB of Income-tax Act, 1961’ is issued by ICAI Direct Tax...

July 22, 2023 104298 Views 0 comment Print

13 Reasons why due date of ITR & Tax Audit should be extended- Representation

Income Tax : Representation for extension of Due date of Income Tax Returns And Audit Report For A.Y. 2021-2022 (F.Y.  2020-2021. It is reques...

December 21, 2021 39744 Views 8 comments Print


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ITAT Delhi Rejects Revenue Appeal Over Presumptive Taxation & Jewellery Additions

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that once income higher than the presumptive rate under Section 44AD was declared, the assessee was not requir...

May 12, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD Cannot Apply as Turnover Exceeded Prescribed ₹2 Crore Limit: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that presumptive taxation under Section 44AD was wrongly invoked where the assessee’s turnover exceeded ₹2 c...

May 8, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

Only One Surviving Day Left: Mumbai ITAT Quashes Time-Barred Reassessment Notices After Rajeev Bansal Ruling

Income Tax : The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued on 25.07.2022 were time-barred since the Revenue had only one surviving day left un...

May 7, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Upholds Book Rejection Due to Defective Vouchers but Reduces Profit Estimation to 5%

Income Tax : The case dealt with rejection of books due to unverifiable expenses and lack of supporting records. The ITAT upheld rejection but ...

May 4, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Charitable Trust as Pass-Through Entity: ITAT Deletes Interest Disallowance Rejects 8% Profit Estimation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that interest expenses cannot be disallowed when the trust merely facilitates transactions and costs are reimbur...

April 27, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT amends rules pertaining to registration, approval & activities of Institutions, trusts & funds

Income Tax : The amendments brought about by Notification No. 45/2023 – Income-Tax (Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2023) encompas...

June 23, 2023 13896 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies more modes of e-payments; 6DD limit reduced to ₹ 10000

Income Tax : Notification No. 8/2020-Income-Tax- CBDT has notified Other electronic modes by inserting New Income TAx Rule 6ABBA. It also amend...

January 29, 2020 14169 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT extends return of Income / ITR Due date to 30.11.2014

Income Tax : In compliance to the judgments of various High Courts and after considering the representations received for extension of the due ...

September 26, 2014 67458 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies new Form 3CA, 3CB & 3CD – Format of Tax Audit Report Revised

Income Tax : Notification No. 33/2014-Income Tax S.O. 1902 (E).. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 295 read with section 44AB of t...

July 25, 2014 59985 Views 0 comment Print


Income Tax audit under section 44AB​: FAQs

November 5, 2025 1273349 Views 54 comments Print

Understand the provisions of tax audit under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, including its objectives, applicability, prescribed forms, due dates, and penalties for non-compliance by businesses and professionals.

Presumptive Taxation Scheme: Meaning, Eligibility & Implications

November 3, 2025 165342 Views 19 comments Print

Overview of presumptive taxation under the Income Tax Act covering sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE—eligibility, ineligible businesses, income computation, record maintenance, and advance tax rules.

ITAT Chennai Remands Reassessment on Capital Gains & Section 44AD Additions

November 2, 2025 339 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT restored the ₹1.11 Cr capital gains addition for the sale of alleged agricultural land back to the AO for fresh verification. The matter was sent back due to the assessee’s non-compliance and non-submission of evidence in prior proceedings.

Clerk’s Typo Led to ₹38 Lakh Fake Agri Income – ITAT Pune Sends Case Back for Fresh Verification

November 2, 2025 738 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune set aside an addition of Rs.38.26 lakh, accepting new evidence (affidavits from the assessee and a clerk) that the agricultural income shown in the return was a clerical error. The Tribunal ruled that no person should be taxed on income that never existed and remanded the case to the AO for fresh verification and de novo assessment.

FAQs on Maintenance of books of accounts under Income Tax Act, 1961

October 31, 2025 5487 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AA mandates books for professionals and businesses exceeding income thresholds. Details presumptive tax rules, required records, retention period, and ₹25,000 penalty.

Unexplained investment in house upheld – Loans from relatives not proved: ITAT Delhi

October 31, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi confirmed the addition of Rs.25.35 lakh as unexplained investment for a house purchase under Section 69, ruling that the assessee failed to discharge the initial onus to prove the creditworthiness and genuineness of loans allegedly received from his mother and sister. The lenders lacked sufficient bank balances, and documentation was incomplete.

ITAT Deletes ₹2 Lakh Demonetisation Cash Addition Citing CBDT Instruction

October 30, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore deleted a ₹2 lakh addition for cash deposited during demonetisation, citing CBDT Instruction No. 3/2017 which bars verification for deposits up to ₹2.5 lakhs by individuals.

Income Addition Quashed for Exceeding Limited Scrutiny Jurisdiction

October 30, 2025 1392 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT set aside income addition under Section 44AD, holding that Assessing Officer acted beyond his powers in a limited scrutiny case meant only for verifying cash deposits.

FAQs on interest under section 234A, 234B, 234C and 234D

October 28, 2025 11475 Views 0 comment Print

Understand Sections 234A, 234B, 234C, and 234D of the Income Tax Act covering interest on late filing, short payment, delayed advance tax, and excess refunds, including rates, calculation, and applicable periods.

Reopening Based on IDS Disclosure Invalid: Bombay HC Slams Revenue for “Abuse of Power”

October 27, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court quashed reassessment proceedings initiated using data from a valid IDS declaration, holding that once accepted under the Income Disclosure Scheme, the Revenue cannot revisit or reassess the same income.

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