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

Income Tax : This guide explains who is required to maintain books of account under Section 44AA based on business, profession, turnover, and i...

June 23, 2026 6171 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains when interest is payable for delayed return filing, advance tax defaults, deferment of instalme...

June 20, 2026 12567 Views 0 comment Print

Presumptive taxation- Section 44AD, 44ADA, 44AEAC

Income Tax : The Income-tax Act provides presumptive taxation schemes under Sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE to reduce compliance burdens by allo...

June 17, 2026 2360487 Views 230 comments Print

Presumptive Audit Controversy: Profit Trigger vs Turnover Trigger

Income Tax : The issue concerns whether declaring profits below the presumptive rate automatically triggers tax audit or whether turnover thres...

June 16, 2026 13389 Views 2 comments Print

Comprehensive Guide to Maintenance of Books of Accounts

Income Tax : Section 44AA mandates maintenance of books by specified professionals and eligible businesses based on income or turnover limits. ...

June 9, 2026 20196 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 5385 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 2103 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 4350 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 104400 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 39831 Views 8 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Reopening Upheld as Seized Diaries Revealed Unaccounted Cash Transactions Above Statutory Threshold

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad upheld reassessment proceedings after finding that seized diaries recorded unaccounted cash transactions exceeding ...

June 17, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Business Expenses Cannot Be disallowed on Mere Suspicion: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that business promotion and development expenses cannot be disallowed without concrete evidence establishing the...

June 13, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Section 271(1)(c) Penalty Deleted for Cash Deposits Linked to Earlier Withdrawals

Income Tax : The ITAT Agra declined to condone an extraordinary delay of 2,799 days in filing the quantum appeal, holding that the explanation ...

June 13, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Reassessment Case Due to Failure to Examine Additional Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi set aside the assessment after finding that the assessees additional evidence had not been properly scrutinized by the ...

June 11, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Under Section 194J Alone Cannot Determine Nature of Income for presumptive taxation

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that deduction of tax under Section 194J cannot automatically classify receipts as professional income. Tax auth...

June 11, 2026 444 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 14076 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 14250 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 67635 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 60123 Views 0 comment Print


Section 44AD Computing profits & gains of business on presumptive basis

December 13, 2020 45564 Views 2 comments Print

A. Meaning of terms used in section 44AD(1) To understand the provisions of sec 44AD(1) of the Act, we must study the meaning of following terms: 1. Eligible assessee: 1) Resident Individual 2) Resident Hindu Undivided Family 3) Resident Partnership Firm (not a Limited LiabilityPartnership Firm as defined under LLP Act, 2008) Note: While explaining […]

Section 40A disallowance in case assessee opts for presumptive taxation u/s 44AD

November 23, 2020 14052 Views 0 comment Print

Applicabilty of disallowance u/s 40A of the Act in case assessee opts for presumptive taxation u/s 44AD. Sec 40A relates to disallowance related to excess payment of related party, cash payment to a person in excess of Rs. 10,000 in a day, payment to unapproved fund, mark to market losses etc. The comparison of sec […]

Comprehensive analysis of Section 44AD & related aspects

November 6, 2020 76773 Views 8 comments Print

Comprehensive analysis of Section 44AD with other related aspects The provisions of Section 44AD were introduced in the Chapter of Profits & Gains from Business or profession to reduce the compliance burden of resident small Taxpayers. Undoubtedly throughout, the concept related to “Presumptive Taxation Schemes’’ has been very well achieved its objectives. However, over the […]

Analysis of Form 3CA, Form 3CB and Form 3CD – Part 1

November 6, 2020 51495 Views 0 comment Print

Article is first part of series of articles in which Author will Analyse Form 3CA, Form 3CB and Form 3CD related to Tax Audit under Income Tax Act, 1961- 1. Form  3CA – Audit Report under Section 44AB in a case where the accounts of the business or profession of a person have been audited […]

Critical analysis & issues in Tax Audit Report & OI Schedule

November 4, 2020 31323 Views 1 comment Print

Critical issues in the tax audit report and the interplay of the form OI with the Tax audit report. Of late many assesses are receiving the intimations from the tax department for the mismatches in the tax audit report and the income tax return filing, however when one looks into the matter it is quote […]

Some special things related to Tax Audit

October 26, 2020 21324 Views 2 comments Print

1. Tax Audit is mandatory if ‘business’ is having total sales, turnover or gross receipts more than Rs. 1 crore in any Previous Year (‘PY’). [Read clause (a) of Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the IT Act’)]. 2. However, the aforesaid limit of Rs. 1 crore shall be read as 5 crores […]

Section 44AB vs Section 44AD

October 24, 2020 8922 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD versus Section 44AB: What to choose ? As per recent amendments in Finance Act, 2020 where one of major amendment was made in Section 44AB by inserting a proviso to clause (a), which reads as follows:- Audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession. 44AB. Every person,— (a)  carrying on […]

Applicability of Tax Audit as per Finance Act, 2020 w.e.f. 01.04.2020

October 24, 2020 10698 Views 1 comment Print

Pursuant to clause (a) of Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the IT Act’), Tax Audit is mandatory if business is having total sales, turnover or gross receipts more than Rs. 1 crore in any Previous Year (‘PY’). Clause (a) of Section 44AB of the IT Act read as under- ‘(a) carrying on […]

Compulsion of Tax audit under clause (d) & (e) of section 44AB r.w. 44AD & 44ADA

October 19, 2020 230016 Views 1 comment Print

Whether audit of accounts under clause (d) & (e) of section 44AB read with section 44AD & 44ADA of the IT Act is compulsory for an assessee? It is pertinent to mention that out of the total 5 (Five) conditions of compulsory audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession, under section […]

Business Loss? – Audit u/s 44AD or 44ADA Applicable or Not?

October 16, 2020 501625 Views 71 comments Print

The recent CBDT circular on extension of due date for assessees required to get their accounts audited u/s 44AB has brought to light many things. Once such thing is the implication for assessees having having turnover less than Rs. 1 crore and having Net loss from business.

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