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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 6162 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 12564 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 2360478 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 13377 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 20187 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 5382 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


Presumptive Taxation under Income Tax Act, 1961

August 16, 2020 16296 Views 1 comment Print

The Scheme: To provide relief to small taxpayers from tedious task of maintaining books of accounts and getting them audited, a presumptive taxation scheme is framed which allows the assessee to declare income at prescribed rates and pay tax thereon, thereby avoiding the tedious work of maintaining books of accounts and audit. Relevant Sections under […]

Tax Audit for A.Y. 2020-21 U/s. 44AB vis-à-vis 44AD / 44ADA

August 14, 2020 51027 Views 11 comments Print

Tax Audit Applicability for A.Y. 2020-21 under Section 44AB vis-à-vis Section 44AD / Section 44ADA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 We have attempted to provide a compendious view of Tax Audit Applicability for A.Y. 2020-21 under Section 44AB vis-à-vis Section 44AD / Section 44ADA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Tax Audit Applicability for […]

Amendment in Section 44AB & applicability for AY 2020/21- Analysis

August 14, 2020 186282 Views 15 comments Print

As per Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, every person carrying on business is required to get his accounts audited , if his total sales, turnover or gross receipts in business exceeds Rs. 1 crore in the previous year. In case of a person carrying on profession, tax audit is required if his […]

Ashtavinayaka, what are the Astha Mahima of Tax Audit?

August 4, 2020 24595 Views 1 comment Print

According to income tax law, for the financial year 2015-16, the businessmen whose annual turnover exceeds Rs.1 Crore and the professionals for example; doctors, engineers, advocates, etc. whose annual income exceeds Rs.25 lakhs will have to get their books audited.

Tax Audit Under Section 44AB V/s. Section 44AD 

July 31, 2020 83244 Views 15 comments Print

Article explains provision of Section 44AB and Section 44AD of Income Tax Act, 1961 with reference to Income Tax Audit. While presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, the Finance Minister announced that currently, businesses having turnover of more than one crore rupees are required to get their books of accounts audited by an accountant. In […]

Section 44AD Linkage with Tax Audit under section 44AB updated by Finance Act, 2020

July 24, 2020 125277 Views 35 comments Print

Critical Analysis of interrelation between Provisions of Section 44AD & Section 44AB along with other ancillary aspects of Income Tax Act, 1961 The provisions of Section 44AD was introduced in the Chapter of Profits & Gains from Business or profession with an objective to reduce the compliance burden of resident small Tax payers. Undoubtedly throughout, […]

Special Provisions for Computing Profits & Gains of Business on Presumptive Basis [Section 44AD]

July 20, 2020 12597 Views 0 comment Print

Special Provisions For Computing Profits And Gains of Business On Presumptive Basis [Section 44AD] (1) Introduction: – To reduce the tax burden and to provide relief from tedious work to small tax assesses, the government of India has incorporated a scheme of presumptive taxation. Businesses adopting the presumptive taxation scheme are not required to maintain […]

Analysis of Recent Amendments in Sections 44AB & 44AD

July 20, 2020 19152 Views 2 comments Print

The recent changes in sections 44AB and 44AD have left these sections quite convoluted. The turnover threshold limit to get books of accounts audited has also been increased to Rs. 5 Crores provided minimum criteria of digital transactions is satisfied. Moreover, certain scenarios which required an assessee to get his books of accounts audited under […]

Special Provisions for computing Profits & Gains of Business on Presumptive Basis ( Section 44AD )

July 19, 2020 9696 Views 9 comments Print

Special Provisions for computing Profits and Gains Of Business on Presumptive Basis (Section 44AD) Eligible Business  The presumptive Taxation scheme under Section 44AD covers all small businesses with total turnover/gross receipts of up to ₹ 200 Lakh (Except the business of plying, hiring and leasing goods carriages covered under section 44AE). Eligible Assesses Resident Individuals, […]

Income Tax Law Relating To Cash Transactions

July 9, 2020 22194 Views 3 comments Print

A number of new provisions have been introduced in the Income Tax Act from time to time to put restrictions on cash transactions as well as to incentivise the non-cash transactions. Cash transactions have always played a major role in the Indian Economy and consistently were responsible for generation and accumulation of Black Money. The […]

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