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Presumptive Taxation Scheme: Meaning, Eligibility & Implications

Income Tax : This guide explains the presumptive taxation schemes available under the Income-tax Act, including Sections 44AD, 44ADA, and 44AE....

June 24, 2026 166281 Views 19 comments Print

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 2360490 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 13392 Views 2 comments 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 5388 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


5 Things You Must Know About Tax Audit

October 24, 2018 5376 Views 0 comment Print

CA Brijesh Baranwal 1. As per the provisions of section 44AB/44AD of the Income Tax Act, 1961, every person carrying a business whose turnover exceeds Rs.1Cr./ 2 Cr. (as the case may be) or carrying a profession whose receipts exceeds Rs. 50 Lakhs in the financial year 2017-2018, must get his accounts audited before filing […]

Quick Insight on sec 44AA, 44AB, 44AD – Presumptive Taxation

October 20, 2018 96811 Views 4 comments Print

CA Tarannum Khatri Section 44AA: Maintenance of Books of Accounts WHO SHOULD MAINTAIN: Person  carrying on business / profession whose total income exceeds INR 1,20,000 in any one of the three years immediately preceding the previous year; In case of in case of individual or HUF provisions are applicable in case total income exceeds INR […]

PPT on Presumptive Taxation under Income Tax Act

October 19, 2018 11925 Views 0 comment Print

PRESUMPTIVE TAX INTRODUCTION Sections 44AD, 44ADA & 44AE Introduced to help small business men, Traders and Professionals i. Section 44AD – Small Business/Traders for Turnover up to Rs. 2 Crores ii. Section 44ADA – Professionals – Gross receipts up to Rs. 50 Lakhs iii. Section 44AE – Truck owners owning not more than 10 trucks […]

CPC advisory on applicability of Tax Audit to business and profession

October 9, 2018 14229 Views 3 comments Print

Dear Taxpayer, As per the section 44AB of Income Tax Act, the books of accounts for the relevant previous year are required to be audited by a Chartered Accountant and the audit report has to be electronically filed prior to or along with the return of income before the due date. In order to assist to […]

Audit U/s. 44ADA not to be counted for Tax Audit Limit Calculation: ICAI

August 23, 2018 5727 Views 2 comments Print

ICAI decided to exclude audit conducted under section 44ADA of Income-tax Act, 1961 for reckoning the specified number of tax audit assignments

Fine Tuning required for Presumptive Taxation- 44AD, 44ADA & 44AE

August 12, 2018 5706 Views 2 comments Print

Once a taxpayer opts for this Scheme and files the returns of income for a  year and in the subsequent year if he declares lower income than the prescribed percentage then he shall not be eligible to claim the benefit of this section for the next five years and in addition if his total income […]

Presumptive Taxation Scheme Section 44AD, 44ADA & 44AE

August 12, 2018 50163 Views 26 comments Print

The presumptive taxation scheme is framed under Three sections- Section 44AD and Section 44ADA & Section 44AE of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Person adopting presumptive taxation schemes are exempt from getting their books of account audited.

Tax Audits and e-filing of Report

August 10, 2018 76837 Views 29 comments Print

As per section 44AB of the Income tax act, certain persons are required to get their accounts audited till 30th September by the CA and furnish a report of such audit in the prescribed form duly verified and signed by the CA.

Presumptive Taxation under Section 44AD and 44ADA

August 8, 2018 7686 Views 0 comment Print

How to Pay Less Tax for Professionals and Small Businesses under Income Tax Act, Presumptive Taxation under Section 44AD and 44ADA Presumptive Taxation under 44AD There are small businessmen who are unable to keep and maintain books of accounts for various reasons, can opt for presumptive taxation and declare profits at 8% under section 44AD […]

Section 44ADA – Presumptive Tax Scheme for Professionals

July 27, 2018 1147723 Views 182 comments Print

Section 44ADA is inserted with effect from financial year 2016-17 and deals Special provision for computing profits and gains of profession on presumptive basis for Certain professionals referred to in section 44AA(1) of the Income Tax Act whose total gross receipts from profession does not exceed Rs. 50 lakhs in a financial year.

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