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A single incorrect entry in Part-D of Form 145 could trigger a tax department inquiry

Income Tax : Clause 43 in Tax Audit Form No. 26 requires auditors to verify remittances reported in Part-D of Form 145. Incorrect classificatio...

May 21, 2026 990 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Clarifies 60-Tax Audit Ceiling for UDIN Generation from April 2026

CA, CS, CMA : The FAQs explain how the 60 Tax Audit assignment ceiling will operate through the UDIN system from 1 April 2026. ICAI clarified wh...

May 16, 2026 34218 Views 1 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 2325 Views 0 comment Print

Silent Shift in Tax Audit Triggers: Section 63 vs Section 44AB

Income Tax : The new law introduces audit requirements for businesses declaring profits below presumptive rates. It removes the earlier flexibi...

April 25, 2026 5094 Views 0 comment Print

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 24990 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2529 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory Preceding Year Audit Details Introduced for UDIN Generation by ICAI

CA, CS, CMA : UDIN generation now requires disclosure of preceding year audit details for specific audit categories. The update strengthens audi...

December 23, 2025 1863 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 21099 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 972 Views 0 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 29931 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Tax Audit Mandatory Even for Exempt Income if Turnover Threshold Crossed: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that audit under section 44AB depends on turnover, not taxability of income. Exempt entities must still comply i...

March 25, 2026 12456 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Disallowance Caused by Clerical Error in Tax Audit Report

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi allows Henna Industries' appeal, deleting a Rs. 9.30 lakh disallowance made by the CPC under Section 143(1), confirming...

October 19, 2025 1170 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC directed CBDT to extend ITR filing due date to 30th November 2025

Income Tax : HC directed CBDT to issue a circular extending due date for filing income tax returns to 30th November 2025, especially for taxpay...

October 14, 2025 1659 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Questions CBDT on Extension of Tax Audit Date Without Extending ITR Due Date

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Union of India, demanding an explanation for not extending the Income Tax Return (...

October 3, 2025 8475 Views 3 comments Print

ITAT Protects Assessee from Erroneous Double Taxation Due to Audit Report Error

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata ruled that the assessee’s double addition in the tax audit was a genuine error, dismissing Revenue’s appeal for A...

September 17, 2025 276 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Extension of timelines for filing of various reports of audit & ITR for AY 2025-26

Income Tax : CBDT Circular 15/2025 extends the AY 2025-26 ITR filing deadline for audited accounts from Oct 31 to Dec 10, 2025. Audit reports a...

October 29, 2025 18306 Views 0 comment Print

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 14445 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Amends Form 3CD: Adds Section 44BBC, Removes 32AC, 32AD, 35AC & 35CCB

Income Tax : CBDT amends Income Tax Rules, effective April 1, 2025, revising Form 3CD, MSME interest provisions, buyback reporting, and loan/de...

March 28, 2025 17397 Views 0 comment Print

NFRA Penalizes CA Rs 50 Lakhs for Misconduct in Section 80JJA Report

Company Law : NFRA issues order penalizing CA Pawan Jain and Mis Kumar Jain & Associates for lapses in issuing reports under Income Tax Act for ...

January 3, 2024 54279 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 40188 Views 0 comment Print


Illustrative Clause 44 of Form 3CD Applicable for Financial Year 2021-22

July 10, 2022 272232 Views 13 comments Print

The Clause 44 of the Form 3CD is effective for Assessment Year 2022-23 i.e. for the Financial Year 2021-22 because the compliance of this clause was kept in abeyance till 31/03/2022 but for all the reports submitted after that date the clause is mandatory.

GST Expense Breakup In Tax Audit Report

June 29, 2022 98529 Views 3 comments Print

Thus, note that reporting was kept in abeyance if tax audit report was filed before 31.03. 2022.Hence for F.Y 2021-22 reporting of the above-mentioned clauses is mandatory now from 01.04.2022 subject to any change and extension as and when notified by the Income tax Department of India.

ITAT deletes penalty for not getting account audited in absence of determination of turnover

June 23, 2022 609 Views 0 comment Print

Yuvraj Singh Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) ITAT find that reasonable cause exists for failure of the assessee to get his account audited in respect of previous year relevant to Assessment Year 2011-12 in question. The assessee has claimed turnover in business to the tune of Rs.58,42,500/-which is below the threshold of Rs.60 lac applicable at […]

No section 271B penalty for delay in Audit report filing due to Illness of Accountant

June 23, 2022 4722 Views 0 comment Print

Section 273B of the Act provides that the penalty u/s 271B need not be imposed if there is a reasonable cause for the said failure.

Section 271B penalty deleted for delay in Tax Audit Due to Ongoing Assessment under other Laws

June 16, 2022 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Erumapalayam Primary Agricultural Co-Op Credit Society Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) The Ld. AR pleaded that there was sufficient cause for delay in the audit since the assessee being cooperative society, it was governed by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act, 1983 and the relevant rules 1988. For the relevant AY, the accounts of the society […]

Tax Audit- Incentives to encourage cashless business transaction

June 12, 2022 38649 Views 0 comment Print

Unlock the Benefits of Cashless Business Transactions! Dive into the Amendments in Tax Audit Provisions introduced by the Finance Act, 2020 and 2021. Explore thresholds, conditions, and nuances for a seamless tax compliance journey.

Reasonable cause for failure to submit Tax Audit Report- ITAT deletes Penalty

April 15, 2022 3663 Views 0 comment Print

Air India Air Transport Services Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We find some force in the submission of assessee that assessee being a Public sector company Act had to submit its audit report in Form 3CA in which report u/s 44AB is required to be submitted for the said purpose. The Tax Audit report u/s […]

Tax Audit Working Sheet in Excel Format

April 14, 2022 115509 Views 4 comments Print

For all the audits that one carries out, audit working is extremely important for the auditor. The attached Excel Sheet contains a Checklist with working annexures all in one excel file. We have developed this working sheet based on our experience and knowledge of the Income Tax Audit. You may write your suggestion or feedback […]

Guidance on updating UDIN for Audit Reports submitted by CA users

April 12, 2022 38913 Views 9 comments Print

The functionality for updating UDIN against the Audit reports submitted by CA users has been enabled at e-filing portal www.incometax.gov.in. Please note that this functionality may not be used for updating UDIN for Forms submitted prior to April 2021. In this functionality only those Forms will be shown which are accepted by the Assessee. This Instruction […]

6.63 crore ITRs & 99.27 lakh forms filed on new e-Filing portal

March 17, 2022 1383 Views 0 comment Print

More than 6.63 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) and 99.27 lakh statutory forms filed on the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department More than 6.63 crore Income Tax Returns (ITRs) were filed for AY 2021-22 on the new e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department as on 15th March, 2022, which was the […]

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