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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 999 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 34281 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


Tax Audit under Income Tax Act – Guide to Integrated effects of Section 44AB and 44AD

March 9, 2020 10014 Views 4 comments Print

With times, the people search the loopholes in the laws and the lawmakers keep on plucking such loopholes. Such is also the fate of Tax Audit under the Income Tax Act in our country. The efforts of the government to maintain the right balance between the provisions make the tax compliances simple and inexpensive for […]

Power to conduct Service Tax Audit Upheld by Delhi High Court

March 6, 2020 2307 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court  after hearing detailed arguments  dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the Petitioner and has held that Section 174(2)(e) of the CGST Act, 2017 specifically empowers the authorities to institute any investigation, inquiry, verification, assessment proceedings, adjudication, etc. under Rule 5A of the Service Tax Rules.

Applicability of Tax Audit under Income Tax for Assessment Year 2020-21

March 6, 2020 233787 Views 12 comments Print

​In this article we tried to clear confusion for TAX AUDIT APPLICABILITY from AY 2020-21. Hope you all find it useful, Please give your valuable feedback. & do lt me know if any error. Thanks in advance. The finance Bill, 2020 has brought a major amendment to section 44AB of Income Tax Act, 1961. Moreover, […]

Tax Audit Applicability – After Budget 2020

February 24, 2020 30258 Views 6 comments Print

A minor amendment in section can change the whole situation and scenario. The same was happened in sec 44AB in 2016 and now in 2020 budget. Before 2016, the turnover limit for sec 44AB and Sec 44AD were identical. Thereafter, in Budget 2016, the turnover limit for Sec 44AD has been raised to INR 2 […]

Kolkata high court stays service tax audit

February 19, 2020 2655 Views 0 comment Print

Considering the submissions made by all the parties, and the orders placed before me in relation to stay of similar notices of Service Tax audit by the different High Courts,  I am of the prima facie view that the impugned notices dated December 13, 2018 and April 25, 2019 should be stayed till June 12, 2020 or until further orders whichever is earlier.

Tax Audit Applicability: FY 2020-21

February 19, 2020 306573 Views 5 comments Print

The finance Bill, 2020 has brought a major amendment to section 44AB of the income tax act an extract of which stands as follows, 23. In section 44AB of the Income-tax Act,–– (A) in clause (a),–– (i) the word “or” occurring at the end shall be omitted; (ii) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:–– […]

Analysis of Section 44AD with Section 44AB

February 15, 2020 13662 Views 4 comments Print

Dear Tax professionals and students, many times you might have faced this question- Whether a particular case is covered under tax audit under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act or can we claim the benefit of Section 44AD and file the income tax return on presumptive taxation method without conducting tax audit? To answer […]

Decoding the Lesser Talked About Nuances of Finance Bill 2020

February 2, 2020 2478 Views 1 comment Print

First prima-facie impression and euphoria of the Union Budget 2020, especially the Finance Bill 2020, appeared to be of one a taxpayer-pro budget, with the Queen (Read FM), giving copiously to her masses. But is this euphoria for a real?

Budget 2020- Demystifying hidden elements behind Budget Speech

February 2, 2020 7470 Views 0 comment Print

Hello everyone, hope you all are doing well. This blog focuses on exploring the unknown elements of the Union Budget 2020-21 and analyses impact of proposed changes in Tax on Indian economy. Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister (FM)) played very safely in his debut budget last time and kept distance from crucial issues to serve justice […]

Budget 2020: Tax Audit Limit 5 Crore, Return filing date 31st October

February 1, 2020 82917 Views 2 comments Print

Rationalisation of provisions relating to tax audit in certain cases. Under section 44AB of the Act, every person carrying on business is required to get his accounts audited, if his total sales, turnover or gross receipts, in business exceed or exceeds one crore rupees in any previous year. In case of a person carrying on […]

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