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Clause wise Items reportable in Income Tax Audit Report (Form 3CA/3CB/3CD)

Income Tax : Understand every reporting requirement under Form 3CD as amended by the Finance Act, 2026. This guide explains clause-wise disclos...

June 29, 2026 38877 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax audit under section 44AB​: FAQs

Income Tax : Understand who must undergo a tax audit under Section 44AB, the applicable turnover limits, audit forms, filing procedure, due dat...

June 25, 2026 1275620 Views 54 comments Print

New Tax Audit Form 26 Expands Stock Reporting Requirements in 2026-27

Income Tax : Tax Audit Form 26 now requires reporting of both quantity and value of principal stock, purchases, and sales. The key takeaway is ...

June 19, 2026 2166 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Audit as a Tool for Lower Profit Declaration Under Income-Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The article analyses whether declaring profits below presumptive rates automatically triggers tax audit under the Income-tax Act, ...

June 15, 2026 4290 Views 0 comment Print

New Tax Audit Rules Mandate Reporting of Accounting Software Details

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 introduces detailed reporting requirements for books maintained in electronic form. Tax auditors must now...

June 4, 2026 1125 Views 0 comment Print


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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 2760 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 2178 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 21270 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 1041 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 30105 Views 1 comment Print


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ITAT quahes ₹1.5 Lakh Penalty as Failure to Obtain Tax Audit Was Not Deliberate

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that the assessees bona fide belief, based on the Departments consistent acceptance of interest income as Income...

July 3, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

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 12699 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 1287 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 1719 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 8523 Views 3 comments 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 18633 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 15078 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 17640 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 54450 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 40275 Views 0 comment Print


CBDT deffer GST & GAAR Reporting in Tax Audit Report by one more year

April 24, 2020 20274 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Circular No. 10/2020-Income -Regarding reporting requirement under clause 30C and clause 44 of the Form 3CD defers GST & GAAR Reporting in amended Income Tax Audit Report amidst Covid-19. Income Tax Circular No. 10/2020 F.No. 370142/9/2018-TPL Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes TPL Division **** […]

Income Tax audit / GST Audit / LLP Audit Criteria

April 6, 2020 39837 Views 0 comment Print

Different Audit applicable to individuals, Companies and HUF. There are many tax compliances in India. Here I simplify the different audit applicable to entity and to whom. Tax audit: A tax payer having a turnover or gross receipts more than 1 Crore is liable for tax audit for that financial years. Please note that with […]

Tax Audit under Section 44AB

April 4, 2020 525906 Views 18 comments Print

Tax Audit Meaning -A Tax Audit is an audit, made compulsory by the Income Tax Act, if the annual gross turnover/receipts of the assesse exceed the specified limit. Tax audit is conducted in Sec 44AB of the Income Tax Act,1961 by a Chartered Accountant. -Simply Tax Audit means, an audit of matters related to tax. […]

Meaning of Turnover or sales for Section 44AB Tax Audit

March 28, 2020 337117 Views 45 comments Print

A person is required to get his accounts audited u/s 44AB if  turnover of  business exceeds Rs 100 Lakhs , or In case of Profession Gross Receipts  exceed Rs 50 Lakhs. In case of business what should be the meaning of turnover/sales? Should it be Gross sales or net sales? Should it include GST? The meaning of turnover/sales for the purpose of tax audit is discussed as follows:

TAR/ ITR Due date extended for J&K & Ladakh to 31st March 2020

March 23, 2020 1284 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT further extends the ‘due-date’ for filing of Income-tax Returns/Tax Audit Reports for the Assessment year 2019-20 as specified in section 139 (1) of the Act to 31st March, 2020 in the Union Territory of Jammu  and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. F. No. 225/306/2019-ITA- II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of […]

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

March 9, 2020 10095 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 2340 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 233919 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 30324 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 2673 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.

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