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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


Extend Due Date for Filing of Income Tax and GST Returns

August 14, 2019 36720 Views 7 comments Print

Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association submitted a Memorandum to Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon. Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs seeking EXTENSION OF DUE DATE FOR FILING OF INCOME TAX AND GST RETURNS. Full text of the representation is as follows:- KARNATAKA STATE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION (R.) Date: 10th August 2019 To, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman […]

Extend GST, Income Tax and other due dates falling in Aug & Sep 2019

August 13, 2019 74769 Views 22 comments Print

Goods & Services Tax Practitioners Association of Maharashtra has requested Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance Government of India for Extension of due date for filing GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C for F.Y. 2017-18 & other due dates falling in August and September 2019. Text of the l;etter is as follows:- GOODS AND SERVICES TAX […]

Tax Audit Under Section 44AB of Income Tax Act, 1961

August 7, 2019 44169 Views 4 comments Print

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

ICSI Requests inclusion of CS in Definition of “Accountant”

August 7, 2019 11751 Views 2 comments Print

It is requested to kindly consider amendment in the explanation to Section 288(2) of the Income ‘lax Act. 1961 ‘so as to include the profession of Company Secretary within the meaning of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 in the definition of Accountant

ICAI notifies guideline for Mandatory issue of UDIN

August 2, 2019 7848 Views 1 comment Print

A member of the Institute in practice shall generate Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) for all kinds of the certification, GST and Tax Audit Reports and other Audit, Assurance and Attestation functions undertaken/signed by him which made mandatory from the following dates through announcements published on the website of the ICAI www.icai.org at the relevant time: –

Include Cost Accountants under Definition of Accountant U/S 288(2)

July 21, 2019 12312 Views 16 comments Print

Request for modification of the term Accountant as appearing in the Explanation below sub-section (2) of section 288 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to include the Cost Accountant therein

Penalty cannot be levied for mere filing of Form No. 3CB instead of Form 3CA

June 28, 2019 7860 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. PMC Rubber Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) We note that the assessee has filed form no. 3CD and 3CB and the same has not been disputed therefore the tax audit report was on record and hence the penalty should not be levied. However the Assessing Officer disputed that instead of form […]

UDIN for Tax audits and GST audits

June 20, 2019 119610 Views 2 comments Print

Hello friends greetings for the day in the current article we will discuss about generation and other procedural requirement for Unique document identification number in case of Tax audit or GST Audit conducted by a CA. It has been made mandatory for all tax audit reports and GST Audit reports with effect from 1st April […]

Section 44AB vs 44ADA of Income Tax Act, 1961

June 14, 2019 20346 Views 3 comments Print

As Section 44AD is applicable on business (click here to read in detail), Section 44ADA applies on professionals. It says that if an eligible assessee (professional) who declares 50% or more than that of his gross receipts as profit, then he is not required to get his accounts audited under the Income Tax Act, 1961. […]

Section 44AB vs 44AD- Tax Audit & Presumptive Taxation

June 12, 2019 54195 Views 5 comments Print

When we talk about Presumptive Taxation, then it automatically relates to Tax Audit under Income Tax Act, 1961. At student level, I have seen students getting confused in Sections 44AB & 44AD because 44AB says about the limit of Rs. 1 crore while Section 44AD says about the limit of Rs. 2 crore. Don’t worry; […]

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