Follow Us:

Tax Audit

Latest Articles


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 34272 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 Due Date Extension: Gujarat HC disposes writ as not pressed

October 11, 2018 15318 Views 9 comments Print

All Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) 11.10.2018–  It is an agreed position that subsequent to filing of these petitions, CBDT has granted extension for filing returns and accompanying documents. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioners does not press these petitions. Disposed of as […]

CPC advisory on applicability of Tax Audit to business and profession

October 9, 2018 14202 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 […]

PIL in Kerala HC for 3 Month extension of Tax Audit Due Date

October 9, 2018 9246 Views 0 comment Print

Plywood and Allied Products Dealers Association of India Vs. UOI & Ors (Kerala High Court) The Petitioner is an association of plywood and allied product dealers and the 2nd petitioner is a member of that  association, they have filing  Public Interest Litgation praying for a general Order of extension of the “due dates” for filing the Tax Audit Report(TAR) and […]

CBDT extends Tax Audit Due Date to 31st Oct, 2018

October 8, 2018 70161 Views 9 comments Print

CBDT further extends due date for filing of Income Tax Returns & Tax audit reports from 15th Oct,2018 to 31st Oct, 2018 for all assessees liable to file ITRs for AY 2018-19 by 30.09.2018, after considering representations from stakeholders. Liability to pay interest u/s 234A of IT Act will remain.   The due date for […]

Kerala HC directs CBDT to consider representation for Further Extension of Tax Audit Due Date

October 8, 2018 3165 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner highlighted the difficulties faced by them in filing returns before the last date because of the recent flood ravage in Kerala State. So they wanted the last date for the filing of returns extended to 31.12.2018. The Department has, however, extended the period till 15.10.2018. Reckoning that period to be inadequate, the petitioners have filed this writ petition.

An Open Letter to CBDT Chairman for TAR Extension

October 8, 2018 28710 Views 8 comments Print

In the year 2018, You have already extended the date for filing Income Tax Returns by those assessees whose accounts are not required to be audited for a month without levy of any interest and also extended the submission of Tax Audit Reports by 15 days i.e up to 15th October 2018.

Tax Audit Due Date Extension- Delhi HC listed case for 26.11.2018

October 3, 2018 13380 Views 0 comment Print

Northern India CA Federation Vs. Central Board Of Direct Taxes (Delhi High Court) In respect of appeal filed by Northern India CA Federation by which it requested Hon’ble Delhi High Court to direct CBDT to extend the due date of Tax Audit and relevant Income Tax Returns to 31st October 2018. Hon’ble High Court  while […]

Consider Further Extension of Tax Audit Due Date & Section 234A Interest Waiver: Rajasthan HC

October 1, 2018 30906 Views 13 comments Print

Rajasthan High Court directed CBDT to consider the representation of the petitioner-Association and take a decision on both the aspects i.e. extension of date by another 15 days and extension of due for the purpose of Explanation 1 to Section 234A of the Act for waiver of interest and decide the same by passing speaking order preferably before 10.10.2018.

Tax Audit Due Date Extension: Allahabad HC dismisses Appeal as infructuous

September 28, 2018 2451 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Mathur has placed before us an order under Section 119 whereby the due date has already been extended by this order till 15th October, 2018. In view of the above, it appears that the matter has become infructuous as it has lost its efficacy.

Tax Audit Due Date Extension: Writ in Kerala High Court Against Levy of Interest U/s. 234A

September 28, 2018 19473 Views 2 comments Print

In the case of Association Of Tax Practitioners & Hindu Economic Forum Vs. UOI filed with Kerala High Court it was argued that once an assessee is allowed to submit returns upto 15.10.2018, the department cannot demand interest under section 234A for the extended period. Hon’ble high court posted these writ petitions for further consideration on 11.10.2018.

Search Post by Date
May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031