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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 34284 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 14448 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


ICAI Policing Over Your Tax and GST Audits

August 26, 2018 6708 Views 2 comments Print

Naturally As long as CA’s are number ONE, everybody will gun them. Being number one, the chartered accountants perfectly understand that many authorities are gunning on them though they are the partner to national building. Everyone is trying to latch Chartered accountants for third-party irregularity, noncompliance or fraud. A mania to create laws against the profession […]

Tax Audit- Clause 26, Section 43B Most Important

August 24, 2018 176004 Views 5 comments Print

All about Clause 26 of Form 3cd. 1. What does Clause 26 says:- In respect of any sum referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of section 43B, the liability for which:- (A) Pre-existed on the first day of the previous year but was not allowed in the assessment of any […]

Guide to new Tax Audit Report Clauses WEF 20.08.2018

August 23, 2018 67806 Views 0 comment Print

 Implementation Guide w.r.t. Notification No. 33/2018 dated 20.07.2018 effective from 20.08.2018 – (23-08-2018) The Central Board of Direct Taxes, vide Notification No. 33/2018/F No. 370142/9/2018-TPL dated 20th July 2018, notified amendments to Form No. 3CD enhancing substantially the reporting requirements and the role of tax auditor as various new clauses/sub clauses have been inserted, major […]

Representation on Revised Tax Audit Report in Form 3CD for AY 2018-19

August 22, 2018 33486 Views 0 comment Print

It is submitted that Since Form 3CD (an annexure to Form 3CA) is merely verified by the tax auditor, it cannot be continually amended so as to stretch the role of the tax audit professional to that of an investigator who passes value judgments on matters like impermissible avoidance arrangements and income chargeable to tax under section 56(2)(x) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘ITA’).

Discussion on Deferment of Clause 30C and 44 of Tax Audit Report

August 18, 2018 15840 Views 4 comments Print

Discussion on Circular No. 6/2018 on Tax Audit Report for deferment of Clause 30C and 44 CBDT have issued a circular no. 6/2018 dated 17 August 2018 in relation to the Tax Audit Report to be furnished under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) read with Rule 6G of the Income […]

No need to report clause 30C (GAAR) & 44 (GST) of Revised 3CD Report till 31.03.2019

August 17, 2018 52995 Views 4 comments Print

Representations have been received by the Board that the implementation of reporting requirements under the proposed clause 30C (pertaining to General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR)) and proposed clause 44 (pertaining to Goods and Services Tax (GST) compliance) of the Form No. 3CD may be deferred.

GST Clauses In The 3CD Form – Few Thoughts

August 16, 2018 28005 Views 0 comment Print

Clause 4 deals with the factual information regarding the GSTIN, if the assessee is registered. Since Income Tax is PAN based (i.e. entity level) whereas GSTIN is at State level or business-vertical level, all the GSTIN’s which are obtained under a single PAN during FY 2017-18 are required to be mentioned in the report. As an example, even ISD GSTIN is to be reported under the said Clause.

Tax Audits and e-filing of Report

August 10, 2018 76711 Views 29 comments Print

As per section 44AB of the Income tax act, certain persons are required to get their accounts audited till 30th September by the CA and furnish a report of such audit in the prescribed form duly verified and signed by the CA.

General Provisions of Tax Audit U/s. 44AB

August 8, 2018 98334 Views 10 comments Print

The Tax Audit season has started and it’s the time when the Assessees rush to their Chartered Accountants (CA) to get their Tax Audit done in time and CA’s work overnight to get the audits of their clients done in time. In this article we have summarized some of the general provisions related to the Tax Audit U/s 44AB.

ICAI represents on Revised Form 3CD – Demands Deferment of Revised 3CD

August 4, 2018 47418 Views 11 comments Print

ICAI vide its representation suggested CBDT to that changes made in Form No. 3CD be implemented from AY 2019-20 for smooth implementation and compliance. It is further suggested that the new clauses may be reconsidered and appropriately modified preferably after due consultation with the stakeholders.

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