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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


Revised Form 3CD in Excel fromat for A.Y. 2018-19

July 31, 2018 84870 Views 6 comments Print

Form 3CD reflecting effect of changes/revision made by CBDT  by Income Tax (8th Amendment Rules, 2018 (Changes in Form 3CD): CBDT Notification No. 33/2018 Dt. 20th July, 2018 expanding scope of reporting/ verification requirements relating to GST, SFT, Cash Transactions, Transfer Pricing, etc., applicable w.e.f. 20 Aug. 2018, for FY 2017-18/ AY 2018-19.

Analysis of amendments in Form 3CD Tax Audit Report

July 27, 2018 41010 Views 1 comment Print

Analysis of the amendments made in Form 3CD by Notification No. 33/2018-Income Tax dated 20 July 2018 w.e.f. 20th August 2018. As effective date of amended Tax Audit Report From 3CD is 20th August 2018. Hence, it appears that Tax Audit Reports in From 3CD furnished prior to 20 August 2018 need not include enhanced […]

Revised Form No. 3CD Tax Audit Report

July 26, 2018 63708 Views 0 comment Print

Author has compiled Tax Audit Report form 3CD after considering the changes vide Notification No. 33/2018 for ready reference of our readers.

Key Amendments to Form no. 3CD effective from 20 August 2018

July 25, 2018 44382 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT vide Notification No. 33/2018 amends Form no. 3CD in respect of tax audit under section 44AB. The new reporting requirements, especially with reference to secondary adjustment, limitation on interest deduction, GAAR, Country-by-country Report, etc. are onerous and obligatory on the taxpayers and chartered accountants. Introduction: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) vide Notification […]

Tax Audit Report Form 3CD- Amendments & Detailed Analysis

July 25, 2018 104916 Views 3 comments Print

Tax Audit Report (Form 3CD) AY 2018-19 – Amendments and Detailed Analysis In order to get various amendments made to Income-tax Act, 1961 and other laws (indirect taxes) within the format of tax audit report (TAR), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued notification No. 33/2018  on 20 July 2018 amending the report format […]

Tax Audit Report Form 3CD- Recent Changes- Exhaustive Analysis

July 25, 2018 83556 Views 3 comments Print

There are 6 amendments in existing clauses of form 3CD Income Tax Audit Report and 9 different new insertions/ additional clauses for disclosure purposes.

Tax Audit – Section 44AB – Applicability, Due Date, Forms & Penalty

July 24, 2018 153585 Views 14 comments Print

A person covered u/s 44AD is required to get his books of account compulsorily audited u/s 44AB if such person claims that the profits and gains from the business are lower than the profits and gains computed in accordance with the provisions of section 44AD(1) and if his income exceeds the maximum amount which is not changeable to tax(i.e basic exemption limit).

Form 3CD Revised – Tax Audit Report- Summary of Amendments

July 24, 2018 60015 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT has revised Tax Audit Form 3CD Revised vide Notification 33/2018 dated 20.07.2018 (effective from 20.08.2018) by which it has made  6 Amendments and  9 Insertions  in Tax Audit Report Form 3CD. Read here at a glance…!! Summary of Amendments: 1. 4 – GSTIN to be mentioned. 2. 19 – Allowance under Section 32AD is […]

CBDT Amends Format of Form No. 3CD wef 20th August, 2018

July 20, 2018 80649 Views 11 comments Print

CBDT has vide Notification No. 33/2018, Dated: July 20, 2018 Amended Income Tax Audit Form No. 3CD with effect from 20th August, 2018 to incorporate further reporting requirement related to Goods and Service Tax (GST) , Transfer pricing, Statement of Financial Transactions, Section 32AD, Income from other sources as referred to in clause (x) of […]

Section 44AD: Presumptive Taxation for Business Income

April 3, 2018 95520 Views 21 comments Print

Extract of Section – 44AD of Income-tax Act, 1961 Special provision for computing profits and gains of business on presumptive basis. 44AD. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in sections 28 to 43C, in the case of an eligible assessee engaged in an eligible business, a sum equal to eight per cent of the […]

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