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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 34281 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 is exclusive domain of Chartered Accountants

April 16, 2014 10752 Views 0 comment Print

The requirements of Form 3CA/Form 3CB require the auditor to give a true and fair view on the accounts of the assessee which can be given only by persons having a high degree of training and competence in accounting. This level of knowledge in accounting is possessed only by chartered accountants acquired by virtue of […]

Act of Non CAs to Approach CAs to get Tax Audit report signed for Audit not conducted by them is unethical – ICAI

April 16, 2014 11819 Views 0 comment Print

In case of Corporates, chartered Accountants are getting fees in the range of Lakhs, but in non-corporates cases, they get fees in the range of Thousands only. Therefore, CA’s make best combination of tax audit assignments to sign tax audit reports under section 44AB to yield Revenue.

ICAI Clarification on Ceiling on number of tax audits

April 16, 2014 5923 Views 0 comment Print

In order to maintain the quality of tax audit to be conducted by our members. ICAI in the year 1989 imposed a limit on audits to be conducted by a practicing member in any financial year. At that time the limit was specified at 30. The process of fixation of ceiling on the number of […]

Analysis of Various Clauses Of Form 3CD

April 12, 2014 490162 Views 7 comments Print

Clause 1: Name of Assessee- 1. Give name of the assessee whose accounts are being audited under section 44AB. 2. Incase of audit of a branch, the name of the branch should be stated alongwith the name of the assessee. 3. Incase of proprietary concern, Furnish name of the proprietary firm along with the name of the proprietor.

Tax Audit Limit Increased From 45 to 60 for audits

February 11, 2014 15785 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the enhancement of professional competence of members to perform quality services in an IT-enabled environment, the Council of the Institute at its 331st meeting held from 10th to 12th February, 2014 has decided to increase the specified number of tax audit assignments for practicing Chartered Accountants, as an individual or as a partner in a firm , from 45 to 60.

Tax Audit Limit Increased to 60 ?

February 11, 2014 16465 Views 0 comment Print

There is a rumor doing rounds on Various Yahoo, Facebook and whatsapp group, which say that tax audit limit been increased to 60 from existing limit of 45. These groups are claiming the same been told them by a Central Council member (CCM) of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) . We have searched Official […]

Is shifting of Burden to Tax Payers & Facilitators/ Professionals by CBDT Justified?

February 1, 2014 2550 Views 0 comment Print

THE BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) ACT, 1976 (ACT NO. 19 OF 1976) was introduced in India to abolish Bonded Labour way back in 1976. Does this really helped to abolish Bonded Labour? Can we say definitely that Now NO BONDED LABOUR existed in India? What will be the fate of legislation when even the government […]

Tax Audit Provision applies to Income From Partnership Firm

January 23, 2014 12117 Views 0 comment Print

The brief facts of the case are that the AO observed from the return of income filed by the assesee that the assessee’ s income included income from salary from Price Water House of which he was a partner. Since income by way of salary or remuneration from a firm was to be assessed

CA / CMAs only can conduct Audit under Service Tax not the Dept. Officers : HC

December 19, 2013 17857 Views 0 comment Print

In case of private assessee, the Commissioner will refer the matter to an officer to collect the material or Chartered Accountant for the purpose of audit. Thus, for the purpose of audit, the material can be collected either by the officer authorized by the Commissioner or by the Auditor himself. But, audit will be performed only by the Chartered Accountant.

Tax audit & ROI due date extended to 31.10.2013 for A.Y. 2013-14

October 24, 2013 34374 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Income tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of direct Taxes, in continuation to order u/s 119 dated 26.09.2013 in F. No. 225/117/2013/ITA.II, hereby directs that in cases where the ‘due date’ of furnishing reports of audit and corresponding income-tax returns was 30th September, 2013

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