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I would like to attract your attention for seeking extension of the Tax Audit date of 30th September 2015 as it is totally unjustified to look towards the fraternity of Chartered Accountants to complete their job within 23 days against statutory availability of 180 days.
All the while, we are witnessing more emphasis on accounting standards, guidance notes, CPE seminars on new developments etc. Yes, it is essential for a Chartered Accountant a.k.a. auditor to be abreast with new developments and align themselves with fellow professionals in developed world.
The Tax Audits u/s 44AB for the assessment 2015-16 pertaining to the financial year 2014-15 are under progress and in some cases audit report are complete and ready for uploading. Generally we are accustomed to file TAR and ITR simultaneously but since the law makers are still not able to introduce the formats of most of the ITRs and further the utility to E-file the ITRs is still not issued and it is not certain when these forms and their utilities will be made available .
Under the Income tax Act, 1961, the power of conducting Tax Audit u/s 44AB and various others certification/attestation work is conferred upon an Accountant, the term Accountant is defined under explanation to sub-section (2) of section 288 of Income tax Act, 1961 as under:
Certain accountants not to give reports/certificates The Act contains several provisions (e.g. section 44AB, section 80-IA, section 92E, section 115JB, etc.) which mandate the taxpayers to furnish audit reports and certificates issued by an ‘accountant’ for ensuring correct reporting/computation of taxable income by the tax payers. Explanation below section 288(2) of the Act defines an […]
Audit of accounts of certain persons carrying on business or profession The purpose of Tax Audit is to ensure that books of Accounts have been maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act. Tax Audit also ensures that the Accounts are properly being presented to the Assessing Officers when called for. However […]
All the auditors cannot be placed on an equal footing and an assumption cannot be made that an auditor would be able to fulfil his obligations only up to 30 tax audit assignments under section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, per financial year.
The Comptroller and Auditor General Report no. 32 of 2014 has taken the list of Chartered Accountants who have signed tax Audit cases under Income tax Act of more than 400 during FY 2012-13 and there are 22 people in the list.
The Madras high court has granted an interim stay on imposing interest under section 234A of the Income Tax Act,1961 on taxpayers who are required to file their income tax (I-T) returns by the extended due date of November 30. The CBDT had issued the notification no. F.No.153/53/2014-TPL (Pt.I) dated 26.09.2014 extending the due date […]
The first base of the extension of due date as mentioned by CBDT is the verdict of Gujarat High court and today we have with us , the Gujarat petitioner CA RAJNI SHAH from Ahemdabad , Let us have a talk with him :-
