Income Tax : The new Form 26 replaces multiple audit forms with a single structured framework. It enhances transparency and introduces system-d...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI reaffirms 60-audit cap per CA from April 2026, reigniting calls for reform amid changing business dynamics, tech growth and m...
Income Tax : Explore our analysis on including Company Secretaries as Accountants under the Income-Tax Bill 2025. Benefits include improved com...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore disqualifications outlined in Income Tax Act for tax auditors in India, ensuring integrity and transparency in financial g...
Income Tax : Explore details of Clause 44 in Tax Audit Report (Form 3CD) and its GST reporting requirements. Learn how to fill out this crucial...
Income Tax : Read CAASs recommendations for fair tax audit allocation, ensuring auditor independence and quality. They suggested automated allo...
Income Tax : More than 30.75 lakh audit reports, including 29.5 lakh Tax Audit Reports, were filed for AY 2023-24 by the September 30 deadline,...
CA, CS, CMA : Proposing the inclusion of Cost and Management Accountants under Section 288(2) of the Income Tax Act to enhance tax audits and pr...
Income Tax : Exposure Draft of Revised ‘Guidance Note on Tax Audit under section 44AB of Income-tax Act, 1961’ is issued by ICAI Direct Tax...
CA, CS, CMA : Representation to CBDT on information sought from Tax Auditors under Clause 44 of Form 3CD and request to abolish this requirement...
Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practitioners Association VS. UOI (Allahabad High Court) As far as prayer no.1 of the petitioner-association for is...
Income Tax : Appellant Foundation of Tax and Accounting Professionals (FTAPs) has withdrawn the writ in view of Further extension of Tax Audit ...
Income Tax : Gauhati High Court has instructed CBDT to Consider Representation filed by Tax Bar Association on or before 25.10.2018 by which th...
Income Tax : All Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) 11.10.2018– It is an agreed position that...
Income Tax : Plywood and Allied Products Dealers Association of India Vs. UOI & Ors (Kerala High Court) The Petitioner is an association o...
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...
Income Tax : CBDT amends Income Tax Rules, effective April 1, 2025, revising Form 3CD, MSME interest provisions, buyback reporting, and loan/de...
Income Tax : CBDT issued Notification No. 88/2020 and extended Due dates of Income Tax Return and Tax Audit Report as follows:- A. Income Tax R...
Income Tax : The due date for furnishing of Income Tax Returns for the taxpayers (including their partners) who are required to get their accou...
Income Tax : CBDT further extends the ‘due-date’ for filing of Income-tax Returns/Tax Audit Reports for the Assessment year 2019-20 as spec...
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 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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
This document is the compilation of all series on Tax Audit. Total 21 issues of this series were published which started since 31st July 2018. I thank everyone for the overwhelming response given to this series and I am sure that this would have helped many professionals in their tax audit reporting. I have received […]
Vishal Garg and others vs Union of India and others (Punjab and Haryana High Court) In respect of Write filed by Mr. Vishal Garg by which he has requested the HC to direct CBDT to extend last date of filing of returns i.e 30th September, 2018 for the assessment year 2018-19 of assessees whose accounts […]
