Tag: Section 44AB

Income Tax Notifications & Order IT

Tax Audit Due Date Extended to 21 October 2026: CBDT Circular 07/2026 Moves the ITR Date to 21 November for Audited Assessees

CA Adityavikram Banka

CBDT Circular 07/2026 extends the AY 2026-27 tax audit due date to 21 October 2026 and the ITR date to 21 November 2026 for audited assessees outside Section 92E.

Income Tax

Late Tax Audit Report Penalty for FY 2025-26: Section 271B, the Section 273B Reasonable-Cause Defence and the New Section 428 Fee Under the Income-tax Act 2025

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Missed the 30 September 2026 tax audit deadline? Section 271B penalty (0.5%, max Rs 1.5 lakh), the Section 273B defence, and the new Section 428 flat fee from 2026-27.

Income Tax

Tax Audit Applicability for FY 2025-26: Who Must File by September 30, 2026 (Section 44AB Limits, the Rs 10 Crore Test and the Presumptive Trap)

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Tax audit applicability for FY 2025-26: Section 44AB limits (Rs 1 crore, Rs 10 crore digital, Rs 50 lakh profession), the presumptive trap and the September 30, 2026 due date.

Income Tax

Form 3CD Clauses Founders and CAs Get Wrong in the September 30, 2026 Tax Audit (and the Move to Form 26 Under the Income-tax Act 2025)

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The Form 3CD clauses that trip up FY 2025-26 tax audits before 30 September 2026: MSME 43B(h), employee PF, TDS, cash payments and GST, plus the move to Form 26 under Section 63.

Income Tax

CBDT FAQ Deep-Dive #12: Section 40(a)(ia) TDS Disallowance Before the September 30, 2026 Tax Audit and the Move to Section 35(b) of the Income-tax Act 2025

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Section 40(a)(ia) disallows 30% of a resident payment where TDS was not deducted or not paid by the ITR due date. How it works before the 30 September 2026 tax audit, and the move to Section 35(b) of the Income-tax Act 2025.