Question 1

What is the tax audit limit for FY 2025-26?

Accepted Answer

Audited financial statements for the year - the balance sheet as at 31 March 2026 and the statement of profit and loss, with the schedules behind them. A company on Ind AS gives the Ind AS versions; the form carries a separate Part A-BS - Ind AS and Part A-P&L - Ind AS for them. The figures are keyed into the return, not attached to it (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), Part A-BS 'BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 2026 OR AS ON THE DATE OF AMALGAMATION' and Part A-P&L; Part A-BS - Ind AS '[applicable for a company whose financial statements are drawn up in compliance to the Indian Accounting Standards specified in Annexure to the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015]'); Tax audit report under section 44AB (Form 3CA/3CB with Form 3CD), where the company is liable - e-filed separately by the accountant. The return records its date of furnishing, its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NUMBER, the name of the auditor (proprietorship/firm) and that firm's PAN (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), AUDIT INFORMATION A20(b)-(c): 'Whether liable for audit under section 44AB? ... If (b) is Yes, whether the accounts have been audited by an accountant? ... (1) Date of furnishing of audit report (2) Acknowledgement Number of the Audit Report (3) Name of the auditor (proprietorship/firm) (4) Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the proprietorship/ firm'); Transfer pricing audit report under section 92E, where the company is liable, with its date of furnishing and acknowledgement number (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), AUDIT INFORMATION A20(di)-(dii): 'Are you liable for Audit u/s 92E?' and 'If (di) is Yes, whether the accounts have been audited u/s. 92E? ... Date of furnishing audit report? DD/MM/YYYY ... Acknowledgement Number'); Any other audit report required under the Income-tax Act, with the section code, the date of furnishing and the acknowledgement number for each (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), AUDIT INFORMATION A20(diii): 'If liable to furnish other audit report under the Income-tax Act, mention whether have you furnished such report. If yes, please provide the details as under: Sl. No. | Section Code | Date (DD/MM/YYYY) | Acknowledgement Number'); Form 10-IB, 10-IC or 10-ID, where the company has opted or is opting for taxation under section 115BA, 115BAA or 115BAB - the return needs the assessment year the option was first exercised, and the date of filing and acknowledgement number of that form (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), Part A-GEN (e): 'Have you opted for taxation under section 115BA/115BAA/115BAB? ... If yes, please furnish the AY in which said option is exercised for the first time along with date of filing of relevant form (10-IB/ 10-IC/ 10-ID) & acknowledgment number. If no, whether you are choosing to opt for taxation under section 115BA/115BAA/115BAB this year? ... Please provide the date of filing of relevant form (10-IB/10-IC/10-ID) & acknowledgment number.'); Tax computation and the supporting schedules - advance tax and self-assessment tax challans, and TDS and TCS credit particulars, reconciled against Form 26AS / AIS. The challan and deduction details are entered in the return's tax-payment schedules; no certificate or challan is attached (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), Part B-TTI and Schedules TDS/TCS (ScheduleTDS2, ScheduleTDS3 and the TCS schedule in the Department's schema for the year)); Particulars of every Managing Director, director, secretary and principal officer who held office during the year, and of the person verifying the return - name, designation, residential address, PAN or Aadhaar number, and DIN issued by MCA for each director (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), KEY PERSONS A23: 'Particulars of Managing Director, Directors, Secretary and Principal officer(s) who have held the office during the previous year and the details of eligible person who is verifying the return. | S.No. | Name | Designation | Residential Address | PAN/Aadhaar No. | Director Identification Number (DIN) issued by MCA, in case of Director'); Particulars of every beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power at any time during the year - name, address, percentage held and PAN (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), SHAREHOLDERS INFORMATION A24: 'Particulars of persons who were beneficial owners of shares holding not less than 10% of the voting power at any time of the previous year | S.No. | Name and Address | Percentage of shares held | PAN'); The company's Corporate Identity Number (CIN) issued by MCA, its date of incorporation and its date of commencement of business (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), Part A-GEN, PERSONAL INFORMATION: '(A4) Corporate Identity Number (CIN) issued by MCA', '(A5) Date of incorporation (DD/MM/YYYY)', '(A6) Date of commencement of business (DD/MM/YYYY)'); Udyam registration number under the MSMED Act 2006, where the company is recognised as an MSME; and an LEI number with its valid-upto date, where the refund claimed is Rs 50 crore or more (FORM ITR-6 (AY 2026-27), Part A-GEN (r) 'Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) details (mandatory if refund is 50 Crores or more) | LEI Number | Valid upto date' and (s) 'Whether you are recognized as MSME? ... If yes, please provide registration number allotted as per MSMED Act, 2006'); Digital Signature Certificate of the person verifying the return - understood to be the only permitted verification method for a company, though see the note (Income-tax Rules 1962, rule 12(3) - NOT READ AT SOURCE. Previously cited to the Instructions to Form ITR-6 for AY 2021-22: 'This Return Form can be filed with the Income-tax Department electronically ... and verified by way of digital signature only')

Question 2

Tax Audit

Accepted Answer

The chartered accountant's audit and certificate before you file.

Question 3

Documents required for Tax Audit

Accepted Answer

Assignment of the Chartered Accountant by the taxpayer on the e-filing portal (My CA), with the filing type and assessment year, attaching 'any supporting documents' - the portal does not itemise them (Income-tax Act 1961, section 44AB; Form 3CA-3CD / 3CB-3CD user manual, step 4); Audit report in Form 3CA (accounts already audited under another law, e.g. Companies Act) or Form 3CB (others), with the particulars in Form 3CD, prepared by the CA in the offline utility and uploaded as JSON with 'necessary supporting documents' (Income-tax Act 1961, section 44AB; Rule 6G Forms 3CA/3CB/3CD; user manual step 7); Valid, active Digital Signature Certificate of both the CA and the taxpayer; both registered on the e-filing portal with active PAN status; taxpayer PAN linked with Aadhaar (recommended for individuals) (Form 3CA-3CD user manual - 'Prerequisites for availing this service')

What is the tax audit limit for FY 2025-26?

Documents required for Company Income Tax Return

Tax Audit

Documents required for Tax Audit

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