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Taxation Bar Association Saharsa Bihar Represent @IncomeTaxIndia For Tax Audit Due Date Extension upto 31st Oct, 2026
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Should we stop raising the issue of extending the Tax Audit due date merely because the penalty, ultimately, will be borne by the client?
Our responsibility is not limited to avoiding penalties. It is also to ensure that the audit is carried out correctly, completely and with the required quality.
If the time available is impractical, it is perfectly legitimate to point that out—whether the adverse consequences fall on the client or on the professional.
— Sudhir Halakhandi
TAX AUDIT DUE DATE: 31st OCTOBER PERMANENTLY
No professional would seek an extension beyond 30th September if the compliance ecosystem is aligned:
✅ Q4 TDS Return by 30th April
✅ Form 26AS & AIS available by 15th May
✅ All ITRs + Tax Audit Forms — 3CD, 10B & 10BB — and e-filing utilities available by 15th May
✅ Non-audit ITR due date continues as 31st July
Quality compliance needs adequate time.
Tax Audit is not merely a form-filling exercise. It involves verification, examination, reconciliation, documentation and professional judgement.
A reasonable and permanent 31st October deadline would enable professionals to deliver better-quality audits and improve the overall quality of tax compliance.
Extend the Tax Audit Due Date to 31st October Permanently.
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Be very careful of your wishlist.
Next year, we are going to be doing the tax audit under ITA 2025 and Form No 26, not under ITA 1961 and 3CA-3CD/3CB/3CD. Reporting requirements are much more . CBDT needs to issue e-filing utility of Form 26 by 30.11.2026 so that our feedback can be taken and final version ready by 31.03.2027. CBDT needs to do that for all other audit formats also under ITA 2025. ICAI needs to issue Tax Audit Guidance Note by 30.04.2027. If these conditions are not fulfilled, we may need extension till 31.03.2027.
“Why should we seek an extension? Educate your clients to come on time. Or make yourself capable of handling the last-minute rush.”
Arey sir, live in reality.
This sounds wonderful in theory. But thousands of CA firms across Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities do not operate in the imaginary world where clients hand over complete, reconciled and verified data months before the deadline.
The tragic reality is that we are dependent on our clients for data.
We don't run their businesses.
We don't sit in their offices.
We don't control their sales, purchases, stock, payroll or banking.
We don't know what transactions happened unless the client tells us.
And in many cases, we don't even get complete information despite repeated follow-ups.
You can send 10 reminders. You can call 20 times. You can educate the client throughout the year. But ultimately, you cannot audit information that you haven't received.
And please stop assuming that every CA firm operates like a Big 4.
Most firms are not sitting with a dedicated finance team of 10 people, monthly MIS, ERP systems, internal controls, perpetual inventory records and a client who closes his books every month.
A huge number of CAs are serving proprietorships, partnerships, family businesses and SMEs where the owner himself is simultaneously managing sales, purchases, banking, employees and everything else.
That is the ground reality of Indian practice.
Of course, we need better systems.
Of course, we need to educate clients.
Of course, we should avoid unnecessary last-minute work.
But ...just manage the rush... is not a solution when the rush is created by factors outside the auditor's control.
And asking for an extension does not mean CAs are incapable of working hard.
Sometimes it simply means: We are asking for a realistic compliance environment that reflects how the profession actually works on the ground.
Before lecturing your own professionals about better planning, perhaps spend a day understanding how a small CA firm actually functions.
The profession does not exist only in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Big 4 offices.
India has thousands of small CA firms.
Our reality matters too.
Munnar, Kerala: After a wait of nearly 12 years, the rare Neelakurinji flowers have bloomed in large numbers across the Korandakadu hills near Mattupetty in Munnar.
The irony of tax audit season:
Everyone wants the audit report filed on time.
But nobody wants to provide the information on time. 😂
Client data comes late.
Reconciliations take time.
Queries take time.
Verification takes time.
30 September is approaching.
A reasonable extension would help.
@IncomeTaxIndia@FinMinIndia
Non Audit ITR Due Date Earlier : 31 July
Tax Audit Due Date Earlier : 30 Sep
Gap : 2 Months
Non Audit ITR Due Date Now : 31 Aug
Tax Audit Due Date Now : 30 Sep
Gap : 1 Month
Main kuch nahi keh raha hu
Aap log khud hi samjh lo
@IncomeTaxIndia@FinMinIndia
I closed 5 Tax Audits today and am totally mentally exhausted!
How are we supposed to complete all Tax Audits in just 30 days ?
31.08. due dateof non audit ITRs has made tax audit deadline of 30.09 as impractical and burdensome...
Please intervene @IncomeTaxIndia@nsitharaman@nsitharamanoffc and issue extension relaxation soon.. 🙏🏻
A record 7.8 Crore+ ITRs have been filed for AY 2026–27 as on August 31,2026.
We sincerely thank the taxpayers and professionals for their timely compliance 🙏🇮🇳
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The most important task for today is to take backup of all working during ITR Filing Session
Take backup of software files, Excel files, ITR Filing documents sent by clients, JSON files, ITR working etc
Backup play very Important role in future
Thanks @caas_org for consistently raising concerns of all stakeholders.
Income Tax Portal is functioning smoothly compared to previous years!
However, real issue is the delay in releasing ITR forms, which gives taxpayers and professionals very little time to file their ITR.
INCOME TAX PORTAL NOW ALLOWS TAXPAYERS TO REPORT CORRUPTION & HARASSMENT!
The Portal has introduced a dedicated window for raising grievances relating to corruption, allowing a complainant to provide details such as the name and designation of the officer involved and a description of the issue.
Interestingly, the grievance categories also include misbehaviour, harassment and sexual harassment.
This is a significant step.
Many taxpayers who face corruption, harassment or inappropriate conduct may hesitate to make a formal complaint... either because they are unaware of the appropriate forum or because of concerns about possible repercussions.
Having a dedicated mechanism directly on the Income Tax Portal makes the process more accessible and, hopefully, encourages people to report such instances.
At the same time, it is equally important that genuine complainants are adequately protected from any adverse action or victimisation by the department.
And perhaps, it is time for the GST Portal to introduce a similar mechanism as well.
A welcome step. Hopefully, it leads to meaningful action too. 🙏🏻
31st August… and surprisingly, no ITR filing panic! 😄
Portal working smoothly.
No major glitches.
No “extension kab aayega?” buzz and hastags💪
For once, the last date actually feels like a last date. not a war zone! 😂
What you think!
A Big Thank You to the @FinMinIndia & @IncomeTaxIndia@nsitharamanoffc
This year, the Income Tax Portal has worked extraordinarily well.
Literally no glitches except for a few hours of login issues during the entire peak filing season. No traffic jam, no issue in registering new PAN, no filing failures. The portal worked very smoothly throughout.
As a professional who has seen the portal struggle and our fight in past years, this is a huge, commendable improvement.
Hats off to the entire team at CBDT, Infosys and the Finance Ministry for this.
Now, a humble request to bring the same smoothness to TDS provisions especially Section 194Q and 194T
Section 194Q - The 0.10% Nightmare:
A mere 0.10% non-deduction under 194Q costs a business a 30% disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia). This is disproportionate and uncalled for.
Especially for GST-registered transactions, the same purchase is already doublechecked in GSTR-2B at seller and buyer end and triple checked in 26AS/AIS.
I checked with petrol bunk clients where Oil Manufacturing Companies have stopped collecting TCS, the TDS burden under 194Q is technically small, but the disallowance creates a huge core tax liability. Small businesses are suffering the most.
It is an urgent call to scrap Section 194Q or at least remove the 30% disallowance for it. TDS was meant to track transactions, not to become a tool for disallowance.
Section 194T - Partner Remuneration:
Similarly, TDS on partner remuneration under 194T is again adding compliance without any revenue gain. Partnership firms already pay tax, partners pay tax on remuneration.
Why add TDS in between?
Request to the Finance Ministry to kindly reconsider and bring ease of compliance in true spirit.
Once again, thank you for a wonderful filing season. 🙏
#IncomeTax #FinanceMinistry #CBDT #194Q #EaseOfDoingBusiness #CharteredAccountant
ITR season ends today. Congratulations to all taxpayers, professionals and accountants for completing work timely.
The extended due date made ITR filing journey smoother for professionals and also eased pressure on @IncomeTaxIndia portal, which performed quite well👍
However, this extension has now compressed the time available for Tax Audit compliances due on 30th September. A one-month gap between the non-audit ITR due date and Tax Audit due date is practically too short.
The Government should reconsider this timeline!!
Also I hope till this time his ITR has also been filed :) 👇