TMI BlogDue date for furnishing of Return of income for assessees who are required to obtain and furnish tax audit report u/s 44AB of the Act has been extended to 30th November, 2014 - the same extended date as extended for furnishing tax audit report.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... les‟) requires certain persons to file tax audit report in Form No.3CA / Form No.3CB along with prescribed particulars in Form No.3CD . Vide Notification No. 33/2014 dated 25th July, 2014 , the forms for filing tax audit report have been revised. As per section 44AB of the Act , the tax audit report has to be obtained and furnished electronically by 30th November of the Assessment year in case of an assessee who is required to furnish report under section 92E of the Act and 30th September of the Assessment year in case of other assessees. 2. In view of the representations received by the Central Board of Direct Taxes ( the Board‟), the due date for obtaining and furnishing of tax audit report under section 44AB o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... urt of Madras passed interim order on 24.09.2014 in writ petitions No.25443 and 26306 to 26310 of 2014 and directed the Board to consider the request of the assessees in general and consider the extension of time for furnishing the return of income, in tune with the order passed by the Board in F. No.133/24/2014-TPL dated 20.08.2014 . It has been reported that the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh disposed the writ petition No.28159 and 28627 of 2014 with a direction to the Board to dispose of the representation of the petitioners. The High Court of Bombay disposed of writ petition No.2492 of 2014 vide order dated 25.09.2014 and directed the Board to look into the practical dif ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... are required to be audited under section 44AB of the Act . 7. There shall be no extension of the due date for the purposes of Explanation 1 to section 234A (Interest for defaults in furnishing return) of the Act and the assessees shall remain liable for payment of interest as per the provisions of section 234A of the Act . 8. For removal of doubt, it is clarified that for an assessee (other than working partner of a firm which is required to obtain and furnish tax audit report), who is required to file its return of income by 30th September, 2014 but not required to obtain and furnish tax audit report under section 44AB , the due date for furnishing of return of income for assessment year 2014-15 remains as 30th Septembe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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