TMI BlogTax Audit under section 44AD with effect from the AY 2017-18X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Section 44AD As per newly inserted sub section 5 of section 44AD , for the Assessment year 2017-18, even if a person (whose turnover is below ₹ 2 crore) is offering lower presumptive tax rate than 8%, wont he be subject to Tax Audit? Because now the criteria for Tax audit under section 44AD is given under sub section 5 i,e an assesee should have availed 44AD in the AY 2017-18 and su ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bsequent five years. Presuming that an assessee for the AY 2017-18, has an annual turnover of ₹ 1 crore and his net profit is ₹ 1 lakh only (lower than 8%) . And he does not want to avail 44AD . According to the newly inserted subsections 4 and 5 , he will not be subject to Tax Audit. Because tax audit will arise only if you avail 44AD in any year and thereafter if you don t ava ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... il that benefit in any of the next five years whereas until the AY 2016-17 this is subject to Tax audit simply because the profit is lower than 8%. My opinion is that the criteria for Tax Audit under section 44AD shifted from percentage basis to availing of benefits under section 44AD in any year. Hence so long as if an assessee whose turnover is less than ₹ 2 crore, does not avail th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e benefit of 44AD even if his profits are lower than 8%, he need not have tax audit under this section. Please throw your valuable opinions on this subject. - Reply By Paari Kumara Raj - The Reply = In the above example instead of 1% if it 5% what is the impact ? - Tax Audit under section 44AD with effect from the AY 2017-18 - Query Started By: - Paari Kumara Raj Dated:- 7-6-2016 Income ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Tax - Got 1 Reply - Income Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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