Clarify Defect B/D for Presumptive 44ADA Filers

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Biswajit Das (Querist)
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01 September 2025 I am filing my income tax return (ITR 3) under section 44ADA and have not maintained any books of account. In my return, I have reported some dividend income in Schedule OS, but have made no adjustment for dividend income in Schedule BP, nor have I prepared Profit & Loss Account or Balance Sheet.

Despite this, I am seeing a Category of Defect B/D warning in the portal,

Error Description:
If you are required to prepare/maintain books of account and dividend income is reported in Profit & Loss Account, please ensure consistency between amount of dividend income reduced in Sch. BP and dividend income reported in Sch OS. Please ignore if not applicable.

Suggestions:
Kindly ensure that dividend income mentioned in schedule OS or schedule EI should be equal to dividend income reduced from Schedule BP.

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