05 September 2025
Legal Medical Engineering Architecture Accountancy Technical consultancy Interior decoration Movie industry professionals like producers, directors, actors, editors, music directors and others Authorized representatives (excludes employees and accountants) Any other profession notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDC)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified a few additional professions beyond those originally listed in Section 44AA(1) that are eligible for Section 44ADA. The most notable are:
Company Secretaries
Profession of Information Technology (as per CBDT Notification No. S.O. 385(E), dated 04.05.2001)
These two have been specifically notified by the CBDT as "specified professions" and can therefore opt for the presumptive taxation scheme under Section 44ADA.