Regarding Applicability of Tax Audit u/s 44AB

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Suresh S. Tejwani (Querist)

25 September 2026 Applicability of Tax Audit u/s 44AB in case of Pvt ltd Company having Professional Receipts of ₹23 Lakh and Loss of ₹35 Lakh :
Whether the company is required to conduct a tax audit under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961?
Does the business loss of ₹35 lakh, by itself, make the company liable for tax audit under Section 44AB?

If Section 44AB is not applicable, is the company required only to:
prepare and file its income-tax return (ITR-6); and
conduct its statutory audit under the Companies Act, 2013?

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Aashok Kumar Sharma

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26 September 2026 Tax audit under Section 44AB is not applicable because the professional receipts of ₹23 Lakh are below the threshold of ₹50 Lakh, and loss by itself does not attract tax audit for a corporate entity. The company only needs to complete its Statutory Audit under the Companies Act, 2013 and file ITR-6 on or before the due date u/s 139(1) to validly carry forward its ₹35 Lakh loss.

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