This discussion addresses whether a professional, previously filing under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, can switch to Section 44ADA. The individual's gross receipts dropped below the threshold for 44AB, making them eligible for 44ADA. The consensus is that there is no restriction preventing this switch in the current financial year.
28 November 2021
An assessee - a professional - having yearly gross receipts above 50 lakhs has been filing his Returns for the last so many years under 44AB. Now his gross receipts fell down to Rs 47 lakhs for the previous year 20-21 ie AY 21-22 and he likes to adopt section 44ADA for this year. Is there any provision in the Act that prevents him from choosing 44ADA ?