61 lac turnover in FNO and intraday trading in stock market - book of account must?

Senior citizen woman

If her intraday + FNO trading income is about 1.56 lac and turnover for this income (which is considered business income) is about 61 lac - book of accounts must be maintained?

Other than this income she had interest income and and short term capital gains from stock market.

This is the first year she has this income.

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This discussion clarifies whether a senior citizen woman with ₹61 lakh turnover and ₹1.56 lakh income from FNO and intraday trading needs to maintain books of account. It's confirmed that with such a high turnover, maintaining books is mandatory under Section 44AA of the IT Act, even if presumptive assessment under Section 44AD would result in higher tax. The general threshold for not requiring books of account is an income below ₹2.50 lakh for the last three consecutive years.

Unless presumptive assessment u/s. 44AD opted, books need to be maintained. 

Thanks, if we use presumptive assessment - unnecessarily have to pay a lot more tax than actual.

Sir can you please tell me what is the turnover and/or income limit under which books of accounts not requiared?

I think in this case its more than 25 lac turnover and more than 1.2 lac income so in both these conditions books of accounts must be maintained correct? (unless 44ad presumptive assessment  is used?)

Yes, correct....  just amend 1.20 lakhs income to 2.50 lakhs. for last 3 years period. (sec. 44AA of IT act)

But this is the first year she had business income (stock fno and intraday income) and total gross income was 1.56 lac and from next year she is not expecting even 1 lac income 

and you said 44AA applies only to professionals or it also applies to business income like stock trading income?

It applies to business income also, but in your case the turnover is 61 lakhs, so maintenance of books are mandatory.

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