Audit of Agricultural company

Hello all

one Pvt Ltd company is engaged in Agricultural business (exempt activity).

Turnover of FY 2022-23 is 1.50 cr
all cash retail or wholesale sales

profit is below 8% of turnover.

is it liable for tax audit?
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This discussion clarifies whether an agricultural company with exempt income and a turnover of ₹1.50 crore is liable for a tax audit. While agricultural income itself is exempt under Section 10(1), a tax audit under Section 44AB is determined by business turnover. If the company's activities are purely agricultural, it's not considered 'business' for audit purposes. However, any non-agricultural business activities, such as processing or trading, would count towards the turnover threshold for a tax audit. Regardless, companies are still subject to statutory audits under the Companies Act.

Tax audit comes into picture only if it is business income.

exempt income is not part of business income.

So it's not liable for tax audit.

Tax audit for an agricultural company:
• Agricultural income is exempt (Sec 10(1)), but tax audit (Sec 44AB) applies based on business turnover. If the company's activity is purely agricultural (exempt), it isn't "business" under PGBP. Turnover of agricultural income generally doesn't count for 44AB.
• If it has any non-agricultural business (processing, trading), that turnover counts.
• Companies need statutory audit under the Companies Act regardless. Tax audit only if business turnover exceeds thresholds.

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