Meaning of turnover under 44 ab

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Under Sec 44AB relating to tax audit, the Turnover limit/ Gross Receipts is 1 Crore for business. This limit is 1. the basic amount of sales or 2. basic + vat amount of sales. Because in tally the amount of sales reflected in Profit and loss is just the. basic and it is as per this figure generally the applicability of tax audit is decided. Any formula for calculating Turnover under tax audit will be really helpful
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simply tunover for the purpus of 44 AB= sales (excluding vat)- sales return refer the section for detailed adjustments

AGREED WITH ABOVE

It dependes on accounting policy follwed

if you followed inclusive method aof accounting then sales tax/vat is included for limit of 1 crore otherwise not..

According to section 145A of Income Tax Act, for the purpose of tax filing and tax audit, the inclusive method should be used where as for the purpose of general purpose financial statements, the exclusive method should be followed.
According to section 145A of Income Tax Act, for the purpose of tax filing and tax audit, the inclusive method should be used where as for the purpose of general purpose financial statements, the exclusive method should be followed.
Turnover not defined in Income Tax Act Refer Guidance Note issued by ICAI on Tax Audit Turnover = Sales excluvise of VAT/Service Tax Less Sales Return Actual Basis (Whether belonh to this year or previous Year) Less Discount if Shown in Invoice.
Also in Mitchell Drilling International v/s DCIT (Delhi Tribunal) Held Service Tax is a statutory liabilty cannot form part of Turnover and element of profit. Accordingly, Cannot form part of Total Turnover/Receipts. Hence, Inference can be drawn that VAT/Service Tax/Excise cannot brcome part of Turnover aa these are statutory liabilities.

TURNOVER  MEANS -   SALES LESS RETURN

Whether the amount of vat shall be incuded or not. It dependes on the procedure folloewd for Vat. If  the vat tax on the sales is ralised, and paid to the SALES TAX DEPARTMENT, The assesse is  only collecting the tax on sales, and paid to the department, then vat shall not be included in the turnover. However if the assessee is following compounding scheme of vat, then the assessee is not collecting the vat separately , and he is paying the vat on sales at per prescribed rate. It means in the case of compuding , vat tax are in the sales value, which is not deducted for the calculation of turnover

C A K C AGARWAL 

It is exclusive of vat


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