Tax Audit If you show Loss

What is the turnover? Whether you maintain books of accounts?

No, a tax audit is not required just because you have a business loss. You only need a tax audit if your turnover and conditions fall under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961. To carry forward the loss, you simply need to file your ITR on time and report the loss correctly. The fact that you never opted for presumptive taxation does not create any tax-audit requirement by itself.

A current-year loss does not, by itself, trigger a tax audit. For a business, audit under section 44AB is generally required when turnover or gross receipts exceed the applicable threshold (usually ₹1 crore, or ₹10 crore where cash receipts and cash payments each remain within the prescribed 5% limit). For a profession, the usual threshold is ₹50 lakh. Other specific circumstances can also trigger audit.

You do not have to opt for presumptive taxation merely because you have a loss, and a tax audit is not required solely to carry forward a loss. However, timely filing of the income-tax return is generally essential to carry forward business or capital losses; a return filed late may lose that benefit, subject to statutory exceptions. The answer may differ if you previously opted for a presumptive scheme and are now opting out.

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