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Some lights on section 44AA

tarannum khatri
Income Tax Act: Maintain Books for Income Over 1.2L or Turnover Over 10L; Audit Required Over 1Cr Turnover Section 44AA of the Income Tax Act mandates the maintenance of books of accounts for businesses or professions if income exceeds 1,20,000 or turnover exceeds 10 lakh in any of the relevant years, with specific provisions for professions under Rule 6F. Section 44AB requires an audit if business turnover exceeds 1 crore or professional receipts exceed 25 lakh. Section 44AD allows presumptive taxation for eligible businesses with gross receipts not exceeding 1 crore, declaring income at 8% or more without maintaining accounts or audits, with restrictions on deductions and carry-forward of losses. Non-compliance attracts penalties. (AI Summary)

Some lights on sec 44AA, 44AB, 44AD

44AA: MAINTENANCE OF BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS

WHO SHOULD MAINTAIN :

  • If a person  carrying on business / profession and income from such business/ profession has exceeded 1,20,000 in any of the three p.y. or current p.y. (for  newly set up business)
  • If turnover / gross receipts has exceeded Rs 10 lacks in any of the three p.y. or current p.y. (for  newly set up business)

For business set up in p.y. 12-13 and  during that year  turnover has exceeded 10 lacks or income has exceeded  1,20,000 , a person should maintain books of accounts.

Other cases : If turnover or income has exceeded those limits  in p.y. 09-10 or  10-11 or 11-12, a person should maintain books of accounts.

              Note: limits of 1,20,000 should be increased to 1,50,000 for professions notified in rule 6F.

  • Where assessee is showing profit under presumptive taxation u/s 44AA, 44BB, 44BBB, he is showing lower profit than prescribed in those sections .
  • Where assessee is showing profit under presumptive taxation u/s 44AD , he is showing lower profit than prescribed in that section and DURING THAT PREVIOUS YEAR HIS INCOME EXCEEDED THE BASIC EXEMPTION LIMIT.

SO if assessee has income lower than basic exemption limit or loss , he can show profit less than 8 percent without maintaining books of accounts.

BOOKS TO BE MAINTAINED:

  • Cash book
  • Ledger
  • Journal
  • Bills of income for amounts exceeding Rs. 25
  • Bills of exp for amounts exceeding Rs. 50
  • Medical practitioner should maintain daily cash register and inventory record .

THE BOOKS SHOULD BE MAINTAIN FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS FROM THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT YEAR OR IF THERE IS REASSESSMENT , UNTIL COMPLETION OF RE ASSESSMENT.

Sec 44 AB : AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS

WHO HAVE TO MAKE HIS ACCOUNT AUDITED??

  • Person carrying on business and total sales, turnover or receipts has exceeded 1 crore rs. In p.y.
  • Person carrying on profession and gross receipts has exceeded 25 lacks rupees. In previous year
  • Where assessee is showing profit under presumptive taxation u/s 44AA, 44BB, 44BBB, he is showing lower profit than prescribed in those sections .
  • Where assessee is showing profit under presumptive taxation u/s 44AD , he is showing lower profit than prescribed in that section and DURING THAT PREVIOUS YEAR HIS INCOME EXCEEDED THE BASIC EXEMPTION LIMIT.

SO if assessee has income lower than basic exemption limit or loss , he can show profit less than 8 percent without making his account audited.

HOW TO CALCULATE TURNOVER:

When 2 business : clubbed the income of both business

When 1 business and 1 profession: get the account audited if turnover  of the business exceeds 1 crore or receipt of the profession exceed 25 lacks.

Note : Receipt should be from business or profession and not from the sell of fixed assets. While calculating turnover for agents , consider only commission charges.

LAST DATE FOR AUDIT IS 30 SEPTEMBER.

PENALTY : Non compliance will attract penalty of half percent of turnover or 1,50,000 whichever is lower.

SEC 44AD : PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION

  • It is only for individual, HUF and firm (not LLP) Carrying on business  except business u/s 44AE.
  • ASSESSEE ‘s gross receipt should not exceed 1 crore.
  • Assessee can declare 8 percent or higher sum of his gross receipt as his income under  this section and he has no need to maintain accounts or get the accounts audited.
  • So it assessee is declaring lower income than 8 percent and his total income exceeded basic exemption limit , he should get his accounts audited by CA u/s 44AB.
  • Advance tax provision is not applicable to the assessee following sec 44AD.
  • ASSESSEE can not get deduction u/s 10AA AND business related deduction  of chapter 6A. He can get deduction u/s 80c to 80G.
  • All deduction u/s 30 to 38 shall be deemed to have been allowed.
  • Written down value of assets shall be calculated as if the depreciation has been actually allowed.
  • SALARY AND INTEREST of the partners are to be allowed after calculated profit under this section.
  • If any material supplied by buyer will not be form part of gross receipt.
  • Assessee can not carry forward unabsorbed depreciation or business loss.
  • This section is not applicable to business man earning commission income or agency income.
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