TAX AUDIT APPICABILITY

[THYAGARAJAN KALYANASUNDARAM]

Dear Professionals,

Please guide me if Tax audit is applicable in the below case:

Nature of the Company - Business (traders) and Turnover is 79lac during the year 2019-20. They are eligible assessee u/s/ 44AD. Upto the FY 2018-19, the assessee was covered under tax audit and it has been duly filed. However, during 2019-20, since the turnover is less than 2cr the assessee can avail 44AD but the assessee wants to show less than 8% profit. Is tax audit applicable if less than 8% profit is declared? (6% profit declaration is not applicable to this assessee)

Thank you in advance

[DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

In my view NO

AI Summary

Presumptive taxation under Section 44AD: tax audit not required when an eligible assessee adopts the presumptive scheme.
Whether a trader eligible to adopt the presumptive taxation regime under Section 44AD with turnover below the turnover threshold and proposing to declare profit below the presumptive rate is subject to a tax audit; the forum reply states that a tax audit is not applicable in these circumstances.