16 December 2021
One of my client a partnership firm having turnover of 5 lacs and business loss of Rs.115000/- in FY 2020-21 and having a loss on sale of fixed asset of Rs.10 lacs wants its books to get audited and file 3CD. In last year FY 19-20 the turnover was Rs.63 lacs and audit was done u/s 44AB(e). Please advise whether tax audit is required to be done this year or not as Sec. 44AD(5) reads as below : Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, an eligible assessee to whom the provisions of sub-section (4) are applicable and whose total income exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income-tax, shall be required to keep and maintain such books of account and other documents as required under sub-section (2) of section 44AA and get them audited and furnish a report of such audit as required under section 44AB.