Changes in Tax Audit Report A brief compilation of changes ICAI JAIPUR BRANCH th 8 August, 2014 CA. Rohit Maheshwari FORM NO. 3CA [See rule 6G(1)(a)] Audit report under section 44AB of the Income - tax Act, 1961, in a case where the accounts of the business or profession of a person have been audited under any other law *I / we report that the statutory audit of M/s. _________________ ( Name and address of the asseessee with Permanent Account Number) was conducted by *me / us / M/s. ____________________________________________________in pursuance of the provisions of the___________________________Act, and*I/we annex hereto a copy of *my / our / their audit report dated _______________________along with a copy of each of :(a) the audited *profit and loss account / income and expenditure account for the period beginning from ----------------------to ending on -----------------------------. (b) the audited balance sheet as at, _____; and (c) documents declared by the said Act to be part of, or annexed to, the *profit and loss account / income and expenditure account and balance sheet. 2. The statement of particulars required to be furnished under section 44AB is annexed herewith in Form No. 3CD. 3. In *my / our opinion and to the best of *my / our information and according to examination of books of account including other relevant documents and explanations given to *me / us, the particulars given in the said Form No.3 CD are true and correct subject to the following observations/qualifications, if any: a. b. c. ……………................................................... **(Signature and stamp/Seal of the signatory) Place : ______________ Name of the signatory ……………………… Date : ______________ Full address …………………………………. FORM NO. 3CB [See rule 6G(1)(b)] Audit report under section 44AB of the Income - tax Act 1961, in the case of a person referred to in clause (b) of sub - rule (1) of rule 6G 1. *I / we have examined the balance sheet as on, ____, and the *profit and loss account / income and expenditure account for the period beginning from ----------------------to ending on -----------------., attached herewith, of ____________________( Name ), _______________(Address), ____________(Permanent Account Number). 2. *I / we certify that the balance sheet and the *profit and loss / income and expenditure account are in agreement with the books of account maintained at the head office at _____________ and ** ___________ branches. 3.(a) *I / we report the following observations / comments / discrepancies / inconsistencies; if any: (b) Subject to above, (A) *I / we have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the best of *my / our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of the audit. (B) In *my / our opinion, proper books of account have been kept by the head office and branches of the assessee so far as appears from*my / our examination of the books. (C) In *my / our opinion and to the best of *my / our information and according to the explanations given to *me / us, the said accounts, read with notes thereon, if any, give a true and fair view :(i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of the affairs of the assessee as at 31st March, ;and (ii) in the case of the *profit and loss account / income and expenditure account of the *profit / loss or *surplus / deficit of the assessee for the year ended on that date. 4. The statement of particulars required to be furnished under section 44AB is annexed herewith in Form No.3CD. 5. In *my/our opinion and to the best of *my / our information and according to explanations given to *me / us, the particulars given in the said Form No.3 CD are true and correct subject to following observations/qualifications, if any: a. b. c. Place : ______________ Date : ______________ ……………................................................... ***(Signature and stamp/seal of the signatory) Name of the signatory ……………………… Full address …………………………………. New Clause No. Old Clause No. 1 1 Name No Changes No Changes 2 2 Address No Changes No Changes 3 3 PAN No Changes No Changes Indirect Tax Registeration No. New Clause Inserted 4 Particulars of Clause Type of Change Description of Change 5 4 Status No Changes No Changes 6 5 Previous Year ended No Changes No Changes 7 6 Assessment Year No Changes No Changes Relevant Clause of Sec- 44AB New Clause Inserted 8 9 7 Name of Partner & Profit sharing Ratio (If Applicable) and Particulars of Changes No Changes No Changes 10 8 Nature of Bussiness or Profession and Particulars of Changes No Changes No Changes 11 9 Details of Books of account along with Address where Books of accounts are kept Modification in Sub-Clause 12 10 Profits on presumptive basis - Chapter XII G, I Schedule newly added Modification New sections inserted 13 11 Modification in Sub-Clause Reporting format prescribed 14 12 Modification in Sub-Clause Reporting format prescribed 15 12A Capital asset converted into stock-in-trade No Changes No Changes 16 13 Amounts not credited to Profit and Loss account No Changes No Changes 17 Effect of change in method of accounting on profit and loss account with the help of tablular format Effect of change in method of valuation of closing stock on profit and loss account with the help of tablular format Transfer of Land and building and value adopted or assessed or New Clause Inserted assessable referred to in section 43CA or 50C New Clause No. Old Clause No. 18 14 19 15 20 16 21 17 22 17A 23 Particulars of Clause Description of Change No Changes No Changes Modification New sections inserted Modification in Sub-Clause Reporting format prescribed Modification Advertisement expenditure newly added Interest inadmissible under micro, SME Development Act,2006 No Changes No Changes 18 Payment under section: 40A(2)(b) No Changes No Changes 24 19 Deemed profit under Sec- 32AC, 33AB, 33ABA or 33AC No Changes No Changes 25 20 Profit chargeable to tax u/s 41 and computation thereof No Changes No Changes 26 21 sum reffered in section 43B No Changes No Changes 27 22 Modvat substituted by cenvat but No impact Modification Wording changed 28 Transfer of share u/s 56(2)(viia) New Clause Inserted 29 Transfer of share u/s 56(2)(viib) New Clause Inserted 23 Amount borrowed on Hundi (Section- 69D) No Changes No Changes 24 Certification has been substituted by "based on the examination of books of account and other relevant documents" Modification in Sub-Clause Wording changed 32 25 Sepculation loss reffered to in section 73, section- 73 (by the company), specified business loss in sec- 73A, New Sub-Clauses Inserted 33 26 33 26 33 26 30 31 Particulars of Depreciation Type of Change Sections of Weighted Deduction with amount debited in P&L A/c and Amount Admissible as per IT Act, 1961 Reporting of Deposition of sum received from employees with every due date for payment and actual payment made with date of actual payment Personal and advertisement expenditure charged to P&L account. Detailed bifurcation of Section-40(a),40A(3), 40A(3A) etc Reporting of Deductions under section-10A,10AA, Chapter Modification VIA Reporting of Deductions under section-10A,10AA (chapter Modification III) Includes not only admissible deductions but also Modification deduction who fulfils the conditions Reporting format prescribed New sections inserted Wording changed New Clause No. Old Clause No. Particulars of Clause Type of Change Description of Change 32 25 Sepculation loss reffered to in section 73, section73 (by the company), specified business loss in New Sub-Clauses Inserted sec- 73A, 33 26 Reporting of Deductions under section-10A,10AA, Chapter VIA Modification Reporting format prescribed 33 26 Reporting of Deductions under section-10A,10AA (chapter III) Modification New sections inserted 33 26 Includes not only admissible deductions but also deduction who fulfils the conditions Modification Wording changed 34 27 Reconciliation of TDS deducted, paid, not deducted, short deducted etc with the help of tabular format Modification Reporting format prescribed 34 27 Modification Wording changed 34 27 TCS deduction and payment also included 34 27 Interest under section 201(1A) and section 206C(7) New Sub-Clauses Inserted 35 28 Quantitative details of principal Items of Goods Traded 36 29 amount of reduction bifurcated under section 115O (1A)(i) and 115-O-(1A)(ii) [New pension trust New Sub-Clauses Inserted system] 37 30 Cost audit report- Disqualification and Disagreement Modification Wording changed 38 31 Excise audit report- Disqualification and Disagreement Modification Wording changed Service tax audit report- Disqualification and Disagreement New Clause Inserted 39 40 41 New Sub-Clauses Inserted No Changes Comparative last year presentation of ratios with the help of Tabular Modification Format Details of demand raised or refund issued along with relevant proceedings [other than Income tax and Wealth Tax] New Clause Inserted No Changes Reporting format prescribed