What is Form 3CD?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nForm 3CD is the statement of detailed particulars reported during a tax audit, including accounting records, depreciation, disallowances, TDS, loans, cash transactions and related-party payments.<\/p>\n
Q: <\/b><\/strong>What is the difference between Form 3CA and Form 3CB?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nForm 3CA generally applies when accounts are audited under another law. Form 3CB generally applies when no audit is required under another law but a tax audit is applicable.<\/p>\n
Q: Is GST reconciliation necessary?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nYes. Turnover, tax liability and relevant GST data should be reconciled with the books and financial statements, and material differences should be documented.<\/p>\n
Q: Is tax audit required when a business reports a loss?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nA loss does not automatically remove the requirement. Turnover, cash conditions and presumptive taxation provisions must still be examined.<\/p>\n
Q: Is TDS compliance checked?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nYes. The review can cover applicability, rates, deduction, deposit and reporting. Defaults may result in interest, penalties and expense disallowance.<\/p>\n
Q: Should Form 26AS and AIS be reconciled?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nYes. They should be compared with the books to identify differences in income, tax credits and reported high-value transactions.<\/p>\n
Q: Can the income-tax return be filed before the audit?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nWhere an audit is applicable, the report should ordinarily be completed within the prescribed sequence and timeline before the corresponding return is filed.<\/p>\n
Q: Does a company need both statutory and tax audits?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nIt may need both. Their objectives, scope and reporting requirements differ even though both examine financial information.<\/p>\n
Q: How should a business prepare?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nFinalize books early, reconcile GST and TDS records, verify Form 26AS and AIS, review cash and related-party transactions, update fixed assets and retain supporting documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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