30/06/2026
*📋 Tax Audit Threshold Limits (Section 44AB)*
FY 2025–26 | AY 2026–27
*✅ When Tax Audit is NOT Required under Section 44AB*
*➤ 1. Normal Business (₹1 Crore Limit)*
• Tax audit is not required if turnover does not exceed ₹1 Crore.
• Alternatively, no audit is required if the taxpayer opts for Section 44AD and declares profits at the prescribed presumptive rate:
* 8% of cash receipts, or
* 6% of digital receipts.
* Further, if the total income is below the basic exemption limit, tax audit is generally not applicable under these provisions.
*➤ 2. Professionals under Section 44ADA (₹50 Lakhs Limit)*
• Tax audit is not required if:
* Gross receipts do not exceed ₹50 Lakhs, and
* The assessee opts for the presumptive taxation scheme under Section 44ADA.
*➤ 3. Professionals under Section 44ADA with Digital Transactions (₹75 Lakhs Limit)*
• Tax audit is not required if:
* Gross receipts do not exceed ₹75 Lakhs,
* The assessee opts for Section 44ADA, and
* Cash receipts do not exceed 5% of the total gross receipts.
*➤ 4. Business under Section 44AD (₹2 Crore Limit)*
• Tax audit is not required if:
* Turnover does not exceed ₹2 Crores, and
* The taxpayer opts for the presumptive taxation scheme under Section 44AD.
*➤ 5. Business under Section 44AD with Digital Transactions (₹3 Crore Limit)*
• Tax audit is not required if:
* Turnover does not exceed ₹3 Crores,
* The taxpayer opts for Section 44AD,
* Cash receipts do not exceed 5% of total receipts, and
* Cash payments do not exceed 5% of total payments.
*➤ 6. General Business with High Digital Transactions (₹10 Crore Limit)*
• Tax audit is not required if:
* Turnover does not exceed ₹10 Crores, and
* Cash receipts as well as cash payments do not exceed 5% of the total receipts and total payments, respectively.
*📌 Key Highlights*
✔️ Higher turnover limits are available to taxpayers who predominantly use digital transactions, where the cash component does not exceed 5%.
✔️ Opting for the presumptive taxation scheme under Sections 44AD or 44ADA enables eligible taxpayers to avail the enhanced tax audit exemption limits.
✔️ For professionals, the maximum enhanced exemption limit is ₹75 Lakhs (subject to the digital transaction condition). The ₹10 Crore threshold is not applicable to professionals.
✔️ Even if turnover or gross receipts are below the prescribed threshold limits, tax audit may still be applicable in certain situations, such as:
• Declaring profits lower than the prescribed presumptive rate under Sections 44AD/44ADA (subject to applicable conditions), or
• Other specific cases as provided under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act.