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Celebrating the Spirit of the Income Tax Day!!

Written by  2022-10-02   1038

Friends, Albert Einstein once said: "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the Income Tax." 

On this 164th Income Tax Day, here’s presenting some hilarious Income Tax Assessments and Tax Audits QAs/ visualisations conceived and visualised by our Founder Director, Shri Mayank Mohanka, FCA, which will help You in understanding all important reporting clauses in the Form 3CD Annexure in the Tax Audit Report (TAR), and their interplay with the Income Tax Assessments, in a funny yet purposeful and useful manner.

1. Clause 44 of TAR

Tax Auditor to an 'Expense' head: Why are you so upset & angry?

Expense head: I am upset as earlier we all were united under one head. Now you are trying to break us & divide into GST registered/unregistered/composite dealer/ exempt heads, knowing fully that my breakup will not determine my allowability in ITR.

Clause 44 of TAR requires Reporting in the below manner:

S.No.

Total amount of Expenditure incurred during the year

Expenditure in respect of entities registered under GST

Expenditure relating to Entities not registered under GST

 

 

Relating to goods or services exempt from GST

Relating to entities falling under Composition Scheme

Relating to Other Registered Entities

Total Payment to Registered Entities

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Clause 8 of TAR

Que: Why did detective Byomkesh Bakshi get a notice from Income Tax Department?

Ans. Because he has not got his books of accounts tax audited for his consultancy receipts. [Section 271B of Income Tax Act & Clause 8 of TAR].

3. Clause 8a of TAR

Que: Why did Iron Man get a 'New-Pinch' from his Tax Auditor?

Ans: Because he has opted for the New Tax Regime [Clause 8a of TAR].

Clause 8 & 8a of TAR requires reporting in below manner:

08

Indicate the relevant clause of section 44AB under which the audit has been conducted

Relevant clause of section 44AB under which the audit has been conducted

08a

Whether the assessee has opted for taxation under section 115BA/115BAA/115BAB/115BAC/115BAD?

 

4. Clause 21(b) & 34 of TAR

Que: Why did "Daya-bhav" Foundation, get a qualification in its Tax Audit Report?

Ans: Because guided by its 'daya-bhav' philosophy, it didn't deduct TDS on salary of its employees & other payments. [Clause 21(b) & 34 of TAR].

Clause 21(b) of TAR requires reporting in below manner:

21

a)

Please furnish the details of amounts debited to the profit and loss account, being

b)

Amounts inadmissible under section 40(a):

ii

as payment to resident referred to in sub-clause (ia)

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

Details of payment on which tax is not deducted:

 

 

Date of payment

Amou nt of paym ent

Natur e of paym ent

Name of the payee

PAN

of the payee

Aadha ar no

Coun try

Addr ess Line 1

Addre ss Line 2

Pinco de

City or Tow n or Distri

ct

Local ity or Area

Post Offic e

State

Rem arks if any:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details of payment on which tax has been deducted but has not been paid on or before the due date specified in sub- section (1) of section 139.

 

 

Date of payme nt

Amo unt of pay ment

Natu re of pay ment

Nam e of the paye r

PAN

of the Paye r

Aadh aar no

Coun try

Add ress Line 1

Add ress Line 2

Pin cod e

City or Tow n or Dist rict

Local ity or Area

Post Offic e

State

Amo unt of tax dedu cted

Amo unt out of (VI)

depo

sited, if any

Rem arks if any:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                       

Clause 34 of TAR requires reporting in below manner:

34

a)

Whether the assessee is required to deduct or collect tax as per the provisions of Chapter XVII-B or Chapter XVII-BB, if yes

 

 

 

please furnish:

 

 

 

Tax

Section

Nature of

Total

Total

Total

Amount of

Total

Amount of

Amount of

 

 

deduction

 

payment

amount of

amount on

amount on

tax

amount on

tax

tax

 

 

and

 

 

payment or

which tax

which tax

deducted

which tax

deducted

deducted

 

 

collection

 

 

receipt of

was

Was

or collected

was

or collected

or collected

 

 

Account

 

 

the nature

required to

Deducted

out of (6)

deducted

on (8)

not

 

 

Number

 

 

specified in

be

or collected

 

or collected

 

deposited

 

 

(TAN)

 

 

column (3)

deducted

at specified

 

at less than

 

to the credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

or collected

rate out of

 

specified

 

of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

out of (4)

(5)

 

rate out of

 

Central

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

 

Governmen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

t out of (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and (8)

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)

Whether the assesse is required to furnish the statement of tax deducted or tax collected. If yes please furnish the details

 

 

 

Tax deduction and

Type of Form

Due date for

Date of furnishing,

Whether the

If not, please furnish list of

 

 

collection Account

 

furnishing

if furnished

statement of tax

details/transactions which are

 

 

Number (TAN)

 

 

 

deducted or

not reported

 

 

 

 

 

 

collected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

about all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

required to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reported

 

 

c)

whether the assessee is liable to pay interest under section

 

 

 

201(1A) or section 206C(7). If yes, please furnish:

 

 

Tax deduction and collection

Amount of interest under

Amount paid out of column (2)

date of payment.

 

 

Account Number (TAN)

section 201(1A)/206C(7) is

 

 

 

 

 

payable

 

 

                                       

5. Clause 29B of TAR

Que: Why did 'Balveer' get worried about his Tax Audit Report?

Ans: He has received a Gift from 'Santa', which his Tax Auditor has reported in Clause 29B in his TAR. [Section 56(2)(x)].

Clause 29B requires reporting in below manner:

29

B

Whether any amount is to be included as income chargeable

under the head Income from other sources as referred to in clause (x) of sub section 2 of section 56

 

Nature of Income

Amount

Remarks if any:

 

             

6. Clause 30C of TAR

Que: Why did Shah Rukh Khan get furious with his Tax Auditor?

Ans. (strictly fictional) He has received some CCDs from Byju's Singapore based Holding Company, as a free token of love n affection for his "YaadGAAR" contribution in Kids learning n education. [Clause 30C on GAAR].

Clause 30C of TAR requires reporting in below manner:

30

C

Whether the assessee has entered into an impermissible avoidance arrangement, as referred to in section 96 during the

previous year (This Clause is kept in abeyance till 31st March,2022)

 

 

Nature of the impermissible avoidance arrangement

Amount (in Rs) of tax benefit in the previous year arising, in aggregate, to all

parties to the arrangement

Remarks if any:

           

And the final one....

God to Tax Auditor: Dear hardworking Soul, I am happy with your devotion. Ask anything & I will grant you the same.

Tax Auditor: Dear God, please give me the special power that my digital signature & attachments to my TAR get uploaded glitchfree.

God (puzzled): Vatsa, that is not in my hands, please consult Infosys...

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