The Karnataka High Court has extended the due date for filing Tax Audit Reports (TAR) under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by one month to 31st October, 2025. The writ petition was filed by Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA) seeking an extension of due dates for tax audit and was listed for hearing today.

Earlier in the day, the Rajasthan High Court also granted a one-month extension. A division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta of the Jodhpur Bench noted that the CBDT had allowed similar relaxations in past years. The interim order came in response to a writ petition filed by the Tax Bar Association, Jodhpur. Similar petitions are being heard across different High Courts in India.

Implications of the order

For now, the K

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