Tax Audit Report Filing 2025-26: Two High Courts in the country – the Karnataka High Court and the Rajasthan High Court – have directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to extend the deadline for filing Tax Audit Reports (TAR) under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by one month. Tax audit reports can now be filed until 31 October 2025.

The Karnataka High Court order came on the basis of a writ petition filed by the Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association (KSCAA), seeking an extension of the tax audit deadline.

Earlier, the Rajasthan High Court’s Jodhpur Division Bench noted that the CBDT has granted such exemptions in previous years. This interim order came on a petition filed by the Jodhpur Tax Bar Association. Similar petitions are also being heard in othe

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