{
  "id": 8225902,
  "title": "Do you need to conduct a tax audit by Sept 30?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/do-you-need-to-conduct-a-tax-audit-by-sept-30",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:56:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/tax-audit-report-deadline-who-needs-to-upload-it-by-september-30-2026/articleshow/134331447.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Income Tax Audit deadline is September 30, 2026, for the financial year 2026-2027. Only Chartered Accountants can perform the audit, and they must upload the tax audit report on behalf of the taxpayer through the e-filing ITR portal. Under Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961, businesses with a turnover or gross receipts exceeding Rs 1 crore and certain specified professions with gross receipts above Rs 50 lakh are required to get their accounts audited. However, certain presumptive-taxation cases, such as declaring income below the prescribed rate or being subject to audit under presumptive provisions, may not require a tax audit. Tax auditors should assign themselves through the e-filing portal, complete the audit and upload the report using the offline utility, and the taxpayer must accept and e-verify the report. The tax audit report should then be reviewed and accepted on the e-filing portal to complete the filing process.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}