PRESUMPTIVE INCOME SCHEMES FOR SMALL ASSESSEES UNDER INCOME TAX ACT 1961

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There are many presumptive income schemes for small businessmen engaged in civil construction, transport business, retailers etc. A person covered under these schemes can declare his income under these sections on presumptive basis and can get himself free from the botheration of maintaining regular books of accounts u/s 44AA.

However these provisions are optional and an assessee covered under these schemes can also declare income outside such schemes by declaring lower profits as compare to what is required under these presumptive schemes. But in such case he will have not only to maintain compulsory books of accounts u/s 44AA but also will have to get his books of accounts audited u/s 44AB.

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