Companies and LLPs must file whether or not they earned. Filing late does not just cost a fee, it costs you the right to carry forward business losses.
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FREQUENCY
Every assessment year
APPLIES TO
Companies, LLPs, firms, proprietors
AUDIT CASES
Later due date applies
EVEN IF
There was a loss or no income
What is included
Computation of total income and tax liability
Selection of the correct ITR form
Tax audit coordination, where applicable
Advance tax and self assessment tax computation
Filing and e-verification of the return
Carry forward of losses, where available
Response to intimation and mismatch notices
Documents you will need
Financial records
Audited or finalised financial statements
Bank statements for the year
Details of business income and expenses
Depreciation schedule and fixed asset register
Tax records
Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement
TDS certificates received
Advance tax challans paid
Details of deductions and exemptions claimed
How the filing runs
Finalise the accounts
Books are closed and financial statements prepared. Tax audit is arranged where turnover or profit thresholds require it.
Compute the liability
Total income is computed with allowable deductions, depreciation and set off of brought forward losses.
Reconcile tax credits
Form 26AS and the Annual Information Statement are matched against your records so no TDS credit is missed and no reported income is omitted.
File and verify
The return is filed on the correct form and e-verified. Unverified returns are treated as never filed.
Filing late can cost far more than the late fee
A business loss carried forward can be set off against profits for years afterwards, which is often worth a great deal to a company in its early years. That right is lost entirely if the return is not filed by the original due date. Unabsorbed depreciation survives, but business losses do not. For a loss making startup this single point can be worth more than every other compliance cost combined, and it is forfeited quietly, without any notice being issued.
Where turnover or gross receipts cross the prescribed thresholds, or where profits declared fall below the presumptive rate in certain cases. The audit deadline precedes the filing deadline.