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Introduction If you're a professional such as a doctor, lawyer, or architect, Section 44ADA is here to make your life easier when it comes to filing taxes. This section provides an easier way to calculate your taxable income by declaring 50% of your gross receipts. Let’s explore how it works and how TaxBuddy can assist you in filing effortlessly.

1. Key Features of Section 44ADA Section 44ADA is designed for professionals whose gross receipts are below Rs 50 lakh. It assumes that 50% of your gross receipts are income, which means you don’t have to maintain a detailed account of your expenses.

2. Are You Eligible for Section 44ADA? Professionals such as doctors, architects, and chartered accountants are eligible for this section. Just make sure your gross receipts don’t exceed Rs 50 lakh.

3. What Are the Benefits?

Easier tax filing with less paperwork.

No need to maintain detailed books of accounts.

Helps reduce the chances of a tax audit.

4. Potential Pitfalls to Avoid

Not staying within the Rs 50 lakh gross receipt limit.

Failing to track other sources of income outside your profession.

Example Scenario You’re a freelance consultant earning Rs 45 lakh a year. Under Section 44ADA, your income is automatically considered Rs 22.5 lakh, simplifying your tax filing process.

How TaxBuddy Can Help TaxBuddy helps ensure you qualify for Section 44ADA, provides the correct tax calculations, and files your return without complications. Our easy-to-use platform guides you through every step.

Overview:

For small professions, Section 44ADA offers an easy taxation solution. A presumptive taxation structure is provided under Section 44ADA for income and gains from the professions listed in Section 44AA (1) of the Income Tax Act of 1961.

Only those selected professionals with yearly gross earnings under Rs 50 lakh are eligible to benefit from section 44ADA.

Only those selected professionals with yearly gross earnings under Rs 50 lakh are eligible to

What is the purpose of Section 44ADA?

In some situations, a small professional’s income and gains may be determined under Section 44ADA.

To include some professions in the streamlined presumptive taxes regime, Section 44ADA was established. Earlier, only small enterprises were subject to the presumptive tax structure.

The Presumptive taxation system makes doing business easier and less of a regulatory burden for small businesses. Profits are presumptively taxed at 50% of gross revenues under the presumptive system.  

Who are eligible for Section 44ADA?

Professionals listed under Section 44AA of the Income Tax Act of 1961 who have annual gross earnings of less than Rs 50 lakh are eligible.

Benefits of Section 44ADA:

The following advantages would accrue to assessors who adhered to Section 44ADA:

·         Section 44AA doesn't require you to keep any books.

·         Section 44AB does not mandate having accounts audited.

When should a tax assessor keep records and have the books audited?

Under section 44AB, an entity is required to keep books and have their accounts audited if they satisfy the following requirements:

1.      Less than 50% of the gross earnings are given as income from the profession.

2.      The assessors' combined income exceeds the baseline exemption.

What are the effects of choosing Section 44ADA?

All business-related deductions are assumed to have been approved. After earnings are taxed at 50% of gross revenues, the remaining 50% is regarded as being permitted towards all the assesses’ business expenditures.  

Consumables, the cost of using another professional's services, daily expenditures, books, stationery, phone costs, depreciation on assets (such as a laptop, automobile, printer, etc.), and any other costs associated with practicing one's profession are all considered business expenses.

For tax reasons, the write-down value (WDV) of assets must be determined based on the annual depreciation that has been permitted. If the event that the asset is later sold by the assesses, this WDV would serve as the asset's value for tax reasons.

Summary of the provisions under Section 44ADA of the Act:

a.)    This clause applies to the profession listed in subsection (1) of section 44AA of the Act.

b.)    This provision is available to anybody working in one of the professions listed in Section 44AA (1) of the Act, whether they are an individual or a partnership business.

c.)    This clause applies if the assets' gross receipts total more than fifty lakh rupees.

d.)   The assessor asserts that his profit exceeded or was equivalent to 50% of the gross receipts. The assessor must keep the books of accounts but is exempt from submitting the balance sheet.

By Section 44AB, he must have his records audited by a chartered accountant if the profit indicated is less than fifty percent of the total receipts (d).