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Income Tax Audit

Prepare reliable financial records and supporting schedules for a tax audit and its reporting requirements.

About Income Tax Audit

Prepare reliable financial records and supporting schedules for a tax audit and its reporting requirements. BIAT helps define the scope, organise supporting records and coordinate the next steps for your requirement.

How we can help

  • Audit applicability assessment
  • Books and tax reconciliation
  • Expense, deduction and disclosure review
  • Coordination of reporting with the appointed chartered accountant

What to prepare

Prepare these records for an initial assessment. The final checklist depends on your circumstances.

  • Trial balance and audited accounts if available
  • Bank statements and ledger extracts
  • Tax returns, tax-credit statements and supporting vouchers

Deliverables, fees & timeline

The proposed income tax audit engagement starts with a review of your records and objectives. The written scope sets out deliverables, responsibilities, professional fees, applicable third-party charges and target milestones. Timing depends on document completeness, complexity and any authority or counterparty review. Ask for a scoped proposal before proceeding.

Discuss your requirement

Contact BIAT about income tax audit

Call +91 9650 47 6099 or email info@biatconsultant.com. Share a brief description first; the team can confirm the appropriate channel for documents.

Your next steps

A clear scope and organised records make the engagement easier to manage.

Define the requirement

Discuss the intended income tax audit scope, business context and desired outcome.

Review the records

Collect and review trial balance and audited accounts if available and identify missing evidence.

Agree the scope

Confirm deliverables, responsibilities, fees and target milestones in writing.

Prepare & coordinate

Audit applicability assessment, followed by the agreed documentation and review tasks.

Handover & follow-up

Review the agreed output and record any follow-up actions, deadlines or ongoing obligations.

FAQ

Answers to common questions about income tax audit.
Is a tax audit the same as filing a return?

No. An audit examines records and prescribed disclosures; return preparation and filing are separate tasks that can be included in the engagement.