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Income-tax Rules, 2026 | Rule 66 of 333

Rule 66 - Audit report for profit-linked deductions Form 32

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Source and status control

Primary authority: Notification No. 22/2026 / G.S.R. 198(E)

Local legal-text status: LOCAL_EXTRACT_EXTERNAL_OFFICIAL_SOURCE_CONTROLS

Currentness control: Base Rules effective 1 April 2026. Check later amendments, corrigenda and portal implementation before action.

Local statutory extract - official source controls

Rule text held in the production corpus

66. Furnishing of audit report for claiming deduction under section 46 or 138 or 139 or 140 or 141 or 142 or 143 or 144.– (1) For the purposes of claiming deduction under sections 46 or 138 or 139 or 140 or 141 or 142 or 143 or 144, the accounts of the eligible business for the tax year for which the deduction is claimed shall be audited by an accountant as defined in section 515(3)(b), before the specified date referred to in section 63 and the assessee shall furnish by that date the report of such audit duly signed and verified by such accountant. (2) The report of the audit of the accounts of an assessee, which is required to be furnished under sub-rule (1), shall be in Form No. 32. (3) A separate report shall be furnished by each undertaking or enterprise of the assessee claiming deduction under section 46 or 138 or 139 or 140 or 141 or 142 or 143 or 144 and shall be accompanied by the profit and loss account and balance sheet of the undertaking or enterprise as if the undertaking or the enterprise were a distinct entity. (4) The said Form No. 32 shall be accompanied by the relevant documents as given in column D wherever applicable, as per the relevant sections in column B and the relevant part as mentioned in column C shall be filled, as specified in the following table, duly certified wherever applicable: Table Sl. Relevant Part of Section Relevant documents to be attached No Form A B C D Copy of the agreement entered into with the Central Government, 1. 46 B1 State Government, or a local authority. Copy of Form No. 10CCB of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 made 2. 138 B2 under the Income-tax Act, 1961, as it existed prior to its repeal, of developer 3. 139 B3 Copy of the notification of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Copy of certificate issued by the Inter-Ministerial Board of 4. 140 B4 Certification. Copy of approval certificate and completion certificate of the 5. 141 B5 Housing Project, Copy of the notification of the scheme by the Board. Copy of approval certificate and completion certificate of the 6. 142 B6 Housing Project Copy of notification issued under section 80-IBA of the Income- 7. 142 B6 tax Act, 1961, as it existed prior to its repeal in the case of a Rental Housing Project Copy of the agreement entered into with the Central Government, 8. 143 B7 State Government, or a local authority.

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Rule map

Related sections

46; 515(3); 63; 80

Related Forms

Form 10 Form 32

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