Income Tax Audit Report Form 3CD XML schema for AY 2020-21 updated just few days before the due date. The due date for Income Tax audit for Previous year 2019-20 is extended to 31st October, 2020 due to COVID-19. However, the Income Tax Department notifies Schema Version 1.21 for Form 3CD.
Form No. 3CA, Form No. 3CB and Form No. 3CD are the Income tax forms required to be submitted in case of Income Tax Audit. Form 3CD is a statement of particulars required to be furnished in accordance with Rule 6G and Section 44AB. The clauses in Form 3CD (divided in Part A and Part B) contains disclosures related to loans, deductions, TDS paid etc.
Read Also: FAQs on Income Tax Audit Report – section 44AB of Income Tax Act, 1961
Changes in Income Tax Audit Report Form 3CD
1. New Clauses added
(i) in Part A, after serial number 8 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely: –
“8a. Whether the assessee has opted for taxation under section 115BA/115BAA/115BAB?”;
(ii) in Part B, –
(I) in serial number 18, after clause (c), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: –
“(ca) Adjustment made to the written down value under section 115BAA (for assessment year 2020-21 only) ………….
(cb) Adjusted written down value……………………………….. ”;
(II) in serial number 32, for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: –
“(a) Details of brought forward loss or depreciation allowance, in the following manner, to the extent available:
| Sl No | Assessment Year | Nature of loss/ allowance (in rupees) | Amount as returned*(in rupees) | All losses/ allowances not allowed under section 115BAA | Amount as adjusted by withdrawal of additional depreciation on account of opting for taxation under section 115BAA^ | Amounts as assessed (give reference to relevant order) | Remarks |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
*If the assessed depreciation is less and no appeal pending than take assessed.
^ To be filled in for assessment year 2020-21 only.”;
2. Clauses Modified
Form 3CD clauses modified for the exercising of the option of the newly added provisions of 115BA, 115BAA, 115BAB, 115BAC and 115BAD.
The overall picture of New changes in Tax Audit Report schema is as follows-
| S.No | XML Root Element | XML element name | Change | Change Description |
| 1 | PartA | clause | Modified | New Section Code Added |
| 2 | PartA | assignFlag | Added | Clause 8a Added |
| 3 | PartA | Type | Added | New Section Code Added |
| 4 | form3CdDeprAllw | adjustment | Added | Clause 18(ca) Added |
| 5 | form3CdDeprAllw | Adjustmentwrittendown | Added | Clause 18(cb) Added |
| 6 | form3CdUnpaidStrySe c43B | section | Modified | New Section Code Added |
| 7 | Form3cdAmtSec269ss Detail | loanDepChqDrftFlag | Modified | New Dropdown Values Added |
| 8 | form3cdSec269SSDtls | OsAccPy | Modified | New Dropdown Values Added |
| 9 | form3CdAmtSec269T Detail | repaymentChqDraftFlag | Modified | New Dropdown Values Added |
| 10 | form3CdBflDa | allnotSection115baa | Added | New Field Added in Clause 32(a) |
| 11 | form3CdBflDa | amtAdjusted | Added | New Field Added in Clause 32(a) |
| 12 | F3cdFirmAopDtlNatOf Business | FirmAopDesc | Modified | New Business Codes Added |
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