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Section 446 of Income Tax Act - Failure to get accounts audited

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Last Updated: 01-04-2026

446. Failure to get accounts audited.

If any person fails to get his accounts audited for any tax year or years or furnish the audit report as required under section 63, the Assessing Officer may impose a penalty on such person, which shall be the lesser of–

(a) 0.5% of the total sales, turnover, or gross receipts in business, or the gross receipts in profession for such tax year or years; or

(b) ₹150000.