WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAX AUDIT AND STATUTORY AUDIT?

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WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAX AUDIT AND STATUTORY AUDIT?..

Answer / h.r. sreepada bhagi

Audit under any statute in a Country(State) is called
statutory audit & Audit under any taxation law is called tax
audit. For example books of accounts are audited under the
Companies Act, 1956 (Statutory Audit) and Financial
Statements of companies are prepared as per the provisions
of this Act. Books are also audited under the Income Tax
Act, 1961 and the income arrived at as per the provisions of
this Act is taxed (Tax Audit).

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WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAX AUDIT AND STATUTORY AUDIT?..

Answer / harsh vardhan pandey

Audit under any statute is called statutory audit. companies act 1956 and income tax act 1961 both are statutes. hence tax audit is also a kind of statutory audit likewise the audit under companies act. but in practice generally we calls audit under income tax act 1961(section 44AB) as a tax audit...however it may also be called a STATUTORY AUDIT... Please carry on this coversation....

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