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Rules 2026 · Rule 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

Rules 60-76

Rule 66 requires the accounts of the eligible business to be audited, with the report in Form No. 32 furnished before the specified date in section 63, for deductions under sections 46 and 138 to 144, with a separate report for each undertaking and documents listed in a table.

Audit and report (sub-rules 1 and 2). To claim a deduction under section 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 are audited by an accountant under section 515(3)(b) before the specified date referred to in section 63, and the signed and verified report is furnished by that date, in Form No. 32.

One report per undertaking (sub-rule 3). Each undertaking or enterprise claiming the deduction furnishes a separate report, with its profit and loss account and balance sheet prepared as if it were a distinct entity.

Documents to attach (sub-rule 4). The relevant part of Form No. 32 is filled in and the listed documents attached, by section:

SectionPart of Form No. 32Document
46B1Copy of the agreement with the Central Government, a State Government or a local authority
138B2Copy of Form No. 10CCB of the Income-tax Rules, 1962, as it existed before repeal (of the developer)
139B3Copy of the notification of the Special Economic Zone
140B4Copy of the certificate from the Inter-Ministerial Board of Certification
141B5Copy of the approval and completion certificate of the Housing Project; copy of the Board's notification of the scheme
142B6Copy of the approval and completion certificate of the Housing Project; for a Rental Housing Project, copy of the notification under section 80-IBA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as it existed before repeal
143B7Copy of the agreement with the Central Government, a State Government or a local authority

The rows for sections 138 to 140 are run together in the PDF's table; check the bare Rules for the exact pairing of section and document.