​​​​​A person covered by section 44AB should get his accounts audited and should obtain the audit report on or before 30th September of the relevant assessment year, e.g., Tax audit report for the financial year 2025-26 corresponding to the assessment year 2026-27 should be obtained on or before 30th September, 2026. 

​The tax audit report is to be electronically filed by the chartered accountant to the Income-tax Department. After filing of report by the chartered accountant, the taxpayer has to approve the report from his e-fling account with Income-tax Department (i.e., at https://www.incometax.gov.in/iec/foportal). 

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