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Business Tax · The Classic Partners LLP

Business Tax Filing for Companies, Firms & Proprietors

The complete business income tax cycle — computation with disallowances applied correctly, the right ITR form, tax audit coordination, MAT/AMT, advance tax and GST-TDS reconciliation — run by CAs.

Quick answer

Business tax filing covers the complete income tax cycle for companies, LLPs, firms and proprietorships — computation of taxable business income with disallowances (Sections 43B, 40A, 36) applied correctly, depreciation as per income tax blocks, MAT or AMT where applicable, the right return form (ITR-3, ITR-4, ITR-5 or ITR-6), tax audit under Section 44AB with Form 3CA/3CB-3CD, advance tax management, and reconciliation of reported income with GST returns, TDS credits and AIS. Companies can be assessed under the 22% concessional regime (Section 115BAA) or standard rates — we model both before locking the position.

Who we serve

Every business structure, one tax discipline

The form changes with the structure — ITR-6 for companies, ITR-5 for firms and LLPs, ITR-3 or ITR-4 for proprietors — but the underlying work is the same: books converted into a defensible tax computation, filed on the right calendar.

The expensive mistakes in business tax are rarely in the form itself. They sit in disallowances missed, depreciation blocks mishandled, MSME payment timing under Section 43B(h), and losses lost to a late return.

  • Private and public limited companies (ITR-6)
  • LLPs and partnership firms (ITR-5)
  • Proprietors and professionals (ITR-3 / ITR-4)
  • Tax audit assessees under Section 44AB
  • Startups with losses and carry-forwards to protect
  • Companies evaluating the 115BAA concessional regime
  • Businesses with transfer pricing obligations
The engagement

What business tax filing includes

From trial balance to filed return — and the positions in between.

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Computation & Disallowances

Sections 43B, 40A and 36 applied line by line — including the 43B(h) MSME payment rule that now bites on timing alone.

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Depreciation & Blocks

Income tax depreciation computed on blocks of assets, with additions, deletions and additional depreciation handled correctly.

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Tax Audit — 3CA/3CB-3CD

Audit applicability tested, the report prepared with complete clause-wise disclosures, and filed before the return.

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MAT / AMT & Credits

Minimum tax computed where applicable — MAT for companies, AMT for others — with credits tracked for future set-off.

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Advance Tax & Interest

Quarterly instalments computed on live numbers so interest under 234B and 234C never becomes a routine expense.

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Loss Set-off & Section 79

Losses set off, carried forward and — for companies — tested against the shareholding-change rules of Section 79.

Filing timeline

The business tax calendar

Four dates decide most of the interest and penalties in business tax.

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Advance Tax — Quarterly

15 June (15%), 15 September (45%), 15 December (75%) and 15 March (100%) of the estimated liability, cumulatively.

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30 September — Audit Report

The tax audit report in Form 3CA/3CB-3CD must be filed one month before the return due date.

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31 October — Audited ITR

Companies and audited businesses file their return by 31 October of the assessment year (unless extended).

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30 November — Transfer Pricing

Businesses with international or specified domestic transactions file by 30 November, with Form 3CEB certified first.

How we work

Our business tax process

The same rhythm every year — data, computation, audit, filing.

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Data & Books

Trial balance, GST returns, TDS data and the fixed asset register collected against one checklist.

2

Computation

Disallowances, depreciation, MAT/AMT and rate-regime modelling completed and documented.

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Audit & Review

Tax audit coordinated where applicable and the draft computation approved by you before filing.

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File & Follow Through

Return filed and verified, advance tax calendar set for the new year, and positions filed away for defence.

Why The Classic Partners

Business tax with positions you can defend

Filing is the output — the judgement calls before it are the service.

Rate-regime modelling

115BAA at 22% versus standard rates with incentives is a permanent, irreversible choice for companies — we model it before you commit.

43B(h) discipline

MSME payments beyond the 15/45-day window are disallowed on timing alone — we build the vendor-ageing checks that prevent it.

Audit without fire-drills

3CD clauses are compiled through the year, not reconstructed in September — audits close early, returns file on time.

Three-way reconciliation

ITR turnover, GST returns and AIS agree before filing, because that is the department's first automated comparison.

Loss protection

Returns filed within due dates and Section 79 tested on every funding round, so accumulated losses survive to be used.

One connected team

Business tax runs alongside TDS compliance, GST and the compliance calendar — no gaps between advisors.

FAQs

Business tax questions answered

What founders, CFOs and proprietors ask us most.

ITR-6, filed electronically, by 31 October where audit applies (which is effectively every company, since companies are audited under the Companies Act). Companies claiming exemption u/s 11 — a rare case — file ITR-7 instead.
Broadly: 22% plus 10% surcharge and 4% cess (about 25.17% effective) under Section 115BAA for companies that give up specified incentives; 25% for smaller domestic companies within the turnover threshold; and 30% otherwise. MAT at 15% applies outside 115BAA. The right choice depends on your incentives and losses — it needs modelling, not a default.
Broadly when turnover exceeds ₹1 crore — relaxed to ₹10 crore where cash receipts and cash payments are each 5% or less — and for professionals when gross receipts exceed ₹50 lakhs. Presumptive taxpayers who declare lower-than-deemed profits can also be pulled into audit.
Payments to micro and small enterprises are deductible only if paid within the time allowed under the MSMED Act — 15 days, or 45 days with a written agreement. Pay later and the deduction shifts to the year of actual payment. It has turned vendor ageing into a tax number.
More than ever. Business losses and most capital losses can be carried forward for 8 years only if the return is filed by the due date. For companies, Section 79 can additionally lapse losses when shareholding changes beyond limits — worth checking before any funding round.
Yes. Form 3CA/3CB-3CD must be filed by 30 September — one month before the 31 October return deadline. The return references the audit report, so a delayed audit stalls the entire filing chain.
Yes, as a standard step. Turnover per the ITR is reconciled with GST filings and AIS, and TDS deducted and claimed is matched with 26AS — the three comparisons the department's systems run on every business return.

Put your business tax on rails

Share your trial balance and last return. We'll map the computation, the audit position and the calendar — and quote a flat annual fee.

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