Income tax audit report deadline today: How to check whether your CA has uploaded report on e-filing portal

Today, October 21, 2026, is the last date to file tax audit reports for the Assessment Year 2026-27 for eligible taxpayers. Here is how you can check whether your chartered accountant (CA) has uploaded the report.

The government had extended the 'specified date' for furnishing the report of tax audit under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for Assessment Year 2026-27, from September 30, 2026, to October 21, 2026.

CA who filed tax audit needs to upload it on ITR e-filing portal

A tax audit report is uploaded by a CA through the Income Tax e-Filing portal. However, the taxpayer also has to accept and e-verify the report.


How to check whether your CA has uploaded the tax audit report on the e-filing portal

A taxpayer whose tax audit report has been filed does not need to rely solely on the CA for confirmation whether the report has been uploaded. Taxpayers can log in to the e-filing portal and check Pending Actions → Worklist → Pending for Acceptance to see whether the tax audit report has been accepted.

What are the prerequisites for filing Form 3CA-3CD/3CB-3CD?

The following are the prerequisites for filing of Form 3CA-3CD/3CB-3CD

· Taxpayer and CA are registered on the e-Filing portal with a valid user ID and password

· Status of PAN of taxpayer and CA is active

· Taxpayer has assigned CA for form 3CA-CD

· CA and taxpayer have a valid and active Digital Signature Certificate.

Tax audit report filing: Step-by-step process for taxpayers and CAs on the e-filing portal

Chartered accountant Abhishek Soni, co-founder, Tax2Win, explains the process:

Assign the CA: The taxpayer adds the CA through Authorised Partners → My Chartered Accountant and assigns the applicable Form 3CA-3CD or Form 3CB-3CD.

CA accepts the assignment: The assigned form appears in the CA’s Worklist, where the CA accepts the assignment.

CA prepares and uploads the report: The CA completes the form using the offline utility, generates the JSON file, uploads it and verifies it using Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).

Taxpayer receives the report for acceptance: After the CA uploads and verifies the report, it appears in the taxpayer’s Worklist → Pending for Acceptance.

Taxpayer accepts and e-verifies: The taxpayer reviews the report, accepts it and completes e-verification. The filing is then completed, and an acknowledgement is generated.

How to assign Form 3CA-3CD/3CB-3CD to CA

A taxpayer is requested to navigate to e-File → Income Tax Forms → File Income Tax Forms and select Form 3CA3CD/3CB-3CD, as applicable under category “Persons with Business / Professional Income”.

Form can be assigned to a CA by selecting CA Name, AY and Filing Type.

If the CA is not added, you can navigate to Authorised Partners → My Chartered Accountant to add CA.

What is the procedure to approve a tax audit report?

Form uploaded by a CA shall be available under “For your action” tab in Taxpayer’s Worklist.

Taxpayers may either approve or reject the tax audit report.

Once a taxpayer approves the form and verifies the same, the filing of form is considered as Completed.