Partnership Tax Return Filing

Operating a Partnership Firm in India involves a range of crucial financial and legal responsibilities. It is imperative to adhere to various tax and regulatory requirements to ensure the smooth functioning and growth of your business. These obligations encompass filing Income Tax Returns, TDS Returns, GST Returns, EPF Returns, and occasionally undergoing a Tax Audit.

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Partnership Firm

A partnership firm is a business entity formed by two or more individuals working together under a single enterprise. There are two main categories of partnership firms:

Registered Partnership Firm: A registered partnership firm is one that has undergone formal registration with the RoC and has received a registration certificate as evidence of its legal existence.
Unregistered Partnership Firm: Any partnership that lacks a registration certificate from the Registrar of Firms is referred to as an unregistered partnership.

Partnership, in essence, is an agreement entered into by two or more persons who have mutually consented to share the profits or losses arising from a jointly conducted business. The individuals involved in a partnership arrangement are individually known as partners and collectively referred to as a firm. Partners need to be aware of the partnership firm tax rate and how it affects the distribution of profits. Partners are responsible for maximizing firm advantage, fair dealings, and maintaining accurate records with full transparency for all partners' benefit.

Income Tax Return filing for Partnership Firm

Every partnership firm in India is obligated to file income tax returns annually, regardless of whether the firm has generated income or incurred losses during the financial year. Understanding the partnership firm tax rate (30%) is crucial for making informed financial decisions within the business. Even if there was no business activity and the partnership firm's income is zero (NIL), filing an NIL income tax return within the stipulated due date is still mandatory.

Minimum Alternate Tax for Partnership Firms

Similar to income tax applicable for a company, partnership firms are subject to minimum alternate Tax. A minimum alternate tax of 18.5% of adjusted total income is applicable. Hence, income tax payable by a partnership firm's profits cannot be less than 18.5 percent (increased by income tax surcharge, education cess, and secondary and higher education cess).

Filing of GST Returns

Every GST-registered person is required to file GST Returns, and every partnership firm is required to be under GST if its aggregate annual turnover exceeds Rs. 20 lacs. Usually, the GST-registered partnership firms have to file GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and GSTR-9 returns. If the firm has opted for a composition scheme, then GSTR-4 is to be filed.

EPF Return filing

The partnership firm is required to get EPF registration if it employs more than ten persons, and accordingly, filing of EPF return becomes mandatory.

Accounting and bookkeeping

Books of account are required to be maintained if the partnership firm's sale/turnover/gross receipts from the business is more than Rs. 25,00,000 or the income from the business is more than Rs. 2,50,000 in any of the three preceding years.

Tax Audit

A partnership firm is required to have a tax audit carried out if the sales, turnover, or gross receipts of business exceed Rs. 1 crore in the financial year. However, it may be required to get its account audited in certain other circumstances.