42% small businesses, startups finding it difficult to file tax return, audit report by Sep 30 deadline: Survey

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Sep 27, 2022

Ease of doing business for MSMEs: A pan India survey of small businesses and startups by community social media platform LocalCircles on Monday said 42 per cent of 5,788 respondents are finding it difficult to meet September 30 deadline to file their tax return and audit report. 16 per cent of respondents said “it will be a significant effort” filing by this month-end while 26 per cent admitted it would be “impossible to file” by September 30 and hence requested an extension by 30-45 days. In contrast, 49 per cent of respondents said they have already filed their tax returns and audit reports.

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