New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Tax experts and chartered accountants (CAs) across the country have been working round-the-clock to meet the 30 September due date for filing tax audit reports.

There are as many as 30 writ petitions filed in different high courts across the country requesting an order to extend the due date. So far, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has not come up with an extension.

Meanwhile, the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP) has also requested the CBDT to extend the due date for tax audit reports to 31 October, PTI reported .

"When the tax filing deadline was shifted from 31 July to 15 September, all professionals who generally work for two months for the audit are now made to wrap up everything in ...