Surat CA Dies of Heart Attack: Compliance Work Pressure, unreasonable deadlines to be blamed?

Surat CA Dies of Heart Attack: Compliance Work Pressure, unreasonable deadlines to be blamed?

A Chartered Accountant from Surat shockingly passed away due to a heart attack while he was working on Sunday. He was trying to meet the compliance deadlines, a reality which many CAs are facing today due to the government not extending the due dates. This news has disappointed several professionals.

Even after the tax bodies and CAs have sent repeated requests, the government has not extended the due dates for the tax audit report and Income Tax Return (ITR) filing. During such situations, the CAs are under pressure and they have to work long hours, late nights, without taking breaks. This pressure is affecting their mental and physical health.

Chartered accountants are considered the key contributors to the economy’s financial growth. But the recent sad death of the CA due to work stress shows that their health and well-being also need to be taken seriously.

One of our CA colleagues of Surat is no more due to heart attack on Sunday working day.
Condolences to his family for this unbearable loss… 💔🙏

Couldn’t believe when I received this message but it is true unfortunately.

As an ICAI Branch Management Committee Member, how do I… pic.twitter.com/oNRTKoTa5Q

— CA Himank Singla (@CAHimankSingla) September 22, 2025

Many taxpayers and tax bodies have also filed PILs and Writ Petitions across different high Courts. The decision is yet to come.

Penalty for Non-filing or Missing TAR Deadline?

When a taxpayer is liable to get their business/profession accounts audited with the Income Tax Department but still does not file a Tax Audit Report (TAR) before the set due date, then the following penalty amounts may be imposed:

• 0.5% of the total sales, turnover, or gross receipts, as the case may be, in business, or of the gross receipts in profession, in such year or years.
• Rs. 150,000. However, according to section 271B​, no penalty shall be imposed if reasonable cause for such failure is proved.