Combined Turnover Across Multiple Brokers, Without Errors (2026)
Note: This is general information, not tax advice, and tax rules change. Verify the current figures against the Income Tax Act, the relevant Finance Act and ICAI guidance, and confirm your own position with a qualified Chartered Accountant.
The thresholds apply to combined turnover
The โน2 crore 44AD line and the โน10 crore 44AB line apply to your total turnover across all brokers, per segment, not to each broker separately. Looking at a single broker in isolation is the most common way multi-broker traders misjudge their audit position.
How to aggregate correctly
For each broker, compute ICAI turnover (absolute sum of realised P/L) per segment. Then add the same segment across brokers: F&O turnover from all brokers together, intraday turnover from all brokers together, and so on. Apply the thresholds to those combined per-segment figures. The method per broker is the same one in how to calculate F&O turnover.
The double-counting trap
When you correct and re-upload a statement, you must replace, not append. Otherwise the same trades get counted twice and your turnover inflates. Dedupe by broker and financial year. A file hash makes this reliable: the same file recognised, the same broker-FY replaced.
Do it without a spreadsheet
Hand-aggregating across brokers in Excel is exactly where errors creep in. Aktai Tax normalises every broker format into one ledger, computes combined ICAI turnover per segment, dedupes by broker and FY, and runs the audit check on the real total. See which file to export from each broker on supported brokers.
Frequently asked questions
Do I add turnover from all my brokers together?
Yes. Your audit thresholds and total business income are computed on combined turnover across every broker, per segment. You compute ICAI turnover for each broker and add them for the same segment, then apply the thresholds to the total.
Why can my broker not show combined turnover?
A broker only has its own trades. It cannot see trades you placed elsewhere, so its turnover and P&L are always partial if you use more than one broker.
How do I avoid double-counting when I re-upload a statement?
Dedupe by broker and financial year. Re-uploading a corrected statement should replace that broker data for that year, not add to it. Aktai uses a file hash to do this automatically.