When does the Section 36 retention period start running?
ADate the invoice is issued
BEnd of financial year
CDue date of annual return
DDate of registration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Due date of annual return
The seventy-two months are counted from the due date of furnishing the annual return for the year of those accounts.
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