ITAT Allows Trust’s Plea After Email Miscommunication by Accountant Led to Rejection

Ram Bhakt Mandal Trust Vs CIT (Exemption) (ITAT Ahmedabad) Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad Bench has overturned an order by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) [CIT(E)], restoring the applications of Ram Bhakt Mandal Trust for registration under Sections 12AB and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The tribunal’s decision comes with a condition: the trust must deposit Rs. 10,000 as costs to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, acknowledging its non-compliance during the initial proceedings. The trust had filed appeals against the CIT(E)’s orders dated September 3...