Case Law Details
ACIT (Exemption) Vs Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (ITAT Jaipur)
ITAT Jaipur held that as the assessee is not driven primarily by desire or motive to earn profits but to do charity through advancement of an object of general public utility hence proviso to Sec.2(15) of the Act is therefore not applicable and accordingly assessee is entitled to benefits of section 11 of the Income Tax Act.
Facts-
The case was selected for complete scrutiny through CASS and e-notice u/s 143(2) of the IT Act, 1961 was issued on 08.07.2017 which was duly served upon the assessee in time. The assessee is registered under section 12AA of the Act. The objection of the assessee corporation is to provide road transportation in the State of Rajasthan and in other states as well. During the year its total revenue receipts were Rs. 17,07,56,24,135/-. After claiming various expenditure of Rs. 21,99,97,55,976/- and adjustment of disallowable expenditure it has shown net loss of Rs. 4,92,41,31,841/-. The corporation is registered as a charitable institution u/s 12A(a) of the IT Act dated 08.03.1989. The objects fall in the last limb of the definition of section 2(15) i.e. advancement of any other object of general public utility.
Aggrieved by the order of the AO, the assessee preferred in appeal before the NFAC who has deleted the addition made by the AO.
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