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Strict Compliance Rule Reiterated: Section 13A Is Not Automatic Exemption
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Public Political Party Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi)
- Appeal Number
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- Date of Judgement/Order
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- Related Assessment Year
- 2015-16
- Courts
- All ITAT, ITAT Delhi
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Public Political Party Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi)
Bogus Donations, No 13A Exemption: Delhi ITAT Taxes Political Party on 6% Commission, Section 68 Additions Set Aside
The Delhi Bench ‘C’ of the ITAT, in a batch of 8 appeals filed by delivered a significant ruling on taxability of political parties indulging in bogus donation arrangements.
The case arose from a search u/s 132 conducted pursuant to a pan-India probe into Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs). The AO denied exemption u/s 13A, treated donations as unexplained u/s 68, and relied on seized material, bank statements, and ...






