Income Tax - Analysis of the Income Tax Exemptions available to certain Educational Institutions under Section 10(23C) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and comparison of the same with exemption available under Section 11. Background: Section 11 is a popular section for claiming exemption from income tax among the non-government charitable trusts and instit...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Draconian Misinterpretation of Sec. 12A(1)(ba) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by CPC (Income Tax Centralized Processing Center) shall lead to Huge Tax Demands The Finance Act, 2017 has inserted a new provision sec. 12A(1)(ba) w.e.f. 01/04/2018 (applicable from A.Y. 2018-19 and onwards as follows: “Conditions for applicability of sections ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - ARE INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES REALLY CHARITABLE WHEN IT COMES TO CHARITABLE TRUSTS? CHARITABLE TRUSTS: INCOME TAX PERSPECTIVE ‘Charity begins at home but should not end there.’ –Francis Bacon The essence of the above quote has been fully captured in the definition of the expression “charitable purpose” as envisaged in the...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Article discusses the concept of Charitable/Religious Trusts and various tax benefits which the govt. has provided them. 1. What is Charitable/Religious Trust? 2. How Charitable/Religious Trust being created?...
Read MoreIncome Tax - This article brings out the contradiction over the intention and implementation of amendment in section 11 so as to bring the disallowances u/s 40A(3) and section 40(a)(ia) in computation of income of the Trusts or other institutions claiming exemption u/s 11...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have to stump up more than Rs 500 crore in taxes, with tax authorities not in favour of granting exemption requests sought by the board for the past two tax years. The board, widely regarded as one of the richest sporting bodies on the planet, has claimed exemption of Rs 421 crore and ...
Read MoreDCIT (E) Vs Shree Bhartimaiya memorial Foundation (ITAT Ahmedabad) - DCIT (E) Vs Shree Bhartimaiya Memorial Foundation (ITAT Ahmedabad) The solitary question that arises for adjudication whether the trust has incurred deficit due to excess spending on the object of the trust during the particular year and whether excess expenditure incurred in earlier years by the tr...
Read MoreCIT Vs. MBA Nahata Charitable Trust (Karnataka High Court) - CIT Vs. MBA Nahata Charitable Trust (Karnataka High Court) The records clearly disclose that the assessee is a Charitable Trust duly registered under Section 12A of the Act. For the assessment yetirs referred to above, the assessee had filed return of income shoving receipt of donations towards th...
Read MoreLangar Committee Hanuman Mandir Vs Income Tax Officer (ITAT Amritsar) - Exemption under section 11 in respect on the surplus reflected by assessees accounts was denied by AO because assessee was not registered under section 12AA, however, the matter was remanded back to AO to verify as to whether expenditure were actually incurred for the purposes of the running the i...
Read MoreITO Vs Kaivalya Education Foundation (ITAT Mumbai) - Assessee-trust was entitled to claim excess expenditure over income being deficit to be carried forward for setting it off in subsequent years as income derived from trust property had to be computed on commercial principles and if commercial principles were applied then adjustment of expenses i...
Read MoreACIT Vs St. Thomas Orthodox Church Society (ITAT Delhi) - In order to carry out the charitable activities, the Chairman of the society needs accommodation otherwise he would have to be put in rented accommodation and hence the same eligible for benefit of section 11 and 12....
Read MoreNotification No. 03/2016 - (14/01/2016) - NOTIFICATION NO. 03/2016 Exercise of option etc under section 11. (1) The option to be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Explanation to sub-section (1) of section 11 in respect of income of any previous year relevant to the assessment year beginning on or after the 1st day of April,...
Read MorePart III - Guidelines for NGOs seeking exemption U/s. 11 - (27/07/2015) - Part III of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) (Part I - 08.07.2015) for making application for claim of tax exemption u/s 11(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, in respect of remittance of money/relief articles by Indian NGOs/Charitable Organisations for earthquake hit people in Nepal ....
Read MorePart I - Guidelines for NGOs seeking exemption U/s. 11 - (08/07/2015) - Many NGOs and Charitable Organizations in India have expressed desire to support relief and rehabilitation work for the benefit of earthquake affected people in Nepal. While participation of such NGOs and Charitable Organizations in relief operations is encouraged, it is also necessary to ensure tha...
Read MoreNOTIFICATION (F.5/15/2010-SEZ) - (20/12/2010) - Section 11 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 – Development Commissioner – Rescission of all previous notifications appointing Director, Software Technology Parks of India as Development Commissioner of IT & ITES SEZs NOTIFICATION (F.5/15/2010- SEZ), DATED 20-12-2010 In exercise of the ...
Read MoreCircular No. SEBI/IMD/DOF-1/FVCI/CIR-1/2010, - (12/01/2010) - Format for the quarterly report on venture capital activity to be submitted by Foreign Venture Capital Investors has been revised as per enclosed Annexure. In accordance with Regulation 13 (1) of SEBI (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2000, all Foreign Venture Capital Investors are di...
Read MoreDCIT (E) Vs Shree Bhartimaiya memorial Foundation (ITAT Ahmedabad) -
CIT Vs. MBA Nahata Charitable Trust (Karnataka High Court) -
Langar Committee Hanuman Mandir Vs Income Tax Officer (ITAT Amritsar) -
ITO Vs Kaivalya Education Foundation (ITAT Mumbai) -
ACIT Vs St. Thomas Orthodox Church Society (ITAT Delhi) -
Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) -
M/s.MAJ Hospital Edappally Vs The Dy.Commissioner of Income-tax (ITAT Cochin) -