Income Tax - Have you donated money for charity, social or philanthropic purposes, or, have made contributions towards a National Relief Fund? If yes, then you could use these donations to reduce your tax outgo. The Income Tax Act encourages charitable deeds towards the poor and needy, and offers donors tax benefits under Section 80G. Read on to find...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Deduction under Section 80G: Every taxpayer can make contribution/donation to specific funds in order to claim deduction from his Gross Total Income to reduce the tax liability. Contributions made to certain relief funds and charitable institutions can be claimed as a deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act....
Read MoreIncome Tax - For most of the people 'tax savings' brings to mind life insurance, PPF, NSC, Sukanya Samriddhi Account and equity-linked savings scheme, among others, that qualify for tax deduction under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act. An individual can claim tax deductions of up to Rs 1.50 lakh (One Lakh Up to AY 2014-15) under 80C. ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Deduction for Medical treatment of dependent :- Under Section 80DD of the Act, where an individual has incurred expenditure for the medical treatment, training and rehabilitation of a dependent, being a person with disability or has paid or deposited any amount under prescribed scheme for the maintenance of dependent, such individual will...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Contributions made to certain relief funds and charitable institutions can be claimed as a deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act. All donations are not eligible for deduction under section 80G. Only donations made to prescribed funds qualify as a deduction....
Read MoreIncome Tax - Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was constituted in January, 1948 to assist displaced persons from Pakistan. The resources of the PMNRF are now utilized primarily to render immediate relief to the affected families of those killed/ injured in natural calamities like floods, cyclones and earthquakes, etc, or in the major accid...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The government has clarified that institutions like NGOs, charitable institutions and others who are eligible for tax benefits and can also issue tax benefit receipts to those paying donations would not need to renew their status unless it is withdra...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Income Tax Act, 1961, before amendment by Finance Act, 2010, allowed a weighted deduction of 125% for any sum paid out of business income to a university, college or other institution in case the amount is used for scientific research. Similar weighted deduction of 125% was also allowed for any sum paid out of business income to a nat...
Read MoreRaghu Nath Rai Memorial Educational & Charitable Trust Vs CIT(E) (ITAT Chandigarh) - CIT(E) was not justified in rejecting approval sought by assessee under section 80G(5) on the allegation that assessee had sufficient disposable fund because sufficiency of funds available with an institution seeking the approval is not mentioned as condition under section 80G, which needs to be loo...
Read MoreBhuvaneshwari Kali Thakuranir Seva Samity Vill Vs Commissioner of Income Tax (ITAT Kolkata) - This is an appeal by the Assessee directed against the order dated 22.12.2016 of the ld. CIT, Exemptions (ld. CIT(E)), Kolkata relating to A.Y.2016-17, wherein the ld. CIT(E) has passed an order rejecting grant of the approval u/s 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (here nafter referred to as the Act)....
Read MoreBatra Hospital Employees Union Vs. Batra Hospital & Medical Research (Delhi High Court) - Batra Hospital Employees Union Vs. Batra Hospital & Medical Research (Delhi High Court) It would be hazardous to presume that every organization, which is certified under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act, would, of necessity, be entitled, ipso facto, to immunity from the applicability of the P...
Read MoreMattapalli Chalamayya Charitable Trust Visakhapatnam Vs CIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) - Mattapalli Chalamayya Charitable Trust Visakhapatnam Vs CIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) If the activities of the trust are genuine, at the stage of commencement of institution, registration has to be granted automatically and claim u/s 80G of the Act can be followed with grant of registration. Ld. Commissi...
Read MoreCIT Vs. Gulab Devi Memorial Hospital (Punjab & Haryana High Court) - In this case Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the The law laid down in Visvesvaraya Technological University vs. ACIT 384 ITR 37 (SC) that generation of surplus is not fatal to the grant of exemption under section 10(23C)(vi)(via)/ 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961 if such surplus is utilized fo...
Read MoreNotification No. 87/2017-Income Tax [S.O. 3441(E)] - (27/10/2017) - Central Government hereby notifies Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Thirukoil, Mylapore, Chennai, to be place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown throughout the state of Tamil Nadu for the purposes of the said section....
Read MoreNotification No. 41/2017-Income Tax [S.O. 1714(E)] - (29/05/2017) - Central Governmentnotifies Ariyakudi Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Kottivakkam, Chennai,to be place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown throughout the state of Tamil Nadu for the purposes section 80G....
Read MoreF.No. DIT(S)-III/2015-16/e-Filing Txn/ - (23/09/2016) - DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (SYSTEM) ARA Center, Ground Floor, E-2, Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi – 110055 Dated : 23-Sep-2016 F.No. DIT(S)-III/2015-16/e-Filing Txn/ To, The Chief Commissioner of Income-Tax (Exemption) Pratyaksh Kar Bhawan, Block E-2, 25th Floor, Civic Centre, J.L. Nehru Marg...
Read MoreCircular No. 7/2010-Income Tax - (27/10/2010) - Circular No. 7/2010 The Board has received various references from the field formations as well as members of public about the period of validity of approvals granted by the Chief Commissioners of Income Tax or Directors General of Income Tax under sub-clauses (iv), (v), (vi) and (via) of Section 1...
Read MoreNotification No. 68/2010-Income Tax - (05/08/2010) - Notification No. 68 /2010-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby specifies “Archery Association of India”, New Delhi, as the association, for the purposes of said claus...
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Bhuvaneshwari Kali Thakuranir Seva Samity Vill Vs Commissioner of Income Tax (ITAT Kolkata) -
Batra Hospital Employees Union Vs. Batra Hospital & Medical Research (Delhi High Court) -
Mattapalli Chalamayya Charitable Trust Visakhapatnam Vs CIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) -