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Corporate Law - A trust is an arrangement by which the property of the author of the trust or settlor is transferred to another, the trustee, for the benefit of a third person, the beneficiary. In general terms, trusts fall into one of two categories, private trusts and public trusts. The India Trusts Act, 1882 (act) governs private […]...
Read MoreCorporate Law - Finance Act’2017 had made some major changes relating to Charitable and religious trusts. In this Article we have discussed five major amendments which are affecting Charitable and religious trusts....
Read MoreCorporate Law - The following points have to be observed in connection with Registration of Eligible Entity under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961: (01) The due reasonable opportunity of being heard properly has to be provided to the applicant as per Subsection (1) of Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. ...
Read MoreCorporate Law - As we all are aware that, Rule 17A i.e Application Forms and rules for registration of charitable or religious trusts has been completely amended by Income-tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2018, w.e.f. 19-2-2018. Therefore the said amendments in brief are as under: Provisions before amendment New Provisions Application for registration of c...
Read MoreCorporate Law - Section 2(15) defines Charitable Purpose and sections 11, 12, 12A, 12AA and 13 of the Income –tax Act, are the main sections that deal with scheme of taxation exemption in respect of income of charitable or religious trusts/institution....
Read MoreCorporate Law - The Income Tax authorities have looked into the affairs of the four cricket associations, namely Saurastra Cricket Association, Baroda Cricket Association, Kerala Cricket Association and Maharastra Cricket Association and have found that these cricket associations were engaged in certain activities which were considered commercial in natu...
Read MoreCorporate Law - ITD granted registrations/approvals/notifications to the 799 Trusts without verifying necessary documents such as copy of the Trust Deed, proper clauses in the Trust Deed, audited accounts etc. ITD granted registrations/approvals/notifications to 73 Trusts having no PAN which is in contravention of the provisions of Act....
Read MoreCorporate Law - As per the new definition of charitable purpose in Finance Act 2008, advancement of any object of public utility, which was earlier considered to be “charitable purpose,” is now not so if it involves the “carrying on of any activity in the nature of trade, commerce or business or any activity of rendering any service in relation to ...
Read MoreCorporate Law - Amendment to Section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (2 of 1882) which relates to investment of trust money has been approved by the Cabinet today. A Bill will be introduced in the ensuing Session of Parliament. ...
Read MoreNew Amazing Shiksha Society Vs. ITO (Exemption (Ward) (ITAT Delhi) - New Amazing Shiksha Society Vs. ITO (Exemption (Ward) (ITAT Delhi) Exemption u/s 10(23)(iiiad) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 should not be denied to the assessee as selling of books and uniform to the students of assessee is part of educational activity only. Moreover, the impugned addition was made m...
Read MoreDelhi Public School Ghaziabad Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) - Challenging the order dated 02.03.2015 in Appeal No 98/13-14/GZN/63 for the assessment year 2010-11 passed by the learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals), Muzaffarnagar (for short hereinafter called as the learned CIT(A)), the assessee preferred this appeal....
Read MoreTelangana State Seed Certification Agency Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) (ITAT Hyderabad) - CBDT has also clarified that in view of this position, it shall not be mandatory, for the registration granted u/s 12AA of the Act to a charitable institution, to be cancelled merely on the ground that the cut off specified in the proviso to section 2(15) of the Act is exceeded in a particular year ...
Read MoreM/s Navodaya Education Trust Vs Sri. Sunki Rajender Reddy (Karnataka High Court) - M/s Navodaya Education Trust Vs Sri. Sunki Rajender Reddy (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner – Trust in question having the cloak of an Educational Trust, to enjoy the exemption from Income Tax obtained the approval under Section 10(23-C) of the Act, was thoroughly misused and abused by the...
Read MoreCommissioner of Income tax Vs Rajasthan and Gujarat Charitable Foundation Poona (Supreme Court of India) - Assessing Officer view in disallowing the depreciation which was claimed under Section 32 of the Act was that once the capital expenditure is treated as application of income for charitable purposes, the assessees had virtually enjoyed a 100 per cent write off of the cost of assets and, therefore, t...
Read MoreNo. BPT-1117/C.R. 59/Desk XV - (15/05/2019) - These rules may be called the Bombay Public Trusts (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019. 2. In rule 1 of the Bombay Public Trusts Rules, 1951, in sub-rule (1) i.e., in the short title and throughout the principal Rules, for the words and figures Bombay Public Trusts Rules, 1951 the words Maharashtra Publi...
Read MoreF. No. 240/8/2015— A & PAC —11 - (14/12/2018) - It has been recommended by the Hon'ble Public Accounts Committee that the process of the Registration Process of Charitable Trusts / Institutions should be brought under the purview of internal audit....
Read MoreNo. II/21022/58(119)/2015/FCRA (MU)/ - (04/10/2017) - It has been decided that all the existing FCRA registered associations and those who are seeking registration/prior permission or accepting foreign contribution are required to register with DARPAN Portal with all the necessary information such as Organization PAN, email, Mobile Number & Name of Chi...
Read MoreNotification No. S.O. 1184(E) - (17/04/2017) - Central Government hereby appoints 17th day of April, 2017 as date on which provisions of Indian Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2016 (34 of 2016 shall come into force....
Read MoreCircular No. 21/2016-Income TAx - (27/05/2016) - It is clarified that it shall not be mandatory to cancel the registration already granted u/s 12AA to a charitable institution merely on the ground that the cut-off specified in the proviso to section 2(15) of the Act is exceeded in a particular year without there being any change in the nature of a...
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