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Income Tax - A provision does not become an exemption provision merely because the marginal notes to the section or the heading of the section call it so.Tax law contains chapters dealing with incomes which do not form part of total income. There are chapters dealing with deductions and allowances. Chapter III refers to various incomes which are exemp...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Hon’ble AAR, Gujarat in Re: All India Disaster Mitigation Institute [Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/20/2019 dated September 11, 2019] wherein the charitable trust registered under Section 12AA and 80G of Income-tax Act, 1961 (Income Tax Act) carrying out charitable activities for preservation of environment, held that since the activ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Under the provisions of Section 56(2)(vi) certain gifts are liable to income tax as income from other sources. However, this provision is applicable only for individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs). Thus, if gift is received by any Trust or A.O.P., then it is not liable to income tax as "income from other sources". The provision o...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Many trusts are facing issues for not filing the return of income in correct form No.7. This may be due to the fact that trusts do not have qualified staff with them or that at small places proper tax consultants are not available. May that be so. But, such returns are processed by CPC treating […]...
Read MoreIncome Tax - As per the existing provisions of the Act, donations made by a trust to any other trust or institution registered under section 1 2AA or to any fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred to in sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause (v) or sub-clause (vi) or ...
Read MoreIncome Tax - 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 MoreIncome Tax - 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 MoreIncome Tax - 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 MoreIncome Tax - 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 MoreThe Indian Institute of Banking & Finance Vs CIT (Exemp.) (ITAT Mumbai) - whether rejection of approval u/s 10(23C) on the allegation of institution existing not solely for the purpose of education but for the purpose of profit is justified in law?...
Read MoreAnand Social and Educational Trust Vs CIT & Anr. (Supreme Court) - Anand Social and Educational Trust Vs CIT & Anr. (Supreme Court) Whether a newly formed trust is entitled for registration under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 even if any activity has not been undertaken as yet? In brief, section 12AA of the Act empowers the Principal Commissioner or ...
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 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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