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Govt. introduces Additional Reporting by Auditors of Charitable Trusts under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 to check Income Tax Compliances/Evasion. The Law and Judiciary Department, Maharashtra State, vide Notification Dated 15/05/2019, has framed the Bombay Public Trusts (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019, to introduce additional reporting by the Auditors of the Trust in Form IX-D, as under:
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 Public Trust Rules shall be substituted.
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 merely on the basis that surplus […]
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 Income Tax Act, 1961. Under […]
Charity means giving something to those in needs without expectation or wanting something back in return. It is doing something good to others without expectations. Charity is a selfless act. There are a lot of ways of doing charity. The people who are keen to do good for others need not necessarily have a good […]
The trust is an obligation annexed to ownership and arising out of confidence reposed in and accepted by the owner for the benefit of another. The person who reposes the confidence is called the ‘author of the trust’; the person who accepts the confidence is called the ‘trustee’ and the person who is benefited is […]
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.
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?
Courts have held that the expression ‘charitable purpose’ is sufficiently wide in scope to include a variety of activities. For instance, promotion of sports and games is a charitable purpose
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) Q.1 Are NGOs and other charitable and non-profit organizations entitled to claim tax exemption under income tax law in India? Are donors who contribute to such organizations also entitled to any tax deduction? Ans. Yes, such exemption is available to, (i) public charitable trusts or other legal obligations, (ii) university or other […]
