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Income Tax for Charitable Institutions

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Q1. What are the types of entities that can be registered for undertaking charitable purposes? 

For charitable purpose, the following entities can be constituted:

  • Society

  • Trust

  • Not-for-Profit Company

While the aforementioned entities have separate incorporation laws, the Income Tax law applies uniformly for all.

Q2. Are NGOs and other charitable and non-profit organisations entitled to claim tax exemption under income tax law in India? Are donors who contribute to such organizations also entitled to any tax deduction? 

Yes, a tax exemption can be claimed, subject to fulfilment of a set of specified conditions. Donors who contribute to such organisations can also claim tax deduction to the extent of a specified proportion of their contribution (50 per cent in most cases).

Q3. What is the justification for such exemption? 

NGOs and other voluntary/non-profit organisations supplement governmental efforts in promoting economic and social development and thus serve as partners in the advancement of welfare activities. Genuine voluntary organizations have the advantage of local presence, possess local knowledge, and also bring in additional resources which help meet social and economic goals of the government. The revenue foregone by way of tax exemption is therefore employed effectively for achieving the nation’s developmental goals.

Q4. Who are the authorities responsible for granting such an exemption? 

For each type of exemption, the Income Tax law specifies the authority competent to grant the necessary approval.

Q5. Section 11 exempts income from property held for “charitable purposes”. What is meant by “charitable purpose”? 

Section 2(15) defines "charitable purpose" which includes:

  • Relief of the poor
  • Education
  • Yoga
  • Medical relief
  • Preservation of environment (including watersheds, forests and wildlife) and
  • Preservation of monuments or places or objects of artistic or historic interest, and
  • The advancement of any other object of general public utility:
    Provided that the advancement of any other object of general public utility shall not be a charitable purpose, 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 any trade, commerce or business, for a cess or fee or any other  consideration, irrespective of the nature of use or application, or retention, of the  income from such activity, unless—

i) such activity is undertaken in the course of actual carrying out of such  advancement of any other object of general public utility; and

ii) the aggregate receipts from such activity or activities during the previous  year, do not exceed twenty per cent of the total receipts, of the trust or institution  undertaking such activity or activities, of that previous year.


Q6. How is “income” defined in the case of a charitable trust or institution? 

“Income” in the case of a charitable trust or institution has to be understood in the broadest of terms. As in the case of any other assessee, it will include income falling under different heads, including profits and gains of business or profession, capital gains, income from house property and income from other sources (such as dividends, interest on securities, etc.). 

Additionally, in the case of a charitable trust or institution, donations (voluntary contributions), which otherwise do not possess the character of “income”, are also to be included in income. All these amounts will, in the first instance, be included in the income of the charitable trust or institution, and, thereafter, exemption can be claimed subject to fulfillment of prescribed conditions.

Q7. What conditions are required to be fulfilled by a charitable or religious trust seeking exemption under Section 11? 

To ensure that only organizations engaged in bona fide charitable or religious activities are allowed to claim exemption from tax, the law has prescribed a number of legal and procedural requirements. Taxpayers would be well-advised to go through the relevant provisions, particularly, Sections 11, 12, 12A, 13, 115BBC and 139(4A) of the Income Tax Act, and Rules 17, 17A, 17B and 17C of the Income Tax Rules. 

For the sake of brevity and easy reference, however, the DOs & DON’Ts for the claim of exemption by a charitable or religious trust under Section 11 are summarised below:- 

Dos:

(i) The trust must be a public charitable or public religious trust and not a private trust.

(ii) Income claimed to be exempt must be derived from property held under trust.

(iii) The trust must be wholly for charitable or religious purposes.

(iv) If the trust or institution has taxable income for the year before claiming exemption under Sections 11 and 12, its accounts must be audited by a Chartered Accountant (or other person competent to audit accounts under Income Tax Act) and audit report in the prescribed Form must be filed with the return of income.

(v) The trust must be registered by the Commissioner/Director of Income Tax under Section 12AB.

(vi) Activities of the trust must be carried out in India unless specific exemption is obtained

(vii) 85% or more of the income for the year must be applied to (i.e., put to use) for charitable or religious purposes, and the balance (i.e. 15% or less) must be accumulated or set apart for future application to charitable or religious purposes, or If 85% of the income is not applied to charitable or religious purposes during the year, the same must be accumulated or set apart for future application for definite and specified purposes.
For this purpose, the assessee must:
a, give a notice in writing (in Form No.10) to the Assessing Officer within the due date of filing of return of income
b, invest the money so accumulated or set apart only in specified modes. 

The maximum period for which such income can be accumulated or set apart is 5 years.

(viii) If income of the trust or institution includes any income from business, such business must be incidental to the objectives of the trust, and separate accounts must be maintained for such business.

(ix) If the trust or institution had taxable income during the year without giving effect to Sections 11 and 12, it must file a return of income.

(x) Capital gains, if any during the year (whether short or long term), must be reinvested in a new capital asset in order to be deemed to have been applied to charitable purposes. 

Don'ts:

(i) Property must not be held under trust for private religious purposes but for the benefit of the public.

(ii) The trust or institution must not have been created or established for the benefit of a particular religious community or caste (other than SC/ST/Backward Classes, women and children).

(iii) Under the terms of the trust or rules of the institution, no part of its income must directly or indirectly be for the benefit of the author/founder/trust/ institution/trustee/ manager or other such interested person

(iv) No part of the income or property of the trust or institution must actually be used or applied during the previous year either directly or indirectly for the benefit of any such person.

(v) None of its funds should be invested or continue to remain invested during the previous year otherwise than in the modes specified under Section 11(5) (this is subject to specified exceptions such as assets held as corpus, accretions to the same by way of bonus shares, debentures acquired under certain circumstances etc.).

(vi) Anonymous donations, if any, will be taxable at the rate of 30 per cent as per Section 115BBC of Income Tax Act.

(vii) The purposes for which income is sought to be accumulated or set apart for future accumulation must not be vague or non-specific, and cannot travel beyond the objects of the trust. The amount so accumulated cannot be applied to a different purpose, must continue to remain invested in the specified modes, and cannot be credited or paid to any other trust or institution.

Q8. What is the procedure for registration of a trust by the Commissioner of Income Tax? 

The new regime for registration introduced from 1.4.2021 is now applicable for all charitable institutions for provisional and regular registration and 80G approval.

There is no perpetual registration or approval now for charitable institutions. 

Q9. Is there a mechanism of provisional registration under Section 12 A of Income Tax Act for charitable institutions?

A charitable institution formed but which has not commenced charitable activity can obtain provisional registration by filing Form 10A which will be valid for a period of 3 years.  The institution will have to apply in Form 10AB within 6 months of commencement of charitable activity or 6 months prior to 3 years - whichever is earlier. 

Q10. Upon registration, from which Assessment Year does an assessee become eligible for exemption under Sections 11 and 12?

Upon registration, exemption under Sections 11 and 12 are available from the Assessment Year immediately after the financial year in which the application was made.

Q11. Who is competent to Audit the accounts of the trust for the purpose of Section 12A? 

A Chartered Accountant or a person entitled to be appointed as an auditor of companies is authorized to carry out the requisite audit. The 3 conditions laid down in Section 12A are as follows: 

a. The provisions of section 11 and section 12 shall not apply in relation to the  income of any trust or institution unless organization is registered under  section 12AA now 12AB

b. Books of accounts of the organization have been audited by the Chartered Accountant

c. Organization has furnished the return of income for the previous year in  accordance with the provisions of sub-section (4A) of section 139, within the  time allowed under that section.


Q12. What are “anonymous donations”? To what extent are they exempt in the hands of a charitable or religious trust or institution? 

“Anonymous donation” has been defined as a voluntary contribution where the trust or institution receiving such contribution does not maintain record of identity indicating the name and address and other requisite particulars of the person making such contribution. Anonymous donation does not apply to religious trust or charitable cum religious trust unless donation is for education or medical institution. Anonymous donation can be received upto Rs.1 lakh or 5% of total donation received whichever is higher in a financial year beyond which tax at maximum marginal rate (MMR) would be attracted. 

Q13. What are “corpus donations”? Are they taxable in the hands of a charitable or religious trust or institution? 

Income in the form of voluntary contributions made with a specific direction from the donor that they shall form part of the corpus of the trust or institution, are generally referred to as “corpus donations”. Such donations are fully exempt from tax under Section 11(1 )(d) of the Act.

Q14. What is the rate of taxation applicable to the taxable income, if any, of a charitable or religious trust or organization? 

Income derived from property held under trust wholly for charitable or religious purposes, to the extent it is not exempt under Sections 11 and 12 is liable to tax at normal rates applicable to an Association of Persons (AOP). Further, in cases where exemption under Section 11 is forfeited by a trust or institution on account of a default under Section 13(1)(c) or 13(1)(d) (i.e., where the trust or institution either directly or indirectly benefits its author, founder or any other person mentioned under Section 13(3), or because the funds of the trust or institution were invested otherwise than in the specified modes), income of such trust or institution will be taxable at the rate (including surcharge) applicable to the highest slab of income for the assessment year under consideration.

Q15. What is the extent of tax deduction available to a donor who contributes to charitable or religious trust or institution? 

Under Section 80 G of the I-T Act, donors to such organizations are eligible for deduction as a percentage of the amount donated by them. In most cases the rate of exemption applicable is 50 per cent of the amount donated. For a donor to claim such exemption, the trust or institution to which the donation has been made must be one which has been approved by the Income Tax Department for this purpose.

Q16. What is the procedure to be followed by a trust or institution for obtaining approval under Section 80G? 

The trust or institution can make an application in Form No. 10A and obtain approval in Form 10AC for a period of 3 years for provisional registration and 5 years for regular registration. 

Q17. For what period is the approval granted by the Commissioner valid for 80G? 

For 3 years in case of provisional registration and 5 years for regular registration

Q18. What type of organizations can claim the benefit of exemption under Section 10(23C)? 

Apart from the various funds set up by the government (such as the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund) which are specifically mentioned in Section 10(23C), a university or other educational institution, a hospital or other such institution as well as various other religious or charitable funds, trusts, institutions are eligible for the benefit of Section 10(23C) provided they are approved for this purpose by the prescribed authority [the jurisdictional Chief Commissioner of Income Tax or Director General of Income Tax(E)].

Q19. What is Section 13 of the Income Tax Act?

Section 13(1): Section 11 i.e. exemption of income does not apply in case of: 

  1. Trust for private religious purposes which does not ensure for the benefit of the  public.

  2. Trust for charitable purposes or a charitable institution created or established after the  commencement of this Act, any income thereof if the trust or institution is created or  established for the benefit of any particular religious community or caste.

  3. If such trust or institution has been created or established after the commencement of  this Act and under the terms of the trust or the rules governing the institution, any part  of such income ensures, directly or indirectly for the benefit of any person referred to in  sub-section (3).

  4. If any part of such income or any property of the trust or the institution (whenever  created or established) is during the previous year used or applied, directly or indirectly  for the benefit of any person referred to in sub-section (3).

  5. Non compliance of Section 11(5)-permitted modes of investment 

Under Section 13(2), the following conditions will trigger disallowance:

  1. if any part of the income or property of the trust or institution is, or continues to be, lent  to any person referred to in sub-section (3) for any period during the previous year  without either adequate security or adequate interest or both.

  2. if any land, building or other property of the trust or institution is, or continues to be,  made available for the use of any person referred to in sub-section (3), for any period  during the previous year without charging adequate rent or other compensation;

  3. if any amount is paid by way of salary, allowance or otherwise during the previous year  to any person referred to in sub-section (3) out of the resources of the trust or  institution for services rendered by that person to such trust or institution and the  amount so paid is in excess of what may be reasonably paid for such services;

  4. if the services of the trust or institution are made available to any person referred to in  sub-section (3) during the previous year without adequate remuneration or other  compensation;

  5. if any share, security or other property is purchased by or on behalf of the trust or  institution from any person referred to in sub-section (3) during the previous year for  consideration which is more than adequate;

  6. if any share, security or other property is sold by or on behalf of the trust or institution  to any person referred to in sub-section (3) during the previous year for consideration  which is less than adequate

  7. if any income or property of the trust or institution is diverted during the previous year  in favor of any person referred to in sub-section (3):

Section 13(3) defines the following categories as specified persons:

  1. the author of the trust or the founder of the institution.
  2. any person who has made a substantial contribution to the trust or institution, that is to  say, any person whose total contribution up to the end of the relevant previous year  exceeds fifty thousand rupees;
  3. where such author, founder or person is a Hindu undivided family, a member of the  family;
    (cc) any trustee of the trust or manager (by whatever name called) of the  institution;
  4. any relative of any such author, founder, person, member, trustee or manager as aforesaid;
  5. any concern in which any of the persons referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c), (cc) and (d)  has a substantial interest.

Here, "relative", in relation to an individual, means—

  1. spouse of the individual;

  2. brother or sister of the individual;

  3. brother or sister of the spouse of the individual;

  4. any lineal ascendant or descendant of the individual;

  5. any lineal ascendant or descendant of the spouse of the individual;

  6. spouse of a person referred to in sub-clause (b), sub-clause (c), sub-clause (d) or sub-clause(e)

  7. any lineal descendant of a brother or sister of either the individual or of the spouse of  the individual

Q20. What are the income tax returns and forms that are filed by charitable institutions?
  • Form 9A-deemed application
  • Form 10-Accumulation 
  • Form 10B/BB-Audit Report
  • Form ITR 7- IT return 


Q21. What are the current provisions related to Audit Report for charitable institutions

As per IT Rules 2023, eligibility for Audit Report in 10B is as follows:

  • If the total income of the trust or institution exceeds Rs.5 crore during the previous fiscal year.

  • In case a trust or institution receives any amount of foreign contribution. 

  • In case any institution or trust has used any amount of its income outside India in the previous year. 

Applicable uniformly for 12A and 10(23C) entities.

If 10B not applicable, 10BB to be used.

Very elaborate form specially 10B as against simple form earlier.  

Q22. What are section 11(5) modes of investments

The forms and modes of investing or depositing the money referred to in clause (b) of sub-  section (2) shall be the following, namely :—

  1. investment in savings certificates as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Government Savings Certificates Act,  1959 (46 of 1959), and any other securities or certificates issued by the Central Government under the Small  Savings Schemes of that Government;

  2. deposit in any account with the Post Office Savings Bank

  3. deposit in any account with a scheduled bank or a co-operative society engaged in carrying on the business of  banking (including a co-operative land mortgage bank or a co-operative land development bank)

  4. investment in units of the Unit Trust of India established under the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963 (52 of 1963)

  5. investment in any security for money created and issued by the Central Government or a State Government

  6. investment in debentures issued by, or on behalf of, any company or corporation both the principal whereof and  the interest whereon are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Central Government or by a State  Government

  7. investment or deposit in any public sector company:

  8. deposits with or investment in any bonds issued by a financial corporation which is engaged in providing long-  term finance for industrial development in India and which is eligible for deduction under clause (viii) of sub-  section (1) of section 36

  9. deposits with or investment in any bonds issued by a public company formed and registered in India with the  main object of carrying on the business of providing long-term finance for construction or purchase of houses in  India for residential purposes and which is eligible for deduction under clause (viii) of sub-section (1) of section  36;

  10. deposits with or investment in any bonds issued by a public company formed and registered in India with the  main object of carrying on the business of providing long-term finance for urban infrastructure in India

  11. investment in immovable property.

Additional as per Rule 17C (March 2018)

  • Investment in units of any scheme of a mutual fund

  • deposit with authority for low cost housing

  • Stock certificate of Sovereign Gold Bonds

  • Debt instruments of infrastructure finance company

  • Acquiring shares of NSDC, Depository.  

Q23. What type of associations are entitled to seek notification under Section 35(1)(ii) or 35(1)(iii) and to exemption under Section 10(21)? What is the procedure for claiming such exemption? 

After the recent amendments, approved “research associations” (and not necessarily “scientific” research associations as was the case earlier) are now eligible for notification under Section 35 and exemption from tax under Section 10 (21). However, all such associations must be approved by the central government for this purpose. The restrictions which apply to a trust or institution claiming exemption under Section 11 regarding manner of application and accumulation of income, investment of funds, business income etc. also apply to such research associations with necessary modifications. For further details, please see Chapter 10. The procedure for seeking approval of the central government under Section 35 is also discussed in detail in Chapter-10 (Para-10.3 to 10.10). The central government may reject an assessee’s application for approval under this Section where it is not satisfied regarding the eligibility of the assessee. The central government may also withdraw the approval already granted by it for the reasons discussed in Para-10.7. 

Q24. Where a trust fund or institution is approved by the central government under Section 35, can an Assessing Officer still reject the claim of such trust or fund or institution to exemption under Section 10 (21)? 

In such cases, the Assessing Officer, if he is of the view that the contravention of Section 10(21) has taken place, is required to intimate the central government of the contravention. He can complete the assessment by denying the benefit of Section 10(21) only if the central government withdraws the notification. 

Q25. Can you state the changes in recent budgets for charitable institutions in the past 3 years? 

Budget 2023

  • Application made from corpus funds or through loans and borrowings only if replenished/repaid in 5 years

  • Retrospective section 11 exemption benefit withdrawn 

  • Inter charity donations of local funds-85% of amount as application 

  • Exemption benefit not available for Updated IT Return

  • Timeline for filing Form 9A and 10

  • No provisional registration for existing unregistered entities 

  • Exit tax in case of non renewal, non re registration or not converting  provisional to normal registration 

  • Incorrect or incomplete information in Form 10A a specified violations inviting cancellation of registration 

Budget 2022

  1. Monitoring and effective implantation:

    • Proper book of accounts to be maintained for 12AB and 10(23C) entities-form, manner and place as maybe prescribed. 

    • Power to cancel registration for  specified violations i.e. spent income for other than object,  business income not incidental and no separate books, private religious purpose, particular religious community/caste, violation of other laws, benefits u/s 13, not reasonable, section 11(5) non compliance, conditions not complied specified in registration certificate (Form 10AC).  Reference to be made by AO for passing order by CIT/PCIT who shall pass order canceling or refusing within 6 months from quarter in which notice was issued.   

  1. Consistency in 2 regimes with a view to have one regime in future :

    • Accumulation of income-not spent in 5 years or taxed in 5th year itself, not 6th year and applicable to 10(23C) entities also.  Delay due to court injunction etc, the period will be excluded in calculating the accumulation period.  Repurposing of accumulation can be permitted by the Department.

    • 10(23C) IT return and books of accounts for 12 A entities. 

    • 115TD applicable to 10(23C) entities also. 

  1. Clarity:

    • Tax @30% (S. 115BBI) on denied income for 13(1)© and 13(1(d) violations. 2. Penalty for providing unreasonable benefits to specified persons- s 271AAE penalty equal to amount of benefit in first year and twice for subsequent year

    • Provision cannot be claimed as application, actual spend/payment only is application.

    • VC received by religious institutions for repair and maintenance of religious institutions treated as corpus and not treated as income even without specific direction from the donor from FY 20-21 but should be invested in specified modes

    • Newly inserted section 13(10) & 13(11)-Computation of taxable income due to specified non compliance i.e. books of accounts, non filing ITR, Audit report, commercial receipts in excess of 20%.  Claim admissible revenue expenditure from income subject to expenditure not from corpus, loans and borrowings, depreciation if cost claimed, donation to other organisations and after disallowing  40A(3) and 40(a)(ia) cases. Beneficial since entire income is not taxed

Budget 2021

  1. Use of Corpus no longer application :  Application for charitable or religious purposes from the corpus fund shall not be treated as application of income for charitable or religious purposes. Provided that the amount not so treated as application, or part thereof, shall be  treated as application for charitable or religious purposes in the previous year in which  the amount, or part thereof, is invested or deposited back, into one or more of the forms  or modes specified in sub-section (5) maintained specifically for such corpus, from the  income of that year and to the extent of such investment or deposit.

  2. Exclusion of Corpus Fund from Income (conditional): Any Voluntary  Contribution made with a specific direction that they shall form part of the corpus of the  trust or institution shall not be included in the total income of such trust or institution unless such voluntary contribution is invested or deposited in one or more of the forms or mode specified in the act.

  3. Use of Loans / Borrowings shall not be treated as application except during repayment : Any expenditure made for charitable or religious purpose out of loan or  borrowing shall not be treated as application for charitable or religious purpose, except during repayment.

  4. Carry forward of Losses not allowed: Calculation of income required to be  applied or accumulated during the previous year shall be made without any set off or  deduction or allowance of any excess application of any of the year preceding the  previous year

Q26. What are the provisions related to maintenance of books of accounts for charitable institutions

Maintenance of books of accounts and records/documents:

  • There was no regulation regarding books of accounts by NGOs upto FY 21-22

  • Section 12A(1)(b)(i) inserted for maintaining of books of accounts and other documents wef AY 23-24.  

  • Not applicable if total income is below threshold chargeable to tax.  

  • Rule 17AA inserted from 10.8.2022 providing for four sub rules

Books of accounts & other documents

The specified books of accounts shall include:

  1. cash book

  2. ledger

  3. journal 

  4. copies of serially numbered receipts, original copy of invoices, etc  

Other documents include:

a. Record of all the projects and institutions run by the organisation

b. Record of income of the organisation during the previous year 

(I) voluntary contribution containing details of name of the donor, address, permanent account number (if available) and Aadhaar number (if available); 
(II) income from property held under trust referred to under section 11 of the Act along with list of such properties;
(III) income of trust other than the contribution referred in items (I) and (II)

c. Record of application out of the income during the year 

(I) application of income in India, containing details of amount of application; name and address of the person to whom any credit or payment is made and the object for which such application is made, amount credited or paid 
(II) application of income outside India, containing details of amount of application, name and address of the person to whom any credit or payment is made and the object for which such application is made;
(III) deemed application of income referred in section 11(1) of the Act containing details of the reason for availing such deemed application;
(IV) income accumulated or set apart as per section 11(2) containing details of the purpose for which such income has been accumulated;
(V) money invested or deposited in the forms and modes specified in 11(5)
(VI) money invested or deposited in the forms and modes other than those specified in 11(5)

d. Record of specified application out of the income of preceding years 

e. Record of voluntary contribution with a specific direction to form Corpus 

(I) the contribution received containing details of name of the donor, address, permanent account number and Aadhaar number; 
(II) application out of such voluntary contribution referred to in item (I) containing details of amount of application, name and address of the person to whom any credit or payment is made and the object for which such application is made; amount credited or paid towards corpus to 12AB or 10(23C) institution;
(III) the forms and modes specified in section 11 (5) of the Act in which such voluntary contribution, received during the previous year, is invested or deposited;
(IV) money invested or deposited in the forms and modes other than those specified in 11(5)

f. Record of contribution received under 80G(2)(b) being treated as corpus

g. Record of Loans and Borrowings 

(I) information regarding amount and date of loan or borrowing, amount and date of repayment, name of the person from whom loan taken, address of lender, permanent account number and Aadhaar number (if available) of the lender;
(II) application out of such loan or borrowing containing details of amount of application, name and address of the person to whom any credit or payment is made and the object for which such application is made;
(III) application out of such loan or borrowing, received during any previous year preceding the previous year, containing details of amount of application, name and address of the person to whom any credit or payment is made; (IV) repayment of such loan or borrowing (which was applied during any preceding previous year and not claimed as application) during the previous year

h. Record of properties held by the assessee 

(I) immovable properties containing details of, 

(i) nature, address of the properties, cost of acquisition of the asset, registration documents of the asset; 
(ii) transfer of such properties, the net consideration utilized in acquiring the new capital asset; 

(II) movable properties including details of the nature and cost of acquisition of the asset

i. Record of specified persons, as per section 13 (3) of the Act 

(I) containing details of their name, address, permanent account number and Aadhaar number(if available); 
(II) transactions undertaken with specified persons under 13(3) containing details of date and amount of such transaction, nature of the transaction and documents to the effect that such transaction is, directly or indirectly, not for the benefit of such specified person

j. Any other document

2. Form of keeping books of accounts and documents: Kept in written form or electronic form or digital form or  print-outs of data stored in electronic form or in digital form or any other form of electromagnetic data storage device. 

3. Place of maintaining books of accounts and other documents: shall be kept and maintained at its "registered office“. If the accounts are maintained other than the registered office or at various project locations, intimate assessing Officer in writing, giving full address of the other places supported by resolution of the board

4. Period for which books of accounts & other documents should be kept: Kept and maintained for a period of ten years from the end of the relevant assessment year

  • Organization having income subject to section 11(4) and 11(4)(a) to maintain a separate set of books of account of such income in line with the provision under Income Tax Act.

5. Implication of Non-Maintenance of Books of Account: 

Section 13(10) and (11) inserted with effect from f AY 22-23 stating that 

Income chargeable to tax shall be computed after allowing a deduction for expenditure incurred for the objects of the institution as specified in this section subject to fulfillment of the following conditions, namely: 

(a) Such expenditure is not from the corpus standing to the credit of such trust or institution

(b) Such expenditure is not from any loan or borrowing; 

(c) Claim of depreciation is not in respect of an asset, acquisition of which has been claimed as an application of income in the same or any other previous year; and 

(d) Such expenditure is not in the form of any contribution or donation to any person. 

(e) Such expenditure violating section 40(3) and 40(a)(ia) disallowed

(f) Carry forward of loss and expenditure/decurion not allowed except under the Code from section 11-13.  

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