19 April 2016
Society seeking certificate u/s 12A read with section 12AA(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has to make an application in Form 10A along with other required documents to claim tax exemption. However registration does not confer tax exemption on the income of the trust/institution u/s 11 or 12 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The availability of tax exemption, if any, will be considered by the assessing officer and will be granted subject to the fulfillment of conditions laid down in section 11 to 13 of the IT Act, 1961.