Church has to give income tax or not .
Ritesh Ashish Roberts (1 Points)
08 November 2020
income tax department has charged church to give income tax , is it legal or inlegal.
Ritesh Ashish Roberts (1 Points)
08 November 2020
ayusmita
(Tax consultant)
(5885 Points)
Replied 09 November 2020
JJJ
(Need help)
(673 Points)
Replied 03 June 2022
Just being a religion based entity does mot automatically mean it's not required to pay any taxes. If that were the case, every second person will claim to be a Church of This or a Temple of That or an Agiary of the Other.
There are procedures to be followed to attain any exemption and also to continue to be eligible for any dispensation.
So yes, it is most certainly legal for the authorities to ask for taxes to be paid if the entity does not have valid exempt status.
Also remember, even any allowed exemption is not absolute and does not necessarily cover all activities and income of the entity.
GSTR 9 and 9C for FY 23-24 as amended by Notification 12/2024 dated 10th July 2024(with recording)
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