Taxation of trusts

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Dear Friends

I need to have your views on the following.

One of our clients is a Society registered U/s.12A of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The details of Income derived from the property held under trust is computed as follows.

Income          :                                                           507527604

Applied for charitable purpose                                      421288947

Amount deemed to be applied exercising

option under clause 2 of explantion to section

11 (1)                                                                         10109516

( the ITO has been duly informed in writing

before due date for filing the return of income)

15% permitted accumulation                                        76129141

Excess / shortfall in application                                       Nil  

 

While passing the assessment order the ITO has reduced the 15% accumulation amount by Rs.1516428/- being the 15% of Rs.10109516/-( deemed to have been applied during the previous year)  and raised demand for Rs.514390/- considering Rs.1516428/- as the taxable income.

The amount of Rs.10109516/- has been spent during the next financial year as the society is not able to spend the required 85%.

Please give your views whether the ITO is correct in determining the demand.

 

Regards

K.L.Nandhini

 

 

 

Replies (2)
I dont think AO is justified in reducing the accumulation of 15% as it is a sort of adhoc deduction provided on the gross receipts....as far as i hv studied... See for expert's opinion on this..

As Ravinder Singh ji said, AO is not justified

CIT V. Programme for community Organisation [2001] SC

wherein it was held that 15 % is Adhoc deduction, it should be provided from income held under trust and not from the balance of unutilized income

 

More specific case is CIT V G.R. Govindarajulu & sons Charities (MAD.) [2005]

I think there is 1 more judgement of 2013 but am unable to recall it at this moment

In these cases it was held that S. 11(2) enlarges the scope of exemption and combined reading of S. 11(2) & 11(1)(a) clearly shows that that S.11(2) does not take away the benefit already provided by 11(1)(a). The benefit provided by 11(2) is in addition to 11(1)(a)


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