The Income-tax (7th Amendment) Rules, 2023 were notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on May 30, 2023. The rules make amendments to the Income-tax Rules, 1962.
Provisional approval under section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961: The rules provide that in case of an application made for the grant of provisional approval under section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the provisional approval shall be effective from the Assessment Year (“A.Y.”) relevant to the previous year in which such application is made.
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Official copy of the notification has been mentioned below
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 30th May 2023
INCOME-TAX
G.S.R. 399(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the first proviso to sub-section (5) of section 80G and the third proviso to sub-section (5) of section 80G read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. ̶̶
(1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (7th Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962, in rule 11AA, for sub-rule (7), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"(7) In case of an application made under clause (iv) of the first proviso to sub-section (5) of section 80G of the Act, the provisional approval shall be effective from the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which such application is made".
[Notification No. 34/2023/ F. No. 370142/13/2023-TPL]
VIPUL AGARWAL, Director (Tax Policy and Legislation)
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 969 (E) dated 26th March, 1962 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 396 (E) dated 29th May, 2023.