https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168662 A newspaper trust remains charitable if its dominant object is the advancement of general public utility through the supply of educated public opinion, and not the promotion of a political purpose. The fact that the newspaper is sold at ordinary commercial rates does not, by itself, negate charity, because an eleemosynary element is not essential. On the materials, political discussion was only incidental to wider public-interest reporting, so the political element was not dominant. The trust therefore fell within the income-tax exemption for property held wholly for the advancement of an object of general public utility. en-us Tue, 13 Jun 1939 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:59:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168662 A newspaper trust remains charitable if its dominant object is the advancement of general public utility through the supply of educated public opinion, and not the promotion of a political purpose. The fact that the newspaper is sold at ordinary commercial rates does not, by itself, negate charity, because an eleemosynary element is not essential. On the materials, political discussion was only incidental to wider public-interest reporting, so the political element was not dominant. The trust therefore fell within the income-tax exemption for property held wholly for the advancement of an object of general public utility. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 13 Jun 1939 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168662