TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Definition of 'Charitable purpose' under section 2(15) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - reg.
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....(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) defines charitable purpose to include the following:- (i) Relief of the poor (ii) Education (iii) Medical relief, and (iv) the advancement of any other object of general public utility. An entity with a charitable object of the above nature was eligible for exemption from tax under section 11 or alternatively under section 10(23C) of the Act. However, it....
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....ity. 2. The following implications arise from this amendment 2.1 The newly inserted proviso to section 2(15) will not apply in respect of the first three limbs of section 2(15), i.e., relief of the poor, education or medical relief. Consequently, where the purpose of a trust or institution is relief of the poor, education or medical relief, it will constitute charitable purpose even if it incid....
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....t should be maintained in respect of such business. Similarly, entities whose object is education or medical relief would also continue to be eligible for exemption as charitable institutions even if they incidentally carry on a commercial activity subject to the conditions mentioned above. 3. The newly inserted proviso to section 2(15) will apply only to entities whose purpose is advancement of....
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....er and contribute to a common fund for the financing of some venture or object and in this respect have no dealings or relations with any outside body, then any surplus returned to the persons forming such association is not chargeable to tax. In such cases, there must be complete identity between the contributors and the participants. Therefore, where industry or trade associations claim both t....