Budget 2020-21 + FINANCE BILL, 2020

Rationalising the process of registration of trusts, institutions, funds, university, hospital etc and approval in the case of association, university, college, institution or company etc

The present process of registration of trusts, institutions, funds, university, hospital etc under section 12AA or under sub-clauses (iv), (v), (vi) or (via) of clause (23C) of section 10, and approval of association, university, college, institution or company etc need improvement with the advent of technology and keeping in mind the practical issue of difficulty in obtaining registration/ approval/ notification before actually starting the activities.

It is also felt that the approval or registration or notification for exemption should also be for a limited period, say for a period not exceeding five years at one time, which would act as check to ensure that the conditions of approval or registration or notification are adhered to for want of continuance of exemption. This would in fact also be a reason for having a non-adversarial regime and not conducting roving inquiry in the affairs of the exempt entities on day to day basis, in general, as in any case they would be revisiting the concerned authorities for new registration before expiry of the period of exemption.

This new process needs to be provided for both existing and new exempt entities.

 

 

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Budget 2020-21 + FINANCE BILL, 2020

Time-limited exemptions: periodic renewal of registrations to ensure compliance and reduce intrusive inquiries. Modernise and streamline the process for grant of registration and approval for tax-exempt entities by using technology, and institute time-limited, renewable exemptions to ensure ongoing compliance while reducing intrusive day-to-day inquiries; the reform would apply to both existing and new exempt entities.