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Section 12A in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
Section 12 in The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Entire Act]
The Finance Act, 2018
The Finance Act, 1996
The Income Tax Act, 1961
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2014
Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Madras vs Andhra Chamber Of Commerce on 1 October, 1964
24. Section 2(15) as it stood prior to 1983 defined 'charitable purpose' to
include relief of the poor, education, medical relief, and the advancement of
any other object of general public utility not involving the carrying on of any
activity for profit. The phrase "not involving the carrying on of any activity for
profit" was omitted from the Section by the Finance Act 1983, with effect from
01.04.1984, consequent on the amendment to Section 11, where under profits
and gains of business in the case of charitable or religious trust and
institutions would not be entitled to exemption under that Section, except in
cases where the business fulfilled the conditions under Section 11 (4). The
Section was once again amended by substitution in the year 2008 under the
Finance Act, 2008, with effect from 01.04.2009, streamlining the definition of
'charitable purpose', considering the fact that taking advantage of the phrase
'advancement of any other object of general public utility', number of entities
operating on commercial lines claimed exemption on their income either
under Section 20(23c) or under Section 11 of the Act. Thus, to limit the scope
of this expression, Section was amended in the year 2008 that the
advancement of any other object of general public utility shall not be a
charitable purpose, if the object involved the carrying on of any activity in the
nature of trade, commerce or business, or any activity of rendering any
service in relation to any trade, commerce or business, for a cess or fee or any
other consideration, irrespective of the nature of use or application, or
retention, of the income from such activity. Though the section as it stood
prior to the substitution in 2008 contained no provision as in the proviso
under the 2008 amendment, yet the Supreme Court held that that if the
primary or dominant purpose of a trust or institution is charitable, another
object which by itself may not be charitable but which is merely ancillary or
incidental to the primary or dominant purpose would not prevent the trust or
institution from being a valid charity: vide CIT v. Andhra Chamber of
Commerce [1965] 55 ITR 722 (SC) (referred to in the decision reported
in Addl.