Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust v. ACIT

155 ITD 570Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2015#5669 most cited

What is Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust v. ACIT authority for?

Charitable trusts claiming exemption under Section 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, are not hit by the proviso to Section 2(15) if their activities are primarily charitable and not commercial.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,315 Indian tax judgments — from 2018 to 2022.

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Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust v. ACIT · Section 11 · Section 12 · Section 2(15) · proviso to Section 2(15) · charitable purposes · commercial activity · exemption

Judgments citing Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust v. ACIT

M/S. Gujarat Cricket Association, Ahmedabad vs. The Dy. CIT, Exemptions, Circle-1, Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 2589/AHD/2017[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad30 Apr 2019AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Amarjit Singh&Ms. Madhumita Royआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 2589/Ahd/2017 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2014-15) M/S. Gujarat Cricket Dcit, बनाम/ Exemptions, Circle-1, Association Vs. Ahmedabad Iind Floor, Akshar Arcade, Opp. Memnagar Fire Station, Nr. Vijay Char Rasta, Ahmedabad- 380015 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaa Ag1 205 C .. (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent)

For Appellant: Aparna Agarwal, CIT DRFor Respondent: 20/03/2019
Section 11Section 12ASection 13(1)(c)Section 13(8)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 2(15)Section 2(24)Section 234Section 80G(5)

…er and relevant part is reproduced as under:- “31. As we proceed to deal with the impact of insertion of proviso to Section 2(15), we consider it appropriate to look at a coordinate bench decision, in the case of Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust vs. ACIT [(2015) 155 ITD 570 (Asrl)], wherein, speaking through one of us (i.e. the Vice President), the coordinate bench has inter alia, observed as follows. 40. We have noted that there are a large number judicial precedents, in the cases of various other cricket associations- details of which are set out earlier in this order, holding that the proviso to section 2(15) can…

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