CBDT extends due date for filing Form 10A/10AB up to June 30
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Circular No. ¬¬-07/2024, dated 25.04.2024, further extending the due date for filing Form 10A/Form 10AB under the Income-tax Act, 1961 up to June 30, 2024.
CBDT had earlier extended the due date for filing Form 10A/Form 10AB by trusts, institutions and funds multiple times to mitigate the genuine hardships of taxpayers. The last such extension was made by Circular No. 06/2023, extending the date to 30.09.2023.
Considering the representations received by CBDT requesting for further extension of due date for filing of such forms beyond the last extended date of 30.09.2023, and with a view to avoid genuine hardships, it has given the current extension, in respect of certain provisions of section 10(23C)/section 12A/section 80G/section 35 of the Act.
CBDT has further clarified that if any such existing trust, institution or fund had failed to file Form 10A for AY 2022-23 within the extended due date, and subsequently applied for provisional registration as a new entity and received Form 10AC, it can also now avail this opportunity to surrender the said Form 10AC and apply for registration for AY 2022-23 as an existing trust, institution or fund, in Form 10A till June 30, 2024.
It is also clarified that those trusts, institutions or funds whose applications for re-registration were rejected solely on the grounds of late filing or filing under wrong section code, may also submit fresh application in Form 10AB within the aforesaid extended deadline of June 30, 2024.
The applications as per Form 10A/Form 10AB shall be filed electronically through the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department, said a release.
Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, April 29