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2020 (9) TMI 823 - HC - Income TaxExemption u/s 11(1)(a) - activity of letting out of halls is covered by the residuary limb of definition u/s.2(15) of the Act and hit by the proviso to Section 2(15) and exempted u/s.11 and 12 of the Act - Whether the entire income derived from Kalyana Mandapam, is utilized for the primary object of the Society? - HELD THAT:- In view of the objects of the trust to be fulfilled, which is for a charitable purpose, the income there from would be entitled to exemption u/s.11(1) of the Act. Whether the income derived from letting out of Kalyana Mandapam, Community Hall and Gnanavapi owned by the appellant/assessee is the income from the House property or business income and whether the same is liable to be taxed or exempted is the other question. The contention of the assessee is that since utilization of the surplus income from the running of Kalyana Mandapam, Community Hall and Gnanavapi are for the objects of the trust, it is exempted from tax. Both the CIT (Appeals) and the ITAT have not discussed about the facts in respect of the surplus income having been utilized for the objects of the trust viz., Running educational institution, providing medical relief to the poor etc., Absolutely there is no discussion of the facts relating to the utilization of earned income from letting out of Kalyana Mandapam and Gnanavapi towards charitable objects such as Education and Medical relief to the poor as given in the objects of the trust. Further, the Assessing Officer has not looked into the fact as to whether the entire income from Community Hall, Kalyana Mandapam and Gnanavapi are utilised for fulfilling the objects of the trust that is being education Medical relief and relief to the poor. The matter is remitted back to the Assessing Officer for de novo consideration as to whether the entire revenue derived from letting out of Kalyana Mandapam, Gnanavapi and Community Hall are utilized for charitable objects of the Trust and also to consider as to whether the income received from the properties of the Trust namely, Community Hall, Kalyana Mandapam and Gnanavapi to be classified as “income from House Property” or “business income” since the income there from is utilized for charitable purpose of the trust. The Assessing Officer shall consider the above said questions and decide the matter on merits.
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