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Foreign contributions to non-profits are governed by FC(R)A regulations and the Home Ministry. For an organisation to be termed as charity it requires Income tax clearances under 12A Section of Income Tax Act. Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act defines ‘charitable purpose’ to include ‘relief of the poor, education, medical relief and the ...
The following laws or Constitutional Articles of the Republic of India are relevant to the NGOs: Articles 19(1)(c) and 30 of the Constitution of India; Income Tax Act, 1961; Public Trusts Acts of various states; Societies Registration Act, 1860; Section 25 of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 (Section 8 as per the new Companies Act, 2013)
Public trusts can be created for public charitable purposes. There is no All India Level Act for setting up public charitable trusts. Some of the states in India have enacted the Public Charitable Trust Act, while most states in India do not have a trust Act. An NGO can be created only under a public trust Act.
A society is legally registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Indian Societies Registration Act of 1860 was enacted under the British Raj in India, but is largely still in force in India today. It provides for the registration of literary, scientific and charitable societies.
Charitable donations can help a worthy cause, but your donations may also help your tax bill. Watch Out: The 7 Worst Things You Can Do If You Owe the IRSMore: Owe Money to the IRS? Most People Don ...
A foundation (also referred to as a charitable foundation) is a type of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that usually provides funding and support to other charitable organizations through grants, while also potentially participating directly in charitable activities. Foundations encompass public charitable foundations, like community ...
Non-profit organisations based in India, which may or may not be Non-governmental organisations, Indian NGOs Wikimedia Commons has media related to Non-profit organizations based in India . Contents
Income tax in India is governed by Entry 82 of the Union List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, empowering the central government to tax non-agricultural income; agricultural income is defined in Section 10(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. [2]