CBDT extends time for filing audit report in Form 10B of 10BB for AY 2023-24 to 31.03.2024
Extension of time limit /due date for filing audit report in Form 10B of 10BB by trusts and institutions for AY 2023-24 to 31.03.2024 was necessitated by trusts / institutions filing wrong form
Income of any fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred to in sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause (v) or sub-clause (vi) or sub-clause (via) of clause (23C) of section 10 (trust or institution under the first regime) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) or any trust or institution registered under section 12AA or section 12AB of the Act ( trust or institution under the second regime) is exempt subject to fulfilment of certain conditions specified under various sections of the Act.
One of the conditions required to be fulfilled by the trust or institution in order to be eligible to claim exemption under the first regime, is laid down in clause (b) of the tenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 of the Act. This states that in case the total income of the trust or institution, as computed under the Act without giving effect to the provisions of exemption under the first regime, exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income-tax in any previous year, the trust or institution is required to get its accounts audited and furnish the audit report in the prescribed Form before the specified date.
A similar condition is in place for trust or institution under the second regime in sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 12A of the Act.
Rule 16CC and 17B of the Income-tax Rules prescribe the form of audit report for trust or institution under the first and second regime respectively. They provide that the report of audit of the accounts of a trust or institution, shall be furnished in Form No. 10B or Form No. 10BB.
The new forms, Form No. 10B / Form No. 10BB, were notified vide Notification No. 7 of 2023 dated 21st February, 2023. The above prescription was put in place w.e.f. 01.04.2023, vide the Income-tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023, and is therefore, effective for assessment year 2023-24 and subsequent assessment years. The due date for furnishing such audit reports for the A.Y. 2023-24 was 31st October, 2023.
Prior to the aforesaid amendment of the Rules, the earlier prescribed form for audit report was Form No. 10BB for trust / institution in the first regime and Form No. 10B for trust / institution in the second regime.
Thus, A.Y. 2023-24 is the first year when changes brought about in Rule 17B take effect.
It is noteworthy non-furnishing of audit report in the prescribed form would result in denial of exemption in such cases as it is one of the conditions which is required to be satisfied for claim of exemption.
CBDT today has issued Circular No. 2 of 2024 dated 5th March 2024 stating that it has come to the attention of the Board that in a number of cases trusts / institutions have furnished audit report in Form No. 10B, where Form No. 10BB was required to be furnished for the A.Y. 2023-24. Similarly, in a number of cases trusts I institutions have furnished audit report in Form No. 10BB, where Form No. 10B was required to be furnished for the A.Y. 2023-24.
In view of the above mistakes committed by the trust/institutions, the Central Board of Direct Taxes, in exercise of its powers under section 119 of the Act hereby allows those trusts / institutions which have furnished audit report on or before 31st October, 2023 in Form No. 10B where Form No. 10BB was applicable and vice-versa, to furnish the audit report under clause (b) of the tenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 and sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 12A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, in the applicable Form No. 10B or Form 10BB for the assessment year 2023-24, on or before 31st March, 2024.
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