Donation to Trust by a Trust

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..... Dear Friends Can a Charitable trust donate its assets and liabilities to other trust with similar objects or Can a trust merge with other trust with similar object If yes what are the Income tax implications of Donations and merger Which is convenient CA Barpute cell no 09822426111 - Reply By GOPALJI AGRAWAL - The Reply = Donations can be made by a trust to another trust but the assets and li .....

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..... abilities may be made only with the prior permission of the Income Tax Department.It is presumed that trust is registered u/s 12A or 12AA. - Reply By DARSHAN JAIN - The Reply = One charitable trust can very well make donation to another for utilization by the donee trust towards its charitable objects. This is treated as proper application of income and as such the donor trust shall not loose its .....

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..... exemption. Ref. CBDT inst No. 1132, dt 05.01.1978 and 172 ITR 698 (Guj.). However,the benefit of the inst. would not be available for accumulation done by filling Form-10, for future specified use. In case if you have made accumulation in excess of 15% apply to the AO, as he has powers u/s. 11(3A) to allow variation. Merger of trust is a Grey area as far as IT Act is concerned but if done in accor .....

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..... dance with the order of the Charity Commission, should not pose any problem. Position as to donations to other charity is well settled and therefore think donation is more convenient. Prior to making donations you may also check with the provisions of your state laws in this respect. - Donation to Trust by a Trust - Query Started By: - Anand Barpute Dated:- 25-8-2010 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - .....

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..... Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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