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Core Purpose

Notifies specified incomes for 'The Commissioners for the Rabindra Setu, Kolkata' as exempt from income tax under Section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Detailed Summary

This notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, grants income tax exemption under Section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to specified incomes of 'The Commissioners for the Rabindra Setu, Kolkata', a body established under the Howrah Bridge (Amendment) Act, 1965. The exempted incomes include taxes from municipalities, municipal corporations, and railways; miscellaneous income such as rental, maintenance charges, optical fibre cable laying income, way leave rent, and recoverable damage costs; and interest on bank deposits. The exemption is conditional upon the entity not engaging in commercial activities, maintaining the nature of specified income, and filing income tax returns as per the Act. This notification is retrospectively applicable from assessment year 2019-2020 to 2023-2024.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03012025-259897 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 46] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025/ PAUSHA 13, 1946 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd January, 2025 S.O. 48(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies for the purposes of the said clause, 'The Commissioners for the Rabindra Setu, Kolkata' (PAN AABTT2734P), a body established under the Howrah Bridge (Amendment) Act, 1965 (West Bengal Act XII of 1965), in respect of the following specified income arising to that body, namely: (a) Proceeds from Taxes of Municipalities / Municipal Corporation and Railways; (b) Miscellaneous income like Rental and Maintenance charge, income for laying optical fibre cable, way leave rent, Damage cost recoverable; and (c) Interest earned on bank deposits. 2. This notification shall be effective subject to the conditions that 'The Commissioners for the Rabindra Setu, Kolkata':- (a) shall not engage in any commercial activity; (b) activities and the nature of the specified income shall remain unchanged throughout the financial years; and (c) shall file return of income in accordance with the provision of clause (g) of sub-section (4C) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. 3. This notification shall be deemed to have been applied for assessment years 2019-2020 to 2023-2024 relevant for the financial years 2018-2019 to 2022-2023 respectively. [Notification No. 4/2025 F. No. 196/1/2023-ITA-I] ASHWANI KUMAR, Under Secy. Explanatory Memorandum It is certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to this notification. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Date: 2025.01.03 22:00:09 +05'30'

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