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Notification under clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 exempting specified income of the Punjab Infrastructure Regulatory Authority, subject to conditions.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, issued S.O. 4817(E) (Notification No. 97/2023) dated 6th November 2023, notifying, in exercise of powers under clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the 'Punjab Infrastructure Regulatory Authority' (PAN: AAAGT0931J), a body constituted by the Government of Punjab, in respect of specified income comprising grants received from the State Government, sums received by the Authority from any source including arbitration fees fixed under its regulations, and interest from banks; the exemption is conditional on the Authority not engaging in any commercial activity, its activities and the nature of specified income remaining unchanged throughout the financial years, and its filing returns of income under clause (g) of sub-section (4C) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961; the notification is deemed to apply to assessment years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, relevant to financial years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, and an accompanying Explanatory Memorandum certifies that no person is adversely affected by the retrospective effect; it is signed by Vikas Singh, Director (ITA-I).

Full Text

6987 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4618 ] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , NOVEMBER 6, 2023/ KARTIKA 15, 1945 CG-DL-E-06112023-249899 MINISTRY OF FINANC E (Department of Revenue ) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th November , 2023 S.O. 4 817(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 hereb y notifies for the purposes of the said clause, ‘Punjab Infrastructure Regulatory Authority’ (PAN: AAAGT0931J), an authority constituted by the Government of Punjab, in respect of the following specified income arising to that body , namely: - a) Grants received by or arising to the Authority from State Government. b) Sum received by the Authority from any sources including arbitration fees fixed by the Authority under the regulations for the proceedings before the Authority; and c) Interest from banks. 2. This notification shall be effective subject to the conditions that Punjab Infrastructure Regulatory Authority: - (a) shall not engage in any commercial activity; (b) activities and the nature of the specified income shall remain unchanged throughout the finan cial 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 2022 -2023 & 2023 -2024 relevant to the financial years 2021 -2022 & 2022 -2023. [Notification No. 97/2023 F. No. 196/25/2021 -ITA-I] VIKAS SINGH , Director (ITA -I) 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 R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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