Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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New Delhi, the 28th April, 2015
Press Release
The
Central Board of Direct Taxes has decided to fast track all applications made
by Voluntary Organisations/Trusts seeking approval u/s 11(1)(C) of the Income
Tax Act, 1961 for rendering help to the victims of earthquake in Nepal.
Approval under this section is required by the charitable institutions for
application of their income outside India to promote international welfare. It
will be the endeavor of the Department to process these applications within two
working days of receiving the completed applications. The details of documents
required to be submitted alongwith such applications have been uploaded on the
website of Income Tax Department-http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in.
(Rekha Shukla)
Commissioner of Income-tax
(Media and Technical Policy)
Official Spokesperson, CBDT