CBDT notification No. 123 of 2026-CBDT · 28 Sept 2026
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notification no. 123 of 2026 cbdt f. no. 203/26/2025/ita ii / so 5326 e notification u/s 45 3 a i r.w.s 45 4 b of the income tax act 2025 in the case of ashoka trust for research in ecology and the environment atree bengaluru
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Check the official recordThe Central Government approves Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru, as an institution for scientific research. This approval applies under section 45(3)(a)(i) of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The trust must maintain its status as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. It must comply with rule 34 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026. The trust must prepare a statement in Form No. 15 for each tax year. It must deliver this statement to the Director General of Income-tax (Systems) by 31 May following the tax year. The trust must also provide a donation certificate in Form No. 16 to donors. This approval covers the tax years 2026-27 to 2030-31.
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इिु बाला, उप सजचि MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th September, 2026 No. 123 of 2026-CBDT
S.O. 5326(E).— In pursuance of the section 45(4)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 2025, the Central Government hereby approves Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru (PAN: AAATA3176D) for Scientific Research as ‘other institution’ under the category of University, college or other institution, for the purposes of section 45(3)(a)(i) of the said Act of 2025 and rules 32 and 34 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026.
This notification shall be effective for the tax years 2026-27 to 2030-31.
[F. No. 203/26/2025/ITA-II] INDU BALA, Dy. Secy.
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