Income Tax Exemption for Real Estate Regulatory Authority Punjab

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th October, 2018

S.O. 5179(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, ‘Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Punjab’, an authority constituted by the Government of Punjab, in respect of the following specified income arising to that authority, namely:-

• (a) Grants received from Government;
• (b) Levy collected under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 and the Punjab State Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017;
• (c) Interest earned on (a) and (b) above.

2. This notification shall be effective subject to the conditions that Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Punjab,-

• (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 the assessment year 2018-2019 and shall apply with respect to the assessment years 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

[Notification No. 65/2018, F. No. 300196/31/2018-ITA-I] VINAY SHEEL GAUTAM, Under Secy.

Explanatory Memorandum:-It is certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to this notification.