As per amendments made last year, NPOs are required to submit Form 9A (for application of funds during next year) and Form 10 (for accumulation of funds for application in future) sixty (60) days prior to the date of filing the return.
Last year, after several representations were made to the Finance Ministry, regarding difficulties in following these timelines, the Ministry had come out with a Circular 6/2023 dt 24-5-2023, which stated that ‘the accumulation / deemed application shall not be denied to a Trust as long as the statement of accumulation / deemed application is furnished on or before the due date of furnishing the return as provided in sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act.’
It is presumed that this circular will be applicable this year too.
However, all those NPOs who wish to play safe, please ensure that these Forms are filed before 31 August. But we sincerely hope that the above circular was not meant only for last Assessment Year, but is applicable to the provision for all times to come, until it is specifically amended.
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