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Section 13B: Special provisions relating to voluntary contributions received by electoral trust

The Income-tax Act, 1961Central Act · Act 43 of 1961

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Income-tax Act, 2025, with effect from 1 April 2026

Special provisions relating to voluntary contributions received by electoral trust.

Any voluntary contributions received by an electoral trust shall not be included in the total income of the previous year of such electoral trust, if—

(a) such electoral trust distributes to any political party, registered under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), during the said previous year, ninety-five per cent of the aggregate donations received by it during the said previous year along with the surplus, if any, brought forward from any earlier previous year; and

(b) such electoral trust functions in accordance with the rules made by the Central Government.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Income-tax Act, 1961
Section13B
Marginal noteSpecial provisions relating to voluntary contributions received by electoral trust
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed

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