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Ban on Dissolution Surplus to Members Invalidates Mutual Benefit Finding for Section 12AB Registration

By | October 31, 2026

Ban on Dissolution Surplus to Members Invalidates Mutual Benefit Finding for Section 12AB Registration Issue Whether the CIT(Exemption) can reject a society’s Section 12AB charitable registration by mischaracterizing it as a mutual benefit association and considering assessment-stage commercial receipt issues despite statutory prohibitions on distributing assets upon dissolution under Section 14 of the Societies Registration… Read More »