The CBDT has notified the Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2023, to amend IT Rules 16CC/17B and Forms 10B/10BB which shall be effective as of 01/04/2023, vide Income Tax Notification 7/2023.
As a consequence of this, the charitable or religious trusts, institutions, universities, and other educational institutions are mandated by sections 10(23C) and 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to submit the audit report using the new Forms 10B and 10BB.
CBDT Income Tax Notification 7/2023 dt. 21/02/2023: CBDT notifies Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2023 amending IT Rules 16CC/17B and Forms 10B/10BB effective 01/04/2023
Amended IT Rule 16CC: Form of report of audit prescribed under tenth proviso to section 10(23C).-
The report of audit of the accounts of a fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution which is required to be furnished under clause (b) of the tenth proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 shall be in,-
(a) Form No. 10B where,-
(i) the total income of such fund or institution or trust or university or other educational institution or hospital or other medical institution, without giving effect to the provisions of the sub-clauses (iv), (v), (vi) and (via) of the said clause, exceeds rupees five crores during the previous year; or
(ii) such fund or institution or trust or university or other educational institution or hospital or other medical institution has received any foreign contribution during the previous year; or
(iii) such fund or institution or trust or university or other educational institution or hospital or other medical institution has applied any part of its income outside India during the previous year;
(b) Form No. 10BB in other cases.
Explanation.- For the purposes of sub-clause (II) of clause (a), the expression “foreign contribution” shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010).
Amended IT Rule 17B: Audit report in the case of charitable or religious trusts, etc.-
The report of audit of the accounts of a trust or institution which is required to be furnished under sub-clause (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 12A, shall be in,-
(a) Form No. 10B where,-
(i) the total income of such trust or institution, without giving effect to the provisions of sections 11 and 12 of the Act, exceeds rupees five crores during the previous year; or
(ii) such trust or institution has received any foreign contribution during the previous year; or
(iii) such trust or institution has applied any part of its income outside India during the previous year;
(b) Form No. 10BB in other cases.
Explanation.- For the purposes of sub-clause (II) of clause (a), the expression foreign contribution shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010).
Please refer above attachment for revised formats of Forms 10B and 10BB.