03 May 2012
An organization has been granted the status as a "Scietific Research Organization" by SIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) of DSIR (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
Now section 35(1)(ii)/(iii) of the Income Tax Act is related with the deduction for contribution given to APPROVED scientific research organizations.
Now the said organization has already been approved by SIRO, can the income-tax officers still deny the status as "Scietific Research Organization"? I think if the income-tax officers has any query, he can as per section 35 direct the approving authority to withdraw the status and he cannot directly withdraw the status.