Gross receipts of educational society are less than one crore,is it mandatory fo get registered under sec 12AA to claim exemption????
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This discussion clarifies whether an educational society with gross receipts under one crore must register under Section 12AA to claim tax exemption. It confirms that simply filing an Income Tax Return (ITR) does not grant automatic exemption. Without 12AA registration, the society will be taxed as an Association of Persons (AOP) at the highest slab rate. Therefore, obtaining 12AA registration is mandatory to claim tax exemption, even when filing ITR 7 under section 139(4d).