80GGC. In computing the total income of an assessee, being any person, except local authority and every artificial juridical person wholly or partly funded by the Government, there shall be deducted any amount of contribution made by him, in the previous year, to a political party or an electoral trust :
Provided that no deduction shall be allowed under this section in respect of any sum contributed by way of cash.
Explanation.—For the purposes of sections 80GGB and 80GGC, “political party” means a political party registered under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951).
Highlights:
- This deduction is not available for local authority & Artificial Juridical person
- Other then above this is available for Individual, HUF, AOP, BOI, Company, Firm etc.
- Important to note that, Do not make donation in Cash to get deduction under This section
- Donation made to political party or Electoral Trust is eligible only
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