A public outreach programme on the provisions of the Income Tax Act 2025 with respect to non-profit organisations was held in Kumbakonam on Monday.The programme, conducted by the Commissionerate of Income Tax (Exemptions), Chennai, and hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) at Kumbakonam, was organised to sensitise non-profit organisations (NPOs) and tax professionals to the provisions of the Income-Tax Act applicable to registered charitable institutions and the importance of timely statutory compliance.J. Premanand, Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Chennai, and B. Adhavan, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, pointed out that NPOs played an important role in areas such as education, healthcare, social welfare, relief of the poor and other charitable activities. They highlighted the importance of ensuring transparency, accountability, proper maintenance of records and compliance with the statutory requirements.In a presentation, J. Aiswarya, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, and J.Rajaram, Income Tax Officer, elaborated on various provisions relating to registered NPOs, including registration, exemption, application and accumulation of income, maintenance of records, audit requirements, filing of prescribed forms and other compliance-related matters, according to a press from the Income-Tax Department. Published - August 25, 2026 06:30 pm IST