Trust audit due date extended for the FY 2020-2021
Charity Commissioner of Maharashtra has further extended due date for submitting trust accounts for the FY 2020-21. Extended due date vide Circular No 593 dated 31/01/2022 is 15th February 2022. Earlier vide Circular No 592 due date was extended till 31 January 2022. Original due date was 30th October 2021
Trust Audit
The trustee shall get the accounts audited within six months of the date of balancing the accounts (generally 31st March) under section 33 (1) of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act 1950 , and the auditor shall forward a copy of the balance sheet and the income and expenditure account along with his audit report to the Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner within a fortnight of the audit online on the website of the Charity Commissioner.
Take benefit of such extension and ensure timely compliance. Several thousand trusts and societies have been de-registered by the charity commissioner on account of failure to submit annual audited accounts. Trust Audit is an important compliance to keep your trust active with Charity Commissioner.
Here is the circular no 593 of extension of due date for online submission of trust accounts for the FY 2020-21