Income received from a charitable/religious trust will be tax-exempt under Section 11, provided that the activity being performed is incidental to the attainment of objectives set by the trust/institution, and separate books of account are maintained by the particular trust/institution pertaining to the business. In this article, we look at some of the major exemptions provided under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act.
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Section 36(1)(vii) of ITA applied separately to non-rural debts, while Section 36(1)(viia) of the tax statute only applied to rural debts, making it clear that banks were entitled to claim both deductions, provided they pertained to different types of advances.
NCLAT Chennai held that appellant having knowledge of the proceedings fall within the purview of the term ‘Person Aggrieved’ u/s. 61(1) hence cannot be exempt from applying for certified copy within prescribed time.
Bombay High Court in the case of Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Trust held that anonymous donation received by religious and charitable trust is entitled to benefit of an exemption from tax under section 115BBC(2b) of the Income Tax Act.
Since there was no infirmity on the behalf of the investigation agencies in invoking confiscation under section 123 of the Customs Act, 1962 in respect of seven gold bars bearing foreign markings out of the ten bars seized.
ITAT Hyderabad rules that delayed filing of Form 10/10B is not fatal to claiming Section 11 exemption, as long as form is available before processing under Section 143(1). Appeal allowed.
AO, however, did not accept the explanation of the assessee and the accumulation of income of Rs.5,92,352/-in A.Y. 2008-09, which was held as not applied within the stipulated period of 5 years, was treated as income of the current year.
Madras High Court held that Powder Coating products like yokes, links and tubes amounts to works contract and hence the same is liable to tax under section 15(1) of the Puducherry Value Added Tax Act, 2007.
CBDT extends deadline for trusts and institutions to submit audit reports in Form 10B/10BB until November 10, 2024.
Patna High Court held that assigning reasons or grounds is mandatory while preparing seizure memo. Action based on local trader’s opinion is not reliable and acceptable. Accordingly, seizure memo is liable to be set aside.
ITAT Bangalore held that rejection of exemption u/s. 11 of the Income Tax Act due to non-appearance of form 10B in e-filing portal unjustified as form was already filed but was not appearing in e-filing portal. Matter remanded for fresh consideration.
