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section 11

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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Trust involved in charitable-religious activities not benefitting specific religious community eligible for exemption u/s. 11

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May 9, 2025 294 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption u/s. 10(23C)(iiiad) granted even in absence of approval u/s. 12A

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Status of Charitable Trust’s not get affected for making reasonable payments to related party

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Benefit of exemption u/s. 11(1)(a) cannot be debarred for incurring more expense than income

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CBDT Extends Deadline for Trusts to Submit Audit Reports in Form 10B/10BB

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Section 11-CBDT notifies online forms for accumulation of income by a trust

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CBDT guidelines for NGOs seeking exemption U/s. 11 for providing relief to earthquake hit people in Nepal- Part III

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CBDT guidelines for NGOs seeking exemption U/s. 11 for providing relief to earthquake hit people in Nepal- Part I

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Non-disposal of application for registration u/s 12AA within six months didn’t result in “Deemed Registration”

October 29, 2024 552 Views 0 comment Print

Non-disposal of application for registration u/s 12AA(2) within a period of six months would not result in deemed grant of registration as Parliament had carefully and advisedly not provided for such deeming fiction.

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October 29, 2024 348 Views 0 comment Print

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ITAT Mumbai Dismisses Tax Appeal Due to Revised Monetary Limit

October 29, 2024 309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai dismisses tax appeal against Old Girtonians Association due to CBDT’s revised monetary limits under Circular No. 9/2024 for appeals below ₹60 lakh.

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October 28, 2024 2244 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was engaged in the business of purchasing and renting properties, as also the entire income of the assessee was based on the income received from leasing its properties.

Section 115JB Inapplicable to corresponding new bank: ITAT Bangalore

October 26, 2024 303 Views 0 comment Print

The fiction created by Section 11 of the Acquisition Act, does not imply that the assessee bank would also become a company for the purpose of the Companies Act for which Clause (b) of Sub-Section 2 of Section 115JB is applicable.

Interest on delayed payment of custom duty deductible u/s. 37: ITAT Bangalore

October 24, 2024 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that interest due to delayed payment of custom duty is deductible u/s 37 of the Act as it is an accretion to the main payment and not a penalty and accordingly allowable as deduction.

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October 21, 2024 603 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Condonation rejected as time limit prescribed u/s. 61 of IBC not satisfied: NCLAT Chennai

October 19, 2024 201 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Anonymous donation by religious and charitable trust is exempt from tax: Bombay HC

October 17, 2024 1173 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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October 14, 2024 534 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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