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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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.
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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.
In view of above facts, we restore this appeal back to the learned Assessing Officer with the direction to the assessee to substantiate the status of the assessee as trust and also eligibility of relevant provisions of Sections 11 and 12 by producing the registration u/s. 12AA of the Act.
ITAT Delhi held that cess fees received by the board is income derived from property held under trust and is thus taxable and the same cannot be treated as capital receipt.
Assessee preferred an appeal before CIT(A) with a delay of about 133 days in filing the appeal. However, CIT(A) dismissed the appeal by not condoning the delay and without adjudicating the issues on merits. Being aggrieved, the present appeal is filed.
Madras High Court rules on CIT Vs Indian Institute of Engineering, affirming tax exemption under Section 11 for payments made as per trust deed.
