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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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Accumulation u/s. 11(1)(a) allowed at 15% of gross receipts: ITAT Delhi

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Department Cannot Deny Exemption Over Missing Section 12A Certificate

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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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Tax Exemption Status of BCCI: Recent Developments & Future Prospects

December 19, 2023 2178 Views 0 comment Print

Dive into Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2302 to understand the tax exemption status of BCCI, potential changes, and insights into its income during the IPL-2023 tournament.

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November 29, 2023 5235 Views 0 comment Print

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November 26, 2023 2706 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITO vs. Papathiyammal Pitchai Educational Trust case at ITAT Chennai, where a dispute over the denial of Section 11 deduction unfolds for AY 2020-21.

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November 20, 2023 1218 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance of expenditure owing to suspension of business unsustainable as there is nothing on record to show that assessee has completely abandoned or closed the business forever by disposing of its assets and going into liquidation.

Donations cannot be considered as anonymous u/s. 115BBC as details of donors provided

November 18, 2023 2208 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that donations received cannot be considered to be anonymous donations under section 115BBC as details i.e., name, address, PAN, amount of donations of donors provided and not proved to be wrong.

Exemption u/s. 11 not deniable as no violation of proviso to provision of section 2(15)

November 17, 2023 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that revision order u/s. 263 unjustified and liable to be quashed as no findings which proves that there is a violation of the proviso to provision of section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Accordingly, exemption u/s. 11 rightly claimed.

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November 12, 2023 603 Views 0 comment Print

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Corpus Donations Taxable in Absence of Section 11 Exemption

November 9, 2023 7599 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that corpus donations received by the Trust is income of the Trust when the Trust is not entitled for the exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act.

Section 80G Registration doesn’t Preclude Trust from availing Section 115BBC(2)(b) benefit

November 9, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that merely because an assessee is registered u/s 80G of the Act will not automatically mean that such Trust cannot have any religious purpose and therefore cannot avail benefit of Section 115BBC(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act.

ITAT Grants Section 11 Exemption for Voluntary School Corpus Donations by Parents

November 9, 2023 3033 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai approves Section 11 exemption for voluntary school corpus donations from parents. Get insights into this tax case.

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