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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The tribunal held that assessments completed through the DRP mechanism remain subject to the outer time limit prescribed under section 153. The key takeaway is that section 144C does not extend or override statutory limitation periods.
The law now mandates a single exemption pathway for charitable institutions, ending the flexibility of parallel regimes. The key takeaway is that once a regime is chosen, procedural compliance becomes binding and decisive.
The Tribunal held that limitation under Section 153 overrides the DRP timeline under Section 144C. As the assessment was completed beyond the statutory outer limit, it was quashed as invalid.
The Tribunal held that a final assessment passed after the expiry of Section 153 is invalid, even if it follows DRP directions. The is that limitation under Section 153 remains mandatory and cannot be bypassed through the DRP route.
SEO Description: The Tribunal held that post–Finance Act 2025, eligible trusts must receive ten-year registration under Section 12AB. A five-year registration granted after the amendment was therefore held invalid.
ITAT Jaipur held that application for approval under section 80G inadvertently considered as application under section 12AB of the Income Tax Act is against principle of natural justice. Accordingly, matter restored back to CIT(E).
The issue was whether a charitable trust could lose exemption due to late uploading of Form 10B. ITAT held that Form 10B is procedural and delay alone cannot defeat exemption when audit was completed in time.
The issue was whether accumulated income could be taxed merely because it was not spent exactly for the purpose stated in Form-10. ITAT Delhi held that as long as funds are applied toward charitable educational objects, technical lapses or non-intimation to the AO cannot defeat exemption under Section 11.
ITAT Jaipur held that withdrawing approval under section 10(23C)(vi) of the Income Tax Act not justified in absence of any corroborative evidence of personal benefit of trustees and misuse of funds. Accordingly, appeal allowed and registration u/s. 10(23C)(vi) restored.
Tribunal rules that procedural delay in filing Form 10B does not bar exemption under sections 11 and 12, following Supreme Court guidance on procedural lapses.
