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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Bombay High Court held that Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) could give directions only in pending assessment proceedings. Once assessment order is passed, DRP has not power to pass any direction.
CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 14 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 (CCR, 2004) can only be made applicable against the manufacturer/service provider or the person who availed the allegedly inadmissible credit and accordingly recovery of CENVAT Credit against Input Service Distributor unsustainable.
In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble Supreme Court observed that once the undue advantage i.e., any gratification whatever, other than the legal remuneration is proved to have been accepted by the accused, the Court is entitled to raise the presumption under Section 20 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, that he accepted the undue advantage as a motive or reward under Section 7, for performing or to cause performance of a public duty improperly or dishonestly.
ITAT Pune held that invocation of revisionary jurisdiction u/s. 263 of the Income Tax Act unjustified when AO examined the claim and took one of the plausible views and hence the assessment order cannot be termed as an “erroneous”.
ITAT Chennai held that Once, nature of expenditure and source is explained, then the question of making additions towards refund money as unexplained expenditure u/s. 69C of the Income Tax Act does not arise.
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Himachal Pradesh High Court held that exemption u/s 11 of the Income Tax Act duly entitled even if Funds Pending Utilization was more than the prescribed limit as proved that funds were utilized for the purpose of achieving its objective.
ITAT Delhi held that provisions of section 11(3) states that donations given out of accumulated funds u/s 11(2) of the Income Tax Act of earlier previous years are not allowable as application of income for charitable or religious purposes and the same shall be deemed to be income of the assessee.
Analysis of ITAT Bangalore’s decision in Sindhi Youth Association vs ADIT, focusing on set-off of earlier year’s excess application to subsequent year’s income under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act for Charitable Trusts.
