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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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Amendments Effective From 1st April, 2024 For Charitable Trusts

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Understanding Section 43B(h) | Impact on MSME Payments

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Assessment of Charitable and Religious Trusts and Institutions

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Understanding Trademark Objection: Section 11 Refusal Grounds

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December 19, 2023 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Application of funds by trust can be made only on actual payment basis

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September 14, 2022 31185 Views 1 comment Print

How to file Form 10BD – Part-B Details of donors & donation

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Improper drastic changes in Income tax provisions relating to Trusts/NGOs

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Representation to FM on Concerns of Chartered Accountants

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Section 11(1)(d) Exemption allowable to Corpus donations received by trust

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Dividend on Donated Shares to Corpus Fund Not Income from Other Sources

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Delhi HC Denies Tax Exemption to Trust Charging Capitation Fee

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Gem & jewellery Exhibitions for members benefit not commercial Activity: ITAT allows Section 11 exemption to GJEPC

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July 8, 2024 207 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT allows section 11 exemption as payment of Salary & Rent to specified persons was not excessive 

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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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Rescission of all previous notifications appointing Director, Software Technology Parks of India as Development Commissioner of IT& ITES SEZs

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SEBI circular on Quarterly Reporting by Foreign Venture Capital Investors (FVCI)

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Expenditure incurred by trust outside India cannot be considered as application of income

July 26, 2022 4098 Views 0 comment Print

Church’s Auxiliary For Social Action Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) In the case of India Brand Equity Foundation vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (E), Trust, Ward-II, New Delhi [(2012) 23 com 323 (Del)] it was held that amount spent outside India for participating in a fare held outside India cannot be treated as application of […]

ITAT denied Section 11 & 12 exemptions for failure to File Form No. 10B Electronically

July 15, 2022 2556 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT dismisses Ambica Trust’s appeal as it failed to electronically file Form 10B for exemptions under sections 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act.

Section 11(2) deduction cannot be disallowed by 143(1)(a) adjustment

June 27, 2022 2148 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee received intimation under section 143(1) of the Act from CPC Bengaluru and in the said intimation, certain adjustments were made as regards deduction claimed under section 11(2) of the Act, which according to the assessee have been incorrectly disallowed since assessee case is directly supported by the decision of the Calcutta High Court in the case of Natwarlal Chaudhry Charitable Trust 189 ITR 656 (Cal).

Charitable Trusts – Exemption under Section 11 of Income Tax Act, 1961

June 24, 2022 83478 Views 11 comments Print

Section 11 of Income Tax Act,1961 provides exemptions for Income earned from property held under charitable trusts / societies for the activities carried out for charitable or religious purposes subject to certain terms and conditions.

Examining fulfilment of conditions at the time of registration u/s 12AA is unjustified

June 23, 2022 1461 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Held that at the stage of granting registration u/s. 12AA of the Act, authority cannot examine whether the conditions for availing exemptions under Section 11 of the Act are fulfilled or not.

ITAT upheld penalty on amount accumulated by Trust but not utilised & disclosed in ITR

June 22, 2022 252 Views 0 comment Print

Association of Indian Forging Industry Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Association of Indian Forging Industry (hereinafter referred to as appellant) is a not-for-profit company incorporated u/s 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 and is also registered u/s 12A of the I.T. Act 1961, therefore eligible for exemption u/s 11 of the Act. As per the memorandum […]

Charitable Trusts – All about Investments, Corpus & Anonymous Donation

June 13, 2022 38703 Views 1 comment Print

Ensure tax-exempt status for trusts with our guide. Compliance with Income Tax Act secures exemptions for property-derived income. Explore investments, corpus donations, and more.

ITAT grants section 11 exemptions to charitable trust on the principle of consistency

June 4, 2022 1554 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT (Exemption) Vs Yug Nirman Yojna Vistar Trust (ITAT Delhi) Facts- The assessee is a trust, registered u/s 12A of Income Tax Act. Perusal of assessment order dated 29.12.2016 passed by the Assessing Officer u/s 143(3) of Income Tax Act; shows that registration u/s 12A was granted to the assessee by order dated 01.05.2009 of […]

Section 11 & 12 Exemption allowable to Surat District Cricket Association

May 25, 2022 855 Views 0 comment Print

When the assessee’s main dominant and prime objective was to promote the sports was not desire to earn profits but, object of promoting sports for Nation, it was clearly a charitable purpose. Assessee was entitled for exemption under section 11.

Section Exemption available for imparting architectural education

May 19, 2022 498 Views 0 comment Print

Held that imparting of ‘education’ in the field of architecture is covered within the provisions of section 2(15) of the Act and hence eligible for exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act

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