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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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Condonation of Delay for Filing Forms 9A, 10, 10B, 10BB Post-18th Nov 2024

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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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March 9, 2025 54 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal Cannot Decide Merits After Ruling Appeal Not Maintainable: Bombay HC

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March 5, 2025 252 Views 0 comment Print

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

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February 28, 2025 5778 Views 0 comment Print

Department Cannot Deny Exemption Over Missing Section 12A Certificate

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No retrospective cancellation of Section 12A registration of Trust: ITAT Pune

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CBDT Extends Deadline for Trusts to Submit Audit Reports in Form 10B/10BB

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October 7, 2024 13569 Views 0 comment Print

Section 11-CBDT notifies online forms for accumulation of income by a trust

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January 14, 2016 8914 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT guidelines for NGOs seeking exemption U/s. 11 for providing relief to earthquake hit people in Nepal- Part III

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July 27, 2015 645 Views 0 comment Print

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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Person even if without reading has signed MOU is bound by its terms

August 19, 2023 4800 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that a person who signed a document which contains contractual terms is normally bound by them, even though he had read them or not. Here, the plaintiff has signed the MoU in token of acceptance of the terms thereof and is bound by the terms thereof, including the Arbitration Agreement.

Exemption u/s 10(23C)(iiiac) available when government grant exceeds 50% of total receipts

August 11, 2023 3417 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that exemption under section 10(23C)(iiiac) of the Income Tax Act is available when government grant exceeds 50% of total receipts (and not total income) including voluntary contribution.

Assessee’s Valid Claims Shouldn’t Suffer Due to Ignorance/Mistake: ITAT Chennai

August 9, 2023 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Chennai order directing the re-computation of the income of Vivekananda Seva Trust due to inadvertent errors in filing the Income Tax Return forms.

Income Tax Exempt on compulsory Agricultural Land Acquisition Awards

August 4, 2023 2376 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of the ITAT Kolkata order in the case of Parasnath Vinimay Pvt. Ltd. vs. CPC. The appeal discusses the income tax exemption on awards received for compulsory acquisition of agricultural land.

Retrospective cancellation of trust registration u/s. 12AB of Income Tax Act invalid

August 3, 2023 4263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that cancellation of registration of trust retrospectively from AY 2016-17 under section 12AB(4) of the Income Tax Act is invalid.

Analysis of Section 11 of Income Tax Act: Income from Property held for Charitable or Religious Purposes

July 31, 2023 4497 Views 1 comment Print

Section 11, deals with taxation of income from property held for charitable or religious purposes. This article aims to provide a detailed analysis of Section 11, including its provisions, scope, exclusions, and implications.

ITAT Disallows Tax Exemption for Trust’s Commercial Activities

July 29, 2023 4038 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the ITAT Chennai verdict in Palaniappa Charitable Vs ITO where income from commercial activities carried out by the trust was not considered exempted from income tax.

Pharmacy Store Income Incidental to dominant object of running Hospital- Not Taxable

July 28, 2023 1968 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that twin conditions as set out in section 11(4A) of the Income Tax Act are satisfied and income accrued from Pharmacy store is incidental to the dominant object of running Hospital. Hence, addition towards profits earned from Pharmacy Store not taxable.

NCLT Delhi Approves Arena Superstructures’ Resolution Plan

July 26, 2023 1335 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Delhi subject to the observations, approved the Resolution Plan in respect of Arena Superstructures Private Limited (Corporate Debtor) as the Resolution Plan has been approved by the CoC with 71.11% of the members voting and is in accordance with the law.

Goods brought in factory premises without proper invoice establishes clandestine removal of goods

July 22, 2023 384 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the goods were brought in the factory premises without having proper invoices/documents with intent to clear them clandestinely. Accordingly, confiscation and the redemption fine as well as the penalty imposed u/s. 11 AC of Central Excise Act read with Rule 25 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 is absolutely justified.

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