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.
Income Tax : Courts held that prior exemption claims under Sections 11 and 12 cannot justify denial of 80G approval. The key takeaway is that b...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-filing of Form 10B is a curable defect and cannot justify denial of exemption during processing. Secti...
Income Tax : The law now mandates a single exemption pathway for charitable institutions, ending the flexibility of parallel regimes. The key t...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held exemption u/s 11 or 10(23C) cannot be denied at 143(1) stage for delayed Form 10B/10BB filing when reports were ...
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CA, CS, CMA : ICAI clarified that application of funds can only be made on actual payment basis in case of charitable trusts. This amendment is ...
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Income Tax : CA Shailesh R Ghedia president of BJP Professional Cell, Mumbai has written a letter to Honorable Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala S...
CA, CS, CMA, Income Tax : We have not noticed any heed being extended towards various issues and possible solutions we have proposed through those represent...
Income Tax : The Tribunal condoned a 60-day delay after accepting explanations relating to migration of the ITAT portal and the death of a fami...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that corpus donations cannot be taxed merely because Section 12AA registration was granted subsequently. Once r...
Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that the appellate authority failed to consider pending writ petitions and interim directions of the Bombay H...
Income Tax : The ITAT Chennai held that exemption under Section 11 cannot be denied merely because Form 10B was not filed along with the return...
Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that delay in filing Form No. 10 for claiming accumulation under Section 11(2) should be condoned where gen...
Income Tax : CBDT extends deadline for trusts and institutions to submit audit reports in Form 10B/10BB until November 10, 2024....
Income Tax : NOTIFICATION NO. 03/2016 Exercise of option etc under section 11. (1) The option to be exercised in accordance with the provisions...
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Chennai ITAT set aside the denial of Sections 11 & 12 tax exemption to a Trust, directing the AO to re-examine the claim after the CCIT decides on the pending Form 10B late filing condonation petition.
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Chennai’s ITAT rules that interest paid on a loan by a charitable trust is a valid ‘application of income,’ setting aside a tax disallowance of over Rs. 10 lakh.
ITAT Bangalore held that non-compliance with tax notices due to notices being sent to wrong email IDs and the demise of the assessee’s Chartered Accountant constitutes sufficient cause. The issue was restored to the AO for fresh adjudication
The ITAT Jaipur dismissed the appeals of Whole Sale Cloth Merchant Association, upholding the reassessments and denial of Section 11/12 exemption. The Tribunal confirmed that the trust’s failure to file returns
Tribunal held that 2022 amendment to Section 11(3) applies prospectively, allowing trusts to utilise past accumulations within six years under old law. Additions made under Section 115BBI were deleted.
ITAT Chandigarh has set aside the CIT(E)’s order cancelling the registration of Aryans Educational & Charitable Trust, holding that issues previously settled by the Tribunal cannot be re-opened for cancellation.
ITAT Kolkata allows Durgapur Education Society’s appeal, remanding the case to the CIT(A) for fresh consideration. The Tribunal condoned a 369-day delay and ordered examination of the society’s S. 12A exemption claim and its retrospective application for AY 2015-16.
ITAT Mumbai grants relief to a Rotary Trust, ruling a bona fide error in filing Form 80G instead of 12A justifies condonation of delay for re-registration and Section 11 exemption.
Kerala High Court has dismissed Vimala Hospital’s appeal, ruling that an error in a tax return cannot be corrected through a rectification plea if a revised return was not filed within the statutory timeframe. The court upheld the lower authorities’ decision, stating that the hospital’s voluntary declaration of anonymous donations in its return was binding.
