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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ITAT Chandigarh held that exemption u/s 11 & 12 cannot be denied in entirety to a charitable trust for interest-free advances to related parties. Only undue benefit under s.13(3) can be taxed. Matter remanded to AO.
ITAT Chennai dismisses the Revenue’s appeal, upholding a temple’s claim for tax exemption under Section 11 despite a delayed registration and return filing for AY 2017-18.
ITAT Kolkata held that denial of exemption u/s. 10(23C)(via) due to inadvertent mistake of claiming exemption under section 12A instead of 10(23C)(via) is not justifiable. Accordingly, exemption granted u/s. 10(23C)(via) as requisite Form 10BB already filed.
Assessee filed a writ petition challenging the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to return his compounding application. The application was filed after an adjudication order had already been passed against him under FEMA.
The ITAT has remanded a trust’s application for regular registration after the CIT(E) rejected it as premature. The tribunal ruled the law doesn’t bar early applications and cited a previous judgment.
The Bombay High Court has set aside an order by the PCIT, condoning a 24-day delay in filing Form 10B for Mirae Asset Foundation and restoring its Section 11 tax exemption.
Chhattisgarh High Court held that the petitioner would not be entitled for Input Tax Credit [ITC] to electrical energy consumed for maintenance of its township since it is not in the course or furtherance of business in terms of section 2(17) r.w.s. 16(1) of the CGST Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that denial of exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act not justified since previous registration u/s. 12A continued to be valid till grant of provisional registration under the new scheme u/s. 12AB of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Cochin rules that a temple trust’s advance payments for an ongoing construction project constitute a valid application of funds under Section 11.
The ITAT Cochin ruled that registration under Section 12A cannot be canceled solely based on issues related to income tax assessments or minor operational details.
