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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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Prior exemption claims under Sections 11 & 12 cannot justify denial of 80G approval

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...

March 20, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

Section 11 Exemption Denied for Missing Form 10B Held Invalid at 143(1) Stage

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-filing of Form 10B is a curable defect and cannot justify denial of exemption during processing. Secti...

January 14, 2026 687 Views 0 comment Print

Charitable Institution Exemptions: A Statutory Journey on a Tightrope

Income Tax : The law now mandates a single exemption pathway for charitable institutions, ending the flexibility of parallel regimes. The key t...

December 17, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption Can’t Be Denied for Late Form 10B Filing: ITAT Kolkata

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 ...

November 8, 2025 2436 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of income of charitable or religious trusts

Income Tax : Understand the taxability, registration, and exemption provisions for charitable and religious trusts under Sections 11–13, incl...

November 8, 2025 18471 Views 2 comments Print


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Tax Exemption Status of BCCI: Recent Developments & Future Prospects

Income Tax : Dive into Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2302 to understand the tax exemption status of BCCI, potential changes, and insights in...

December 19, 2023 4287 Views 0 comment Print

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

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 ...

September 14, 2022 39624 Views 2 comments Print

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

Income Tax : These instructions are guidelines to help the taxpayers for filling the particulars in CSV template in Part-B Details of donors an...

April 27, 2022 89544 Views 25 comments Print

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

Income Tax : CA Shailesh R Ghedia president of BJP Professional Cell, Mumbai has written a letter to Honorable Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala S...

April 30, 2021 9573 Views 1 comment Print

Representation to FM on Concerns of Chartered Accountants

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...

January 30, 2021 3204 Views 0 comment Print


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12A Registration Cannot Be Rejected Solely for Wrong Clause Selection in Form 10AB: ITAT Nagpur

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...

May 22, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Subsequent 12AA Registration Saves Trust: ITAT Treats Corpus Donation as Capital Receipt, Deletes Tax Addition

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that corpus donations cannot be taxed merely because Section 12AA registration was granted subsequently. Once r...

May 18, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Sets Aside CIT(A) Order for Ignoring Bombay HC Interim Relief on Section 10(23C) Exemption Claim

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that the appellate authority failed to consider pending writ petitions and interim directions of the Bombay H...

May 16, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

Delayed Form 10B Filing Not Enough to Deny Section 11 Exemption Exemption

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...

May 16, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Condones 430-Day Delay in Filing Form 10 for Section 11 Exemption

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...

May 13, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print


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

Income Tax : CBDT extends deadline for trusts and institutions to submit audit reports in Form 10B/10BB until November 10, 2024....

October 7, 2024 16560 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : NOTIFICATION NO. 03/2016 Exercise of option etc under section 11. (1) The option to be exercised in accordance with the provisions...

January 14, 2016 9394 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Part III of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) (Part I - 08.07.2015) for making application for claim of tax exemption u/s 11(...

July 27, 2015 804 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Many NGOs and Charitable Organizations in India have expressed desire to support relief and rehabilitation work for the benefit of...

July 8, 2015 1849 Views 0 comment Print

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

Corporate Law : Section 11 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 – Development Commissioner – Rescission of all previous notifications appoi...

December 23, 2010 564 Views 0 comment Print


TPO to determine ALP of royalty payment using TNMM method: ITAT Bangalore

May 17, 2025 873 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that disallowance of entire royalty payment by taking ALP at NIL not justified since there is no change in facts, circumstances or functions and hence principle of consistency should be applied.

GST Council to Decide Compensation Cess on Supplies to Merchant Exporters

May 16, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that levy of Compensation Cess at the rate of 160% on the supply of goods i.e. branded tobacco products supplied to merchant exporters for export is kept in abeyance and the matter is referred to GST Council to decide the issue.

CPC cannot Deny Section 11 Exemption for Delay in Filing Form 10B Audit Report

May 14, 2025 1122 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin rules CPC cannot deny charitable trust’s exemption under Section 11 for delayed filing of audit report in Form 10B.

Section 11 exemption Denial for charging fees: ITAT Remands case to AO

May 14, 2025 510 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin sends back trust’s tax exemption denial case to tax officer, stating charging fees doesn’t automatically bar Section 11 benefits.

Delay in filing Form 10B condoned since genuine hardship faced: Delhi HC

May 13, 2025 618 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that delay in filing Form 10B is condonable since genuine hardship is faced by the petitioner and there is sufficient material on record proving the same. Accordingly, writ disposed of.

Voluntary donations received by registered trust are capital receipts: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 10, 2025 819 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that amount of corpus of donations i.e. voluntary donations received by trust registered under section 12A are considered as capital receipts and hence not chargeable to Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Trust involved in charitable-religious activities not benefitting specific religious community eligible for exemption u/s. 11

May 9, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act eligible to trust involved in charitable-religious activities which doesn’t benefit any specific religious community. Accordingly, matter restored to CIT(E) for reconsideration.

Exemption u/s. 10(23C)(iiiad) granted even in absence of approval u/s. 12A

May 9, 2025 2148 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that exemption under section 10(23C)(iiiad) of the Income Tax Act granted on the basis of provisional registration under section 10(23C)(i) of the Income Tax Act even in absence of approval u/s. 12A. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Status of Charitable Trust’s not get affected for making reasonable payments to related party

May 8, 2025 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was predominantly engaged in activities of imparting education and also involving the certain educational institutions. Assessee had filed its return of income for AY 2009-10 on disclosing nil income.

Benefit of exemption u/s. 11(1)(a) cannot be debarred for incurring more expense than income

May 8, 2025 672 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that trust incurring more expenditure than income doesn’t debar it from benefit of exemption u/s. 11(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act in respect of income admittedly applied for charitable purpose. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

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