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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Dehradun ITAT rules Form 10B filing is directory, not mandatory, allowing charitable trusts to claim Section 11 exemption even with delayed submissions.
ITAT Indore held that retrospective cancellation of registration granted under section 10(23C)(vi) of the Income Tax Act invalid. Amendment brought in statute via Finance Act, 2022 is prospectively effective from 01.04.2022.
ITAT Hyderabad remands Ujwal Foundation’s appeals for 80G approval and 12AB registration, citing Supreme Court precedent on considering proposed charitable activities.
ITAT Surat rules Section 11 exemption for trusts cannot be denied solely for late Form 10B filing if submitted before the 143(1) order, citing multiple judicial precedents.
ITAT Hyderabad rules that a charitable society’s name change with a new PAN requires fresh Section 12A registration for tax exemption. Net surplus, not gross receipts, to be taxed if exemption denied.
ITAT Ahmedabad denied Section 12AB registration to a trust, citing its objects benefited a particular religious community (“Vaishnav Sadhu (Bava Vairagi)”), violating Section 13(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act.
Madras High Court held that main object of the Charitable Trust being microfinance is not eligible which is not charitable in nature cannot claim the benefit of exemption either under Section 11(1) or under Section 11(4A) of the Income Tax Act.
Dehradun ITAT allows Section 11 exemption for Guru Singh Sabha despite late Form 10B, citing Sarvodaya Charitable Trust precedent that filing is directory.
ITAT Hyderabad held that adhoc disallowance under section 40A(2)(a) of the Income Tax Act merely on the basis of suspicion and surmises without adequate evidence not sustainable in law. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) upheld and appeal of revenue dismissed.
ITAT Bangalore held that once the audit report filed in form 10B to be available with the Assessing Officer before the assessment proceedings take place, the requirement of Law is satisfied. Thus, exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act allowed.
