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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


Latest Judiciary


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


Latest Notifications


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


Impossible to mention registration u/s 12AB in ITR-7: ITAT remanded the matter to AO for considering registration u/s 12 A

January 6, 2025 3288 Views 0 comment Print

Before ITAT, it was submitted that it is impossible for the assessee to mention new registration number in ITR-7 as it was filed on 13.03.2022 and the same was obtained on 04.04.2022 after filing of ITR-7.

ITAT Refers AO to Examine Section 2(15) Allowability in Light of SC Decision

January 3, 2025 852 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter abovementioned ITAT referred to the AO to examine the allowability of the claim u/s 11 of the Act in view of the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the decision of ACIT Vs. Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority, (2022) 449 ITR 1 (SC).

Reopening based on material available during assessment proceedings not permissible: Bombay HC

January 1, 2025 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that reopening of assessment u/s. 147 in absence of any fresh material, based on material already available during assessment proceedings, tantamount to mere change of opinion and the same is not permissible in law.

Delay in filing Form 9A condoned since the same was bona fide: Bombay HC

January 1, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

In this regard, the petitioner was guided by Central Board of Direct Taxes (“ CBDT” for short) Circular No. 7 of 2018, dated 20 December 2018 for the A.Y. 2016-2017 issued under Section 119(2)(b) of the IT Act.

No denial of FTC claim due to procedural delay in filing Form 67

December 31, 2024 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Although Rule 128(9) requires Form 67, assessee’s compliance within this rule during the rectification stage demonstrated a good faith or effort to fulfil procedural requirement.

ITAT is final fact-finding body, need not to intervene-Madras HC

December 30, 2024 690 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter abovementioned Hon’ble Madras HC denied to grant any relief to the petitioner by holding that ITAT is the ultimate fact finding body and findings of facts of the Tribunal cannot be interfered under Section 260A of IT Act.

Appeal filed after 1350 days without reasonable cause not condoned: ITAT Ahmedabad

December 28, 2024 426 Views 0 comment Print

The present appeal is filed by the assessee against the denial of registration under section 12AB of the Income Tax Act vide the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption), Ahmedabad.

Redemption fine reduced as exporter not contravened any provisions of Customs Act: CESTAT Mumbai

December 27, 2024 567 Views 0 comment Print

Two numbers of Writ Petitions were filed by the importer before the Hon’ble High Court of Rajasthan, challenging various notifications issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (‘DGFT’).

Non-granting of registration u/s. 12AB as objective has element of commerciality not justified

December 26, 2024 378 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee-company incorporated u/s 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 claiming to be for charitable purpose, applied to CPC for grant of provisional registration u/s 12AB and provisional approval u/s 80G, which were granted by CPC.

Madras HC directed strict implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act

December 24, 2024 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Directions are given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court right from Visakato Aureliano Fernandez Vs. State of Goa and others in respect of the strict implementation of the provisions of PoSH Act.

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