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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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Section 11 Exemption Cannot Be Denied as Form 10B Was Filed Before Return Processing: ITAT Jaipur

Income Tax : ITAT held that delayed filing of Form 10B cannot defeat Section 11 exemption if the audit report is available before processing un...

July 2, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on taxation of charitable or religious trusts under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has issued detailed FAQs explaining registration, audit, return filing, investment norms, and tax exempt...

June 20, 2026 16131 Views 2 comments Print

Taxation of Charitable & Religious Trusts: A Guide to Sections 11–13 – Part-II

Income Tax : This analysis explains how Parliament designed Sections 11 to 13 to ensure that tax-free income is ultimately used for charitable ...

June 10, 2026 3393 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Charitable & Religious Trusts: A Guide to Sections 11–13 – Part-I

Income Tax : This analysis explains how charitable and religious trusts qualify for exemption under Sections 11 to 13 of the Income-tax Act. It...

June 7, 2026 5121 Views 1 comment Print

Taxability of income of charitable or religious trusts

Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...

June 7, 2026 19200 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 4452 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 39879 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 90297 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 9618 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 3231 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Unregistered Charitable Trust Can Claim Section 57(iii) Deduction Against Gross Receipts: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that denial of Section 11 exemption does not bar consideration of deductions under Section 57(iii) after factual ...

July 6, 2026 885 Views 0 comment Print

Anticipatory Bail to Former IAS Officer was dismissed as there was possibility of tampering evidence in corruption case

Income Tax : Having regard to the gravity of the allegations, the ongoing investigation, the requirement of further probe into digital and fina...

July 6, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

Delayed Form 10B Filing Not Ground to Deny Section 11/12 Exemption: ITAT Surat

Income Tax : ITAT Surat held that delayed filing of Form 10B is a procedural lapse and remanded the matter after directing the AO to consider t...

July 5, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 143(1) Order for Failure to Issue Mandatory Prior Intimation

Income Tax : ITAT held that CPC could not make adjustments under Section 143(1) without issuing the mandatory prior intimation. The order was q...

June 30, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid if CIT Failed to Show Assessment Was Erroneous

Income Tax : The Court held that Section 263 could not be invoked where the AO had raised queries, examined replies and completed the assessmen...

June 30, 2026 147 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 16833 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 9442 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 828 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 1897 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 585 Views 0 comment Print


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

December 30, 2024 777 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 459 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 600 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 405 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 1254 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.

Denial of exemption u/s. 11 by CPC in rectification petition not justified: ITAT Ahmedabad

December 24, 2024 2766 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that denial of exemption u/s. 11 by CPC in the rectification petition not justified since the same was allowed in earlier proceeding and it is settled position of law that debatable issues cannot be done in rectification proceedings.

Trust cannot be denied deductions for clerical errors in Return filing: ITAT Delhi

December 24, 2024 5430 Views 0 comment Print

Arya Samaj G.K.-II disputes typographical errors and exemptions u/s 11 in their appeal to ITAT Delhi for AY 2014-15. Read the full case analysis here.

Adjudication proceedings cannot be kept pending for years: Delhi HC

December 21, 2024 3495 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that adjudication proceedings under Customs Act, 1962; the Finance Act, 1994 and Central Goods and Services Tax, 2017 cannot be kept pending for years and decades together.

Dispute Over Non-Payment of Wages and Termination Legality Non-Arbitrable

December 20, 2024 732 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that petition under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not maintainable since disputed that are related to non-payment of wages and legality and propriety of termination are non-arbitrable.

High Court wrongly considered matter u/s. 10(20) instead of section 11 and 12 hence matter remanded

December 19, 2024 366 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that Rajasthan High Court not justified in dismissing the appeal by considering matter under section 10(20) since it was the case of section 11 and 12 of Income Tax Act. Accordingly, order set aside and remanded back for fresh consideration.

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