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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Activity of Chemist / Pharmacy is incidental or ancillary to dominant object or purpose for running a hospital & Tax Exemption allowable.
Advancement of any other object of general public utility would continue to be a charitable purpose, if the activity in the nature of trade, commerce, or business is undertaken in the course of actual carrying out of such advancement of any other object of general public utility and the aggregate receipts from any activity in the nature of trade, commerce or business, or any activity of rendering service in relation to any trade, commerce or business does not exceed 20% of the total receipts of the trust or institution undertaking such activities, for the previous year.
Where surplus funds were utilized for additions to a building, which was let out and the income thereof applied for charitable or religious purposes, the utilization of such surplus was held to amount to application of income for religious or charitable purposes
CIT (Exemption) Vs Mukund Bhavan Trust (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court held that Income of trust to the extent of violation of section 13 of Income Tax Act, 1961 is liable to tax at maximum marginal rate. Section 11 Exemption cannot be denied for violation of section 13 of the Act. FULL TEXT OF […]
Held that assessee providing education activities only which results in university degrees in various courses is eligible for exemption u/s 11.
Church’s Auxiliary For Social Action Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) In the case of India Brand Equity Foundation vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (E), Trust, Ward-II, New Delhi [(2012) 23 com 323 (Del)] it was held that amount spent outside India for participating in a fare held outside India cannot be treated as application of […]
Ahmedabad ITAT dismisses Ambica Trust’s appeal as it failed to electronically file Form 10B for exemptions under sections 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act.
The assessee received intimation under section 143(1) of the Act from CPC Bengaluru and in the said intimation, certain adjustments were made as regards deduction claimed under section 11(2) of the Act, which according to the assessee have been incorrectly disallowed since assessee case is directly supported by the decision of the Calcutta High Court in the case of Natwarlal Chaudhry Charitable Trust 189 ITR 656 (Cal).
Section 11 of Income Tax Act,1961 provides exemptions for Income earned from property held under charitable trusts / societies for the activities carried out for charitable or religious purposes subject to certain terms and conditions.
ITAT Held that at the stage of granting registration u/s. 12AA of the Act, authority cannot examine whether the conditions for availing exemptions under Section 11 of the Act are fulfilled or not.
