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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 89541 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 102 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 537 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


Section 11 Exemption cannot be Denied Merely because Income is Exempt from Principles of Mutuality

July 17, 2020 1833 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the exemption u/s 11 will be allowed against the interest income, exchange gain, and miscellaneous income to the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry?

Mid Day Meal supply to poor students of schools is Charitable in Nature

July 8, 2020 3984 Views 0 comment Print

whether the Mid Day Meal supply to the poor students of the schools as per the programme of State Government is considered as commercial activity?

Land Purchased for establishing a university – Section 11 Exemption Allowed

June 28, 2020 2928 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the AO was correct in denying the exemption u/s 11 to the assessee against Purchase of Land and FLAT in preparation to establishing a university and not in the nature of any ‘real estate’ operation ?

Online Coaching is Education u/s 2(15) & eligible for tax Exemption

June 14, 2020 12909 Views 0 comment Print

NIIT Foundation Vs CIT (ITAT Delhi) Online Coaching considered as Education u/s 2(15) hence eligible for Exemption under section 11/12 The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in holding that the activity carried out by the Appellant is not in the nature of ‘education’ within the meaning of Section 2(15) of the […]

Income-Tax Payment made by Assessee is Application of Income & it is Eligible for Deduction u/s 11

June 9, 2020 4830 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Income-tax payment made by assessee is an application of income and will be eligible for deduction u/s 11?

Exemption u/s 10 & 11 cannot be granted merely based on section 12AA Registration

June 4, 2020 1416 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Income Tax benefit under section 10 and 11 will be granted on the basis of registration under section 12AA?

Hostel Facility by Charitable Educational Trust cannot be held as business

May 27, 2020 4788 Views 0 comment Print

Harish Chand Ram Kali Charitable Trust Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in concluding that the hostel running activity is a business activity? The assessee society was established with the aim to impart education and other charitable activities covered under section 2(15) of The Income Tax Act. […]

Indian Trust -Sec-2(15) –Is it really a boon for Public Charitable Trusts?

May 8, 2020 29253 Views 10 comments Print

The Charitable institutions play important supplementary role, apart from Govt of India/States social welfare depts., in uplifting the poor from poor economic conditions to and try to shield them from starvation.

Enforceability of Arbitration Clause in an Unstamped Arbitration Agreement

April 27, 2020 2637 Views 0 comment Print

Enforceability of Arbitration Clause in an Unstamped Arbitration Agreement Vis-À-Vis Section 9 and Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; A Conundrum

Taxation of Charitable/Religious Trust

April 26, 2020 511534 Views 36 comments Print

Shalki Bansal Charitable/religious trusts are the trusts which are formed with an objective of providing relief to poor, education, medical relief, preservation of environment/ monuments , advancement of objects of general public utility, religious purpose, etc. There taxation has always been a point of concern. The entire income of such trust (be it house property, […]

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