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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 129 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 16116 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 3390 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 5097 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 19197 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 39876 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 90294 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 3225 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Unregistered Charitable Trust Can Claim Deduction Under Section 57(iii); Gross Receipts Cannot Be Taxed

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 552 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 144 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 123 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 285 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 135 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 16827 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


Exemption U/s. 11 cannot be denied merely for Running of bus by School to facilitate transportation of students & staff

March 24, 2019 2376 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee-school had provided transport facility by charging separate fee, the transportation activity being incidental to achieve the main object of the assessee-trust, i.e., providing education could not be considered as business activity, so as to deny exemption under section 11 because the transport facility was not provided to outsiders and was confined only to the students and staff of the assessee.

Charitable Trusts: Income Tax Perspective

March 5, 2019 292776 Views 11 comments Print

ARE INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES REALLY CHARITABLE WHEN IT COMES TO CHARITABLE TRUSTS? CHARITABLE TRUSTS: INCOME TAX PERSPECTIVE ‘Charity begins at home but should not end there.’ –Francis Bacon  The essence of the above quote has been fully captured in the definition of the expression “charitable purpose” as envisaged in the Income Tax Act, 1961. Under […]

Expense incurred by Trust for private parent company outside India not allowable

January 9, 2019 1077 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Escorts Cardiac Disease Hospital Society Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Assessee is not running any hospital towards which this expense has been incurred. The assessee just conducted a seminar for the benefit of its parent body i.e. Escorts Hospital, which is a private company. The expense has been incurred outside India and therefore, it is a […]

Charitable/Religious Trusts & Institutions – Simplified

December 4, 2018 83628 Views 2 comments Print

Article discusses the concept of Charitable/Religious Trusts and various tax benefits which the govt. has provided them. 1. What is Charitable/Religious Trust? 2. How Charitable/Religious Trust being created?

Running hospital with nursing school eligible for exemption U/s. 11

November 12, 2018 2256 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. MAJ Hospital Edappally Vs DCIT (ITAT Cochin) Assessee is entitled to the exemption u/s 11 of the income derived from an activity incidental to the achievement of the objects of the trust. For these reasons, we hold that the assessee’s activities of running the hospital and the nursing school are intricately connected and dependent […]

Running school buses for fees by Trust is not a commercial activity if same is incident to achieve main object of proving education

October 30, 2018 6747 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) The assessee did not provide transport facility to the outsiders and was providing the same only to the students and the staff working for the society. Since transport facility was incidental to achieve the object of providing education, i.e., the object of the society, therefore, the transport […]

Income of Indian Plastics Institute from technical lectures, seminars and workshop is exempt

October 4, 2018 825 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Indian Plastics Institute Vs Assistant Director of Income Tax Officer (ITAT Mumbai) Considering that the activities of the assessee-trust are for advancement and development for the benefit of its members and public, the art, science, technology and engineering of plastics, natural and synthetic and other related materials which is achieved through regular technical lectures, […]

Tax Exemption cannot be denied to IOA Merely for Receiving Sponsorship

September 7, 2018 2487 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal by the Revenue is preferred against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax [Appeals] – 40, New Delhi dated 31.12.2015 pertaining to A.Y 2011-12. 2. Grievances of the Revenue read as und

Section 11 Set-off of excess expense against income of future AY is application of Income

August 14, 2018 2175 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT (Exemptions) Vs Green Wood High School (Karnataka High Court) Income derived from the trust property has also got to be computed on commercial principles and if commercial principles are applied, then adjustment of expenses incurred by the trust for charitable and religious purposes in the earlier years against the income earned by the trust […]

Exemptions u/s 11(1)(d) cannot be denied for mere non claim in ITR

July 19, 2018 5595 Views 0 comment Print

ITO (Exemptions) Vs M/s. Syndicate Rural Development Trust (ITAT Bangalore) Appellant is a trust registered under section 12AA and filed its return of income on 29.09.2014 declaring a Nil income. During the year, appellant received Rs.50.00 lakh from National Institute of Rural Development, Government of India, as a part of grant of Rs.100 lakh for […]

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