Section 12 of Income Tax Act, 1961
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...
Income Tax : Understand the taxability, registration, and exemption provisions for charitable and religious trusts under Sections 11–13, incl...
Income Tax : A summary of the tax framework governing charitable entities in India, covering the definition of 'charitable purpose,' mandatory ...
Income Tax : Does the Finance Act, 2025, extend 12AB registration from 5 to 10 years for trusts under Rs. 5 Cr? See if sma...
Goods and Services Tax : An analysis of GST treatment on post-supply price revisions for exports with IGST payments. Learn about debit and credit notes, in...
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...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court held that grants disbursed by a statutory corporation formed part of its core business functions and qualified a...
Income Tax : PCIT had erroneously mixed up the scope of renewal proceedings with cancellation proceedings under Section 12AB(4). Further, Settl...
Custom Duty : For export transactions occurring before the Finance Act, 2022 amendment, the determination of iron ore fines (Fe content) must be...
Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that no further profits can be attributed to a DAPE once the Indian agent is remunerated at arm’s length for al...
ITAT Kolkata ruled that a charitable trust’s exemption under Section 11/10(23C) cannot be denied for technical lapse of belatedly filing Form 10B/10BB. Audit report was available when return was processed.
NCLT Ahmedabad held that Corporate Debtor [Shree Ram Cottex Industries Pvt. Ltd.] is admitted into liquidation in terms of provisions of section 33(1)(b) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in view of rejection of resolution plan u/s. 31(2) for non-compliance with statutory requirements.
Punjab and Haryana High Court directed CBDT to issue a circular extending the ITR due date for audit cases to 30th November 2025. The extension follows Section 44AB and Explanation 2(a) to Section 139(1). Taxpayers now have sufficient time between submission of audit reports and filing of returns.
The ITAT Delhi affirmed the grant of Section 11 exemption to a charitable society, ruling that if the Assessing Officer fails to make a mandatory reference to the DVO to question a valuation, the registered valuer’s report must be accepted. Since the purchase price was lower than the valuer’s estimate, no benefit accrued to related persons.
Tribunal held that charitable or religious trusts that have surrendered their registration and do not claim benefits under Section 11 are to be taxed at normal slab rates applicable to AOPs, not at the maximum marginal rate. The ruling relied on CBDT Circular No. 320 of 1982.
ITAT Mumbai sets aside CIT(E) order, holding Mohanji Bharat Welfare Foundation’s 80G registration application was timely, interpreting the six-month deadline from provisional approval expiry.
The case addressed the disallowance of Rs.1.89 Cr, which the AO treated as a donation to other trusts and deemed income under S 11(3). The ITAT deleted the addition, ruling that payments made to other NGOs for executing charitable projects under the Trust’s supervision and control constitute genuine application of income, not donation.
A summary of the tax framework governing charitable entities in India, covering the definition of ‘charitable purpose,’ mandatory registration under Section 12AB, audit requirements, taxation of accumulated and anonymous donations, and consequences including the cancellation of registration and levy of accreted income tax.
CESTAT Bangalore held that additional duty of customs is very much leviable under Section 3(1) of the Customs Tariff Act in respect of imported natural rubber equal to the duty of excise levied as cess under Section 12 of the Rubber Act, 1947. Accordingly, refund rightly denied and appeal rejected.
The Ahmedabad ITAT has struck down reassessment orders against Arpanbhai Virambhai Desai, holding that the AO’s reliance solely on an ACB disproportionate assets report without independent application of mind or specifying escaped income is “borrowed satisfaction,” invalidating the Section 147 jurisdiction.
