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Section 12 of Income Tax Act, 1961

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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 16104 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 5094 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 19194 Views 2 comments Print

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 585 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 192 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 117 Views 0 comment Print

Stale Land Claim Barred by Delay, Suit Withdrawal & Suppression of Facts: SC

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that a writ petition filed decades after the finalisation of the record of rights was barred by delay and l...

July 4, 2026 132 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

Payment to Trustees Alone Doesn’t Violate Section 13(1)(c): ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held that remuneration to trustees must be examined for reasonableness and cannot be disallowed merely because it was paid to...

June 30, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


Taxpayer Shouldn’t Suffer for Professional’s Mistake – HC condones Form 10B Delay

September 13, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

The Rajasthan High Court quashed an order rejecting a charitable trust’s application to condone a delay in filing an audit report (Form 10B), emphasizing that a taxpayer should not suffer due to a professional’s mistake.

DEPB scrips issued by DGFT cannot be held void by DRI: CESTAT Delhi

September 11, 2025 537 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that the DEPB scrips issued by the DGFT cannot be held ab initio null and void by the DRI or any other Customs Officers. Accordingly, confirmation of the demand under section 125(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 in the impugned order is without any authority of law.

Resolution Plan became binding once approved by COC with requisite majortiy and compliant with sec. 30(2) of IBC

September 8, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

After completion of the process, a Resolution Plan was submitted by the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA). The Committee of Creditors (CoC) approved the plan with the requisite majority under Section 30(4) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Commercial Tax Dept was secured creditor u/s 52 of IBC; assessee purchaser was directed to recover its cost from other creditors

September 8, 2025 480 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee’s remedy lied in recovering the amounts wrongly disbursed through the liquidation process, with the liquidator assisting in such recovery. Upon full satisfaction of the 1st Respondent’s dues, the attachment should stand vacated.

Re-classification of goods not sustained as burden of proof not discharged: CESTAT Mumbai

September 8, 2025 882 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that mis-classification/ mis-declaration of goods merely on the basis of statement of importer not justifiable as department failed to discharged burden of proof with proper evidence. Accordingly, appeal allowed in favour of appellant.

ITAT Ahmedabad Sets Aside Rejection of Trust’s 12AB Registration as ‘Premature’

August 20, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT has remanded a trust’s application for regular registration after the CIT(E) rejected it as premature. The tribunal ruled the law doesn’t bar early applications and cited a previous judgment.

Bombay HC Allows Condonation of 24-Day Delay in Form 10B

August 20, 2025 807 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court has set aside an order by the PCIT, condoning a 24-day delay in filing Form 10B for Mirae Asset Foundation and restoring its Section 11 tax exemption.

Application of trust u/s. 12AB rejected as objects are not for benefit of general public

August 18, 2025 738 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad application for registration of trust under section 12AB of the Income Tax Act since object of the applicant is not working for benefit of general public at large but is working for specific section of society. Accordingly, appeal of assessee dismissed.

GST on Post-Supply Price Revisions for Export of goods with IGST payment

August 9, 2025 3540 Views 1 comment Print

An analysis of GST treatment on post-supply price revisions for exports with IGST payments. Learn about debit and credit notes, interest implications, and refund procedures.

Accused declared as fugitive economic offender as requirements of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act are met

August 7, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

Court held that Sh. Sanjay Bhandari is a fugitive economic offender under section 12(1) of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 as DOE has met all the requirements as per section 2(f) read with section 2(m) and 4 of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 are met.

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