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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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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


Exemptions u/s. 11 and 12 denied in absence of valid registration u/s. 12A: ITAT Bangalore

August 7, 2025 777 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that benefit of exemptions under section 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act cannot be granted without valid registration u/s. 12A/12AA. Accordingly, exemptions u/s. 11 and 12 denied in absence of valid registration under Income Tax Act.

ITAT Mumbai: Mere Possibility of Expenditure Outside India Not a Bar to Section 12AB Registration

July 29, 2025 1104 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT rules potential foreign expenditure is not grounds to deny Section 12AB trust registration, emphasizing genuine objectives over speculative future income use.

Surplus funds of charitable institution can be used only for charitable activity

July 28, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that surplus funds of a charitable institution are being held in a fiduciary capacity hence can never be used for any other purpose except for charitable activity. Accordingly, matter remanded back to AO for fresh adjudication.

Claim as Financial creditor post approval of resolution plan cannot be entertained

July 25, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Delhi held that claim as a financial creditor of the Corporate Debtor filed after delay of 388 days cannot be entertained post-approval of the Resolution Plan by the CoC with 90.66% majority. Accordingly, appeal dismissed.

No denial of refund based on splitting of invoices for Service Tax paid properly

July 22, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

They also explained that the renting service, including furniture, was approved by the SEZ Unit Approval Committee for use in authorized operations. Department argued that furniture did not fall under immovable property and therefore could not be covered under the Renting of Immovable Property service category.

ITAT Condoned Delay as Similar Appeals for Other Years Were Allowed

July 20, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Surat has ruled that Section 11 & 12 exemptions cannot be denied solely due to a trust’s delayed registration, remitting Koteshwar Mahadev Public Trust’s case for fresh assessment.

Textbook Sales Surplus Qualifies for Section 11 Exemption: ITAT Delhi

July 17, 2025 540 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT confirms Delhi Bureau of Text Books’ educational activity, allowing Section 11 exemption despite surplus from subsidized textbook sales, citing consistent rulings.

Amendment to section 3 and 7 of A.P. Electricity Duty Act within purview of main Act doesn’t require president’s assent

July 10, 2025 1572 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that amendment to Section 3 and Section 7 of the A.P. Electricity Duty Act, 1939 being within the purview of the main Act and hence assent of Hon’ble President of India not required.

Rejection of registration u/s. 12A(1)(ac)(iii) without appropriate verifying cannot be sustained

July 8, 2025 1170 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that order rejecting of application in Form No. 10 for registration u/s. 12A(1)(ac)(iii) of the Income Tax Act without verifying the seminar and conference expenses and also TDS deduction by donor cannot be sustained. Accordingly, order set aside to the file of CIT(E) for fresh order.

Delay in filing Restoration Application in Contempt Proceedings condoned by NCLAT

July 7, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Chennai held that delay in filing Restoration Application in the Contempt Proceedings deserves to be condoned since the reasons given for delay appears to be reasonable. Accordingly, delay of 374 days condoned.

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