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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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 189 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


Exemption u/s. 11 admissible to pending assessments post registration u/s. 12AA

July 3, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that where registration has been granted to trust under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act admissible to preceding years for which assessment proceedings were pending before AO.

Application for registration u/s. 12AB restored to CIT(E) as discrepancies are curable in nature

June 30, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that discrepancies based on which application for registration under section 12AB was rejected are curable in nature. Hence, matter restored back to file of CIT(E) for afresh adjudication.

Redetermination of value under Custom without rejecting transaction value cannot be sustained

June 30, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that re-determining the value under residual provisions of rule 9 of the Customs Valuation rules without rejecting the transaction value is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Non-Commencement of Activities Not a Valid Ground to Deny 12AB Registration

June 26, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad remands Ujwal Foundation’s appeals for 80G approval and 12AB registration, citing Supreme Court precedent on considering proposed charitable activities.

Section 11 Exemption Denied for Microfinance-Focused Entity: Madras HC

June 24, 2025 618 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that main object of the Charitable Trust being microfinance is not eligible which is not charitable in nature cannot claim the benefit of exemption either under Section 11(1) or under Section 11(4A) of the Income Tax Act.

ITAT Restores 80G Application to CIT(E) for De-Novo Review, Citing Filing Error

June 18, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad reverses Aatman Foundation’s 80G approval rejection, citing inadvertent form error and judicial precedents, remanding the case for fresh consideration.

Charitable trust registration remanded for fresh adjudication due to summary rejection

June 14, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Rajkot has overturned the rejection of Khodiyar Gau Seva’s Section 12AB registration, citing procedural errors and remanding the case for fresh review.

Delay in filing Audit Report in Form 10B due to Covid-19 condoned: Orissa HC

June 13, 2025 1011 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that delay in filing Audit Report in Form 10B due to Covid-19 pandemic condoned and since it is settled law that delay in case of genuine hardship need to be allowed.

Addition u/s 153A for completed assessments couldn’t be made without incriminating material

June 10, 2025 1065 Views 0 comment Print

Since the assessments were completed in the case of assesee and there was no incriminating material found during the search in the case of the assessee, the additions made under Section 153A were unsustainable.

Entire exemption u/s. 11 cannot be denied for short charging of rent from trustee: ITAT Nagpur

June 6, 2025 489 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that short charging of rent from the trustee cannot be reason for denial of entire claim of exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) upheld and appeal of revenue dismissed.

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