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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 16503 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 3489 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 5250 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 19350 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 597 Views 0 comment Print


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Only Net Income of Trust Taxable Despite Section 11 Denial: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : Hyderabad ITAT held that a trust's net income, not gross receipts, should be taxed where Section 11 exemption is unavailable and r...

July 16, 2026 47 Views 0 comment Print

Developer Termination Upheld for Inordinate Delay in Slum Redevelopment: SC

Corporate Law : Supreme Court upheld termination of a slum redevelopment developer for prolonged delay and reaffirmed the statutory duty and accou...

July 11, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Restores Section 12AB Registration of Pre-1961 Trust

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai set aside cancellation of Section 12AB registration, holding Section 13(1)(b) inapplicable to a trust established befo...

July 11, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12AB Registration Cannot Be Cancelled for Alleged Financial Irregularities Alone: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi set aside cancellation of a charitable educational society’s Section 12AB registration, holding alleged financial irr...

July 11, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

Skill Development Institution Qualifies as ‘Education’; Section 12AA/12AB Registration Restored: Pune ITAT

Income Tax : Pune ITAT restored Sections 12AA/12AB registration, holding structured skill development constitutes education under Section 2(15)...

July 8, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print


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

June 18, 2025 528 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 1017 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 1071 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 504 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.

ITAT Allows Appeal Citing No Change in Facts from Previous Years

June 6, 2025 1671 Views 0 comment Print

On verification of various documents, CIT(E) noted that in the trust deed it has been categorically mentioned that the trust is a private trust and is set up to impart religious education to a particular caste who accept the principle of Varnashrama Dharma.

Section 43B not attracted in respect of electricity duty: ITAT Delhi

June 3, 2025 1083 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that provisions of section 43B of the Income Tax Act is not attracted to the licensee/assessee in respect of electricity duty. Thus, question is answered in favour of the assessee and hence appeal of revenue dismissed.

Denial of exemption u/s. 11 for delay in filing Form 10B not justifiable: ITAT Delhi

May 30, 2025 1155 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that denial of exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act for delay in filing of Form 10B is not justifiable since condition of filing Form 10B is directory in nature and not mandatory. Accordingly, appeal allowed and exemption granted.

Non-implementation of resolution plan by JSW for two years is unjustified: SC

May 17, 2025 1020 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court rejects resolution plan of JSW since Successful Resolution Applicant (JSW) did not implement the Resolution Plan for about two years since its approval by the NCLAT, though there was no legal impediment in implementing the same.

GST Council to Decide Compensation Cess on Supplies to Merchant Exporters

May 16, 2025 765 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that levy of Compensation Cess at the rate of 160% on the supply of goods i.e. branded tobacco products supplied to merchant exporters for export is kept in abeyance and the matter is referred to GST Council to decide the issue.

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