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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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 19197 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 120 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


Section 12A Registration Remitted for Clarification on Fulfillment of Conditions

May 8, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that matter regarding rejection of registration under section 12A of the Income Tax Act remitted back to file of CIT(E) with direction to explain the fulfillment of conditions as stipulated u/s.12A(1)(ac)(vi)-Item B of the Act.

Pharmacy being integral part of dominant object of hospital is eligible for exemption u/s. 11

May 6, 2025 1572 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that income from pharmacy and chemist division cannot be treated as business income from separate and independent activity. Thus, since pharmacy is an integral part of dominant purpose of hospital benefit u/s. 11(1) duly admissible.

No denial of Section 11/12 exemption for technical lapses in choice of audit form 

May 4, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune upholds exemption under Sections 11 and 12, ruling that technical errors in form submission don’t justify denial for registered charitable trusts.

Classification: Crimp Pumps as Positive Displacement Pumps (CTI 8413 5010 / 8413 5090), Not Toilet Spray Parts (CTI 9616 1020)

May 3, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

Crimp pumps imported were classifiable under positive displacement pumps (CTI 8413 5010 / 8413 5090) and not as mounts and heads for toilet sprays under CTI 9616 1020 as claimed by the Customs authorities.

Delay in filing application for recall or review cannot prevent Court from recalling its order

April 30, 2025 1356 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that mere delay in filing application for recall or review, not involving latches, acquiescence or estoppel, would not prevent this Court from exercising inherent power of recalling its order.

Denial of registration u/s. 12AB for quoting wrong provision not justified: ITAT Nagpur

April 29, 2025 819 Views 0 comment Print

Gospel India Ministries Gutkula Vs CIT (ITAT Nagpur) ITAT Nagpur held that rejection of application in Form 10AB for grant of registration u/s. 12AB of the Income Tax Act on the ground of quoting of wrong provision not justifiable since quoting wrong provision cannot be held to be fatal to militate against well-deserved beneficial provision. […]

Trust making reasonable payment for services rendered to specified person u/s. 13(3) justifiable

April 28, 2025 1245 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that reasonable payment for services rendered to persons specified u/s. 13(3) of the Income Tax Act by the trust is justifiable and such payment wouldn’t fall within the exception of section 13(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

Preliminary inquiry is not mandatory under all corruption cases: Supreme Court

April 23, 2025 840 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that that the preliminary inquiry is not mandatory under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 when the secret information itself discloses the commission of offences. Accordingly, appeal is allowed.

Customs Officer not empowered to re-determine FOB Value of goods: CESTAT Delhi

April 21, 2025 1338 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that no stranger to the contract of sale including the Customs officer has any right to re-determine the FOB value. The Customs Act and Rules cannot be applied to re-determine the FOB value. Accordingly, appeal allowed and order set aside.

Interest u/s. 50 of CGST Act applies on delayed payment of IGST in course of import

April 21, 2025 1413 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that interest as per section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [CGST Act] is applicable on delayed payment of IGST in the course of imports. Accordingly, interest confirmed u/s. 28AB of Customs Act not justified.

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