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Section 12

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 16107 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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


Telephonic conversation, vague statements and uncorroborated allegations insufficient to establish criminal conspiracy

April 19, 2025 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the allegations against the petitioners are based on telephonic conversations, vague statements, and uncorroborated allegations which are insufficient to establish a criminal conspiracy or wrongful conduct.

Additional duty leviable even if goods are exempted from basic customs duty: Madras HC

April 18, 2025 666 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that the goods imported, even though exempted from basic customs duty, may still be subject to levy of additional duty under the respective enactments.

Resolution plan of Nav Jyoti Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd. approved: NCLT Chandigarh

April 14, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Chandigarh held that since resolution plan in respect of Nav Jyoti Agro Foods Private Limited meets requirement of section 30(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 the same stands approved as filed by the resolution professional.

Demand for IGST on ‘lithium-ion batteries’ @18% confirmed: CESTAT Chennai

April 11, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that demand for IGST on ‘lithium-ion batteries’ at the rate of 18%, however, demand for interest set aside since section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act incorporated interest only with effect from 16.08.2024.

Matter remanded to check whether activity is charitable or General Public Utility

April 9, 2025 687 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi remanded the matter back to the file of AO to re-consider the activities of assessee trust vis-à-vis its coverage under charitable activities or General Public Utility.

MCPCBs Classifiable as LED Components Under CTH 85340000, Not Lighting Fixtures Under CTH 94054090

April 9, 2025 1458 Views 0 comment Print

Aggrieved by this decision, assessee appealed to Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), who ruled in its favor, restoring the original classification under CTH 85340000 and setting aside the penalty and confiscation order.

Exemption u/s. 11 and 12 allowed as application of funds was deployed not to earn income

April 8, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that application of funds by Indian Broadcasting Foundation in BARC doesn’t qualify as deployment was not intended to yield income/profit hence denial of exemption u/s. 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act not justified.

AOP taxed at normal rates instead of maximum marginal rate as section 167B not applicable

April 8, 2025 2649 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that Association of Person (AOP) taxable at Normal Rates instead of Maximum Marginal Rate (MMR) as provisions of section 167B of the Income Tax Act are not applicable. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

No customs duty demand as SAD Exemption was applicable on De-Bonding

April 7, 2025 882 Views 0 comment Print

While at the time of debonding, the value of raw material cleared had to be valued at the time of importation, and the rate of duty was the effective rate of duty leviable on the imported goods at the time of debonding.

GST Refund admissible if State of Telangana failed to transfer relevant TDS amount pertaining to State of Maharashtra

April 1, 2025 471 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner raised bills on respondent No.4 based on the works executed from time to time, TDS @ 2% on the total value of the bills were recovered by respondent No.4 for the value of works executed in the State of Telangana and Maharashtra.

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