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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 16116 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 201 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 123 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 138 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 notification Conditions Must Be Met for Excise Exemption: CESTAT Chennai

February 12, 2025 999 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that when the benefit of an exemption Notification is claimed, the claimant has to necessarily fulfil all the conditions prescribed under the said beneficial Notification.

Communication modules are classifiable under CTI 8517 70 90: CESTAT Delhi

February 12, 2025 900 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that communication modules being parts of communication hubs is classifiable under CTI 8517 70 90. Accordingly, differential duty and also interest and imposition of penalty u/s. 114A set aside.

Section 11 exemption cannot be denied merely for late filing of Form 10B

February 4, 2025 2460 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court examines Sarvodaya Charitable Trust’s appeal against IT department’s refusal to condone Form 10B filing delay for AY 2016-17. Read key takeaways.

Charitable Trusts Registration & Violation Amendments in Budget 2025: FAQs

February 2, 2025 5469 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Bill 2025 introduces amendments for trust registration, extending validity to 10 years for certain trusts and clarifying specified person provisions.

Society not entitled to exemption under sections 11 and 12 due to non-filing of return of income

February 1, 2025 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that exemption under section 11 and section 12 of the Income Tax Act not admissible to assessee society due to non-furnishing of return of income as required u/s. 12A(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act.

Registration u/s. 12AB to trust having objects confined to particular community rightly denied

January 30, 2025 993 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the Assessee Trust being purely a religious activities of particular Community is not entitled for registration as a specified violation under Explanation [d] of Section 12AB(4) of the Income Tax Act.

Exemption u/s. 11 and 12 available as agreement entered didn’t violated purpose of charity

January 28, 2025 537 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that agreement for transfer of operations, management and movable assets didn’t violated the purpose of charity and hence exemption under section 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act duly available.

Incidental Commercial Activities Allowed Within Threshold for Tax Exemptions U/s. 11 & 12

January 28, 2025 2451 Views 0 comment Print

Entities advancing general public utility could engage in trade or business only if such activities were incidental to their primary charitable objectives and adhered to specific quantitative thresholds.

No confiscation of seized Gold under Customs Act based on invalid Letter Of Approval

January 21, 2025 1014 Views 0 comment Print

The Officers found that factory was operational. On being demanded, Sujit Kumar Bera produced all the gold available in the factory. Total quantity of gold was found to be 2417 grams.

No denial of registration u/s 12AB based on potential commercial activity in the future

January 20, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(E) was not justified in denying assessee’s applications for final registration u/s 12AB / final approval u/s 80G as assessee had done only charitable activities till now and not undertaken any activity contemplated by object No. 2 & 3.

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