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Section 12

Section 12 of Income Tax Act, 1961

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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 492 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of income of charitable or religious trusts

Income Tax : Understand the taxability, registration, and exemption provisions for charitable and religious trusts under Sections 11–13, incl...

November 8, 2025 18468 Views 2 comments Print

FAQs on taxation of charitable or religious trusts under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A summary of the tax framework governing charitable entities in India, covering the definition of 'charitable purpose,' mandatory ...

October 28, 2025 14463 Views 2 comments Print

Section 12AB Renewal for Small Charitable Trusts: 5-Year vs. 10-Year Validity

Income Tax : Does the Finance Act, 2025, extend 12AB registration from 5 to 10 years for trusts under Rs. 5 Cr? See if sma...

September 29, 2025 8706 Views 2 comments Print

GST on Post-Supply Price Revisions for Export of goods with IGST payment

Goods and Services Tax : An analysis of GST treatment on post-supply price revisions for exports with IGST payments. Learn about debit and credit notes, in...

August 9, 2025 3297 Views 1 comment Print


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12A Registration Cannot Be Rejected Solely for Wrong Clause Selection in Form 10AB: ITAT Nagpur

Income Tax : The Tribunal condoned a 60-day delay after accepting explanations relating to migration of the ITAT portal and the death of a fami...

May 22, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

SC Allows Deduction of Grants as They Were Part of Statutory Business Activity

Income Tax : The Supreme Court held that grants disbursed by a statutory corporation formed part of its core business functions and qualified a...

May 20, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Educational Trust Registration Renewal Cannot Be Denied Over Earlier Allegations

Income Tax : PCIT had erroneously mixed up the scope of renewal proceedings with cancellation proceedings under Section 12AB(4). Further, Settl...

May 11, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Exports of Iron Ore must be assessed on Wet Metric Tonne (WMT) basis and not on Dry Metric Tonne (DMT) basis

Custom Duty : For export transactions occurring before the Finance Act, 2022 amendment, the determination of iron ore fines (Fe content) must be...

May 7, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Filing Form 10B Not Grounds to Deny Section 11 Exemption When Report Was Filed Before Processing

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that no further profits can be attributed to a DAPE once the Indian agent is remunerated at arm’s length for al...

May 7, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print


Bank’s Claim for non- rural bad debt write off u/s 36(1)(vii) was allowable without adjusted against provisions for bad and doubtful debts.

October 21, 2024 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Section 36(1)(vii) of ITA applied separately to non-rural debts, while Section 36(1)(viia) of the tax statute only applied to rural debts, making it clear that banks were entitled to claim both deductions, provided they pertained to different types of advances.

Condonation rejected as time limit prescribed u/s. 61 of IBC not satisfied: NCLAT Chennai

October 19, 2024 549 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Chennai held that appellant having knowledge of the proceedings fall within the purview of the term ‘Person Aggrieved’ u/s. 61(1) hence cannot be exempt from applying for certified copy within prescribed time.

Construction of Dewas by-pass road is works contract hence tax leviable under Commercial & Entry Tax Act

October 19, 2024 777 Views 0 comment Print

Madhya Pradesh High Court held that construction of Dewas by-pass road on a [Build, Operate and Transfer] BOT basis is in the nature of works contract and accordingly, commercial tax under the Commercial Tax Act as well as Entry Tax Act leviable.

Depreciation on right to collect toll on roads developed on BOT basis ineligible: ITAT Mumbai

October 16, 2024 1119 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act on the right to collect toll on the roads developed on BOT basis is not eligible.

Rejection of Exemption U/S 11 Unjustified as Form 10B Filed but Not Visible on E-Filing Portal

October 4, 2024 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that rejection of exemption u/s. 11 of the Income Tax Act due to non-appearance of form 10B in e-filing portal unjustified as form was already filed but was not appearing in e-filing portal. Matter remanded for fresh consideration.

Registration status u/s. 12AA and exemption u/s. 11 and 12 needs to be re-examined: ITAT Jodhpur

October 1, 2024 927 Views 0 comment Print

In view of above facts, we restore this appeal back to the learned Assessing Officer with the direction to the assessee to substantiate the status of the assessee as trust and also eligibility of relevant provisions of Sections 11 and 12 by producing the registration u/s. 12AA of the Act.

Collection of cess by Agricultural Market Committee was not Tax but a fee for its services

September 30, 2024 2394 Views 0 comment Print

Fees collected by the agricultural market committee for its services were not tax  and was generally defined to be a charge for a special service rendered to individuals by some Governmental agency.

CESTAT Orders Revised Duty Assessment for Customs Evasion via Fake Invoices

September 26, 2024 882 Views 0 comment Print

Consequently, the assessable value and duty must be re­determined. The goods were correctly held to be liable for confiscation under section 111(m) but were not actually confiscated nor any redemption fine was imposed.

Proceedings u/s. 130 of GST Act cannot be initiated for excess stock found during survey: Allahabad HC

September 17, 2024 1419 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held that in case of excess stock found at the time of survey proceedings u/s. 73/74 of GST Act should be initiated. Accordingly, initiating proceedings u/s. 130 read with rule 120 unsustainable and liable to be quashed.

Section 80C Or 80TTA Deduction cannot be denied for deficiencies in ITR forms

September 14, 2024 4191 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad ruled on tax treatment for Smt. Pashiben Prajapati Trust, clarifying the application of Section 164 and deductions under Chapter VI-A.

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