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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


Latest Judiciary


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


HC directed SEBI, BSE and NSE to compensate Rs. 50 Lakhs for illegal freezing of Demat account

September 3, 2024 1305 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, assessee was a senior citizen and a medical practitioner, had his Demat accounts frozen by the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) under the directives of SEBI.

Normal period will apply for reopening of assessment where escapement of income is below 50 Lakhs

August 31, 2024 2487 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that normal period of limitation i.e. 3 years will apply in case of reopening of assessment where escapement of income was below Rs. 50 Lakhs and extended period of 10 years will apply only in case of concealment of income of Rs. 50 Lakhs or more.

Section 11 Exemption Can’t Be Denied for Late Filing of Form 10B Audit Report: ITAT Delhi

August 27, 2024 2349 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that not filing of Audit Report in Form 10B alongwith the return of income is a procedural omission only and cannot be impediment in law in claiming the exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act.

Delay in filing audit report in Form-10B should be condoned without being too hyper technical: Kerala HC

August 27, 2024 1938 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that condonation application for delay in filing the audit report in Form-10B should have been considered without being too hyper technical and in a judicious manner.

Exemption u/s 10(23C)(iv) could not be rejected if net surplus was less than 20% of Total Receipts under second proviso to sec 2(15)

August 24, 2024 945 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was a non-profit organization registered under Section 25 and was approved U/s.10(23C)(iv). The main activity of the council was to promote exports of leather industries.

ITAT held revision u/s 263 could not address issues beyond limited scrutiny under CASS

August 22, 2024 1332 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-partnership firm had filed its income tax return declaring income. The case was selected for limited scrutiny, focusing on the issues such as investment in immovable property and share capital/other capital.

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax held guilty u/s. 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

August 20, 2024 4680 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax guilty under section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and imposed fine of Rs. 25,000 along with simple imprisonment for a period of one week.

Avoidance application timelines under IBC Regulation 35A is not mandatory: Delhi HC

August 17, 2024 2457 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that timelines under Regulation 35A of the CIRP Regulations, 2016 for filing avoidance application are directory and not mandatory in nature.

Propagation of vedic thoughts and philosophy eligible for approval u/s. 80G: ITAT Bangalore

August 10, 2024 942 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that propagation of vedic thoughts and philosophy is not religious activity but are more concerned with the life style of the human beings and therefore is eligible for approval under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Section 33-C(1) Industrial Disputes Application Rejection for Incorrect Name Unjustified: Bombay HC

August 8, 2024 561 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the proprietorship concern may run on whatever name it has and the same has no legal entity, however, the Proprietor of such concern is the person who is liable for legal action.

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