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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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


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

October 16, 2024 1218 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 1011 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 957 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 2640 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 972 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 1497 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 4245 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.

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

September 3, 2024 1371 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 2556 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 2421 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.

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