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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 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 19194 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 189 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 117 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


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

August 27, 2024 1998 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 969 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 1380 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 4725 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 2589 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 1026 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 618 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.

State Bar Councils Can’t Charge Fees Above Prescribed Limit: SC

August 8, 2024 1425 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that State Bar Councils (SBCs) cannot charge an enrolment fee or miscellaneous fees above the amount prescribed in Section 24(1)(f) of the Advocates Act, 1961.

NIIT Foundation conducting systematic and formal instruction, schooling or training qualifies as education activities u/s 2(15)

July 31, 2024 1011 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that affiliation with and recognition by a regulatory authority are not essential attributes of education under Section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act. NIIT Foundation engaged in conducting systematic and formal instruction, schooling or training qualifies u/s. 2(15).

No limitation under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for making a reference: Bombay HC

July 27, 2024 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that industrial dispute existed when the reference was made by the appropriate Government under section 2-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Further, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 doesn’t provide any limitation for making a reference.

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