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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 16107 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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


Reopening Based on Incorrect Grounds Invalidates Assessment: ITAT Mumbai

February 9, 2024 1218 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT invalidated the assessment against Good Shepherd Church due to reopening based on incorrect grounds. Get insights from the detailed analysis of the case.

Assessment of Charitable and Religious Trusts and Institutions

February 2, 2024 13602 Views 0 comment Print

Analyzing the complexities of non-profit sectors globally, this guide on Assessment of Charitable and Religious Trusts and Institutions is key to understanding taxability of income & conditions for claiming exemptions. CBDT circulars & annexures included.

Unmarried Daughter’s Right to Maintenance under DV Act Regardless of Religion & Age

January 21, 2024 3273 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court affirms unmarried daughter’s right to maintenance under Domestic Violence Act, regardless of religion or age. Full text and analysis.

Revisionary order unsustainable as issue of exemption u/s 11 considered during scrutiny assessment

January 16, 2024 876 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that the assessment order passed by the AO is neither erroneous nor prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue, because, the issue of exemption u/s.11 of the Act, has been considered by the AO while completing assessment u/s.143(3) of the Act. Thus, order passed by the CIT(Exemptions) u/s.263 of the Act unsustainable.

Goods even if remote possibility of being found prohibited or restricted at time of adjudication, could not be subjected to non release u/s 110A

January 16, 2024 1974 Views 0 comment Print

Goods even if there was any remote possibility of being found prohibited or restricted at the time of adjudication was there, could not be subjected to non release in terms of Section 110A, thus, the provisional release of 26 Gold Dore weighing 5 kg plus more, subject to certain conditions.

Denial of exemption based on documents seized from employees without any corroborative material unsustainable

January 16, 2024 1620 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that documents seized from employees cannot be considered as having any evidentiary value and cannot be considered to have trustworthiness, since no other corroborative material was brought on record to support the veracity of the same. Hence, documents seized from employees cannot be relied upon for denying exemption u/s 11.

SEZ units not exempted from payment of compensation cess

January 5, 2024 2568 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the phrase ‘duty of customs’ used in Section 26(1)(a) of SEZ Act only refers to duty leviable under Customs Act, 1962 but the said phrase does not include cess under GST Compensation Act. Thus, SEZ units are not exempted from payment of compensation cess on import of coal.

Domestically Manufactured Plastic Injection Mould Machine Exempt from Anti-Dumping Duty

January 4, 2024 2361 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-company was engaged in the manufacture of Plastic Injection Moulded Machines (PIMM) and was duly registered with the Central Excise department, having jurisdiction over the factory of such manufacture of the excisable goods.

All cases involving breach of law doesn’t lead to public disorder

January 4, 2024 1197 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court observed that there is difference between “law and order” and “public order” and held that breach of law in all cases does not lead to public disorder.

Unraveling the Conundrum: Legality of Imposing . Duty on DTA to SEZ Supply

December 17, 2023 4695 Views 1 comment Print

This article delves into the flawed interpretation of Rule 27(1) of the SEZ Rules, 2006, and elucidates the intricate legal landscape by dissecting provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and the SEZ Act, 2005.

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