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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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


Section 12A Registration denial: ITAT grants one more opportunity to Appellant

August 29, 2023 3006 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai decides on Kalyan Riverside Charitable Foundation’s registration under sections 12 & 80G. Key insights on the ITAT’s decision and implications.

Claim of appellant during CIRP based on forged document is duly rejected

August 19, 2023 2490 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Delhi held that claim of the appellant, to Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) during the process of CIRP, duly rejected as the claim was based on MOU/ agreement which were forged document.

NCLT can initiate insolvency proceedings of Personal Guarantors even when no CIRP pending against Corporate Debtor

August 19, 2023 3177 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Chennai held that National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has jurisdiction to initiate insolvency proceedings of Personal Guarantors even when no Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) Proceedings is pending against Corporate Debtor.

Exemption u/s 10(23C)(iiiac) available when government grant exceeds 50% of total receipts

August 11, 2023 4515 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that exemption under section 10(23C)(iiiac) of the Income Tax Act is available when government grant exceeds 50% of total receipts (and not total income) including voluntary contribution.

Carrying Forward of Excess Application of Income When Receipts Are Less to succeeding year allowed

July 20, 2023 2796 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that when application of income is more than receipts of year, excess application of income i.e., expenditure in the hands of the assessee can be carried forward to succeeding Year.

Registration u/s 12A granted as activities of plastic waste management is covered within limb of ‘Charitable Purpose’

July 18, 2023 1761 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that the objective relating to plastic waste management are charitable and activities of Assessee society are genuine as provided u/s 12AA of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, it is directed to grant registration u/s 12A to the Assessee society.

Declared transaction value cannot be rejected without cogent reasons prescribed in Customs Valuation Rules

July 8, 2023 2199 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that the transaction value declared by the importer should form the basis of assessment unless the same is rejected, for reasons set out in Rules of Customs Valuation Rules.

Exemption u/s 11 and 12 duly available in absence of violation of KEI (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act

July 6, 2023 759 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that AO based on incorrect assumption treated the money collected by the trust as capitation fee under the KEI (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act. In absence of any violation of KEI (Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, exemption u/s 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act duly available.

Exemption u/s 11 available against receipt of trust from activities like sale of plots/ flats

July 3, 2023 2637 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that receipts of the assessee trust from its activities of sale of plots, flats and commercial booths and also its income earned form non-construction fee, transfer fee, penal interest and compounding fee, etc., are held to be entitled for exemption under Section 11 of the I.T. Act.

Section 14 of Customs Act not relevant to rough diamonds as same are leviable to NIL duty

July 1, 2023 1551 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that section 14 of Customs Act, 1962, or any Rules framed thereunder, is not of relevance to the rough diamonds as the same are leviable to NIL duty as per the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

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