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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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


Advancement of any other object of ‘General Public Utility’ would not be a charitable purpose

August 25, 2022 7560 Views 0 comment Print

Advancement of any other object of general public utility would continue to be a charitable purpose, if the activity in the nature of trade, commerce, or business is undertaken in the course of actual carrying out of such advancement of any other object of general public utility and the aggregate receipts from any activity in the nature of trade, commerce or business, or any activity of rendering service in relation to any trade, commerce or business does not exceed 20% of the total receipts of the trust or institution undertaking such activities, for the previous year.

ITAT denied Section 11 & 12 exemptions for failure to File Form No. 10B Electronically

July 15, 2022 3108 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT dismisses Ambica Trust’s appeal as it failed to electronically file Form 10B for exemptions under sections 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act.

Section 11 & 12 Exemption allowable to Surat District Cricket Association

May 25, 2022 1188 Views 0 comment Print

When the assessee’s main dominant and prime objective was to promote the sports was not desire to earn profits but, object of promoting sports for Nation, it was clearly a charitable purpose. Assessee was entitled for exemption under section 11.

Budget eliminate possibility of double deduction to Charitable Trust & Institutions

February 4, 2021 2169 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2021 – Rationalisation of the provision of Charitable Trust and Institutions to eliminate possibility of double deduction while calculating application or accumulation Exemption to funds, institutions, trusts etc. carrying out religious or charitable activities is provided under clause (23C) of section 10 of the Act and sections 11 and 12 of the Act. Section […]

Activities promoting Handloom Sector Eligible for section 11 & 12 Exemption

October 11, 2020 1968 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the activities involved towards promotion of handloom sector is eligible for exemption under section 11 and 12 of Income Tax Act?

Exemption u/s 11 & 12 was allowable to Association of State Road Transport Undertaking

October 8, 2020 876 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee association was providing laboratory test services and consultancy services in accordance with its charitable objects, therefore, activities could not be held to be rendered in relation to any trade, commerce or business as such activities were undertaken by assessee association in furtherance of its main objects which were undisputedly of charitable nature and which was not an activity of trade, commerce or business with main object of earning profit. AO was directed to allow exemption under section 11 and 12 with consequent benefits to assessee.

Works of Supply of Water, Disposal of Sewerage Considered as Charitable Activities & Eligible for Exemption u/s 11

September 21, 2020 1338 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration the activity of preparation of development plans and to execute works in connection with supply of water, disposal of sewerage and provisions of other services is considered as “charitable activities” and eligible for exemption u/s 11?

Post Finance Act 2020 applicability of Section 11 & 12 of Income Tax Act,1961

August 19, 2020 25899 Views 1 comment Print

Amendment vides Finance Act 2020: Whether provisions of Section 11 and Section 12 of Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act) shall apply under certain conditions? The post Finance Act 2020 – Applicability of Section 11 and Section 12 of Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act): Case 1: Where approval under Section 10(23C) or Section 10(46) exist Section […]

Shortfall Due to its Excess Spending allowed to C/F in full for Set off against Incomes – Section 11

August 19, 2020 2049 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether where a trust has incurred shortfall due to its excess spending in a particular year, such deficit or shortfall allowed to be c/f in full for set off against the incomes in  subsequent years under s.11(1)(a) and Section 11(1)(b) of the Act?

Common errors in taxation of charitable & religious organization

July 29, 2020 136892 Views 42 comments Print

Very often we get involve in rendering of professional services to charitable and religious organization commonly called as NGO, NPO etc. These services include Auditing, Accounting, Taxation, consultancy, foreign transaction related issues etc. In this regard as far as taxation services are concerned some common errors frequently happen and by mean of this article I have tried to demonstrate those errors and also the corrective measures thereof.

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