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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 15744 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 3300 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 4938 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 19059 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 567 Views 0 comment Print


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Bangalore ITAT Upholds Section 11 Exemption Despite Alleged Capitation Fee Collections

Income Tax : Bangalore ITAT held that allegations of capitation fee collections could not justify denial of exemption under Sections 11 and 12 ...

June 24, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Gross Receipts Cannot Be Taxed if Charitable Expenditure Was Undisputed: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that although failure to file Form 10B disentitled the assessee from claiming exemption under Sections 11 and ...

June 24, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Sales Tax Subsidy Linked to Capital Investment is Capital Receipt: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax and similar State Government incentives were capital receipts because the schemes were intende...

June 22, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12AA Registration Benefit Allowed as Assessment Was Pending: ITAT Agra

Income Tax : The ITAT held that registration granted under Section 12AA before completion of assessment entitled the trust to claim exemption f...

June 22, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

Denial of Section 11 Exemption Doesn’t Trigger Section 115BBE: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the special tax regime under Section 115BBE is confined to additions made under Sections 68 to 69D. Additio...

June 13, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print


Budget 2020 | Exemption U/s. 11 & 10(23C) | Approval U/s. 80G

February 2, 2020 42153 Views 6 comments Print

Budget 2020: Exemption Under Section 11 AND Section 10(23C) And Approval Under Section 80G For Charitable / Religious Etc. Trusts, Institutions Etc. – An Analysis Of Proposed Amendments Introduction: The Finance Bill, 2020 has proposed to make substantial changes regarding provisions for granting exemptions to the charitable / religious trusts, institutions etc. U/s. 11 of […]

5 Important points related to Charitable / religious trusts

January 22, 2020 173844 Views 27 comments Print

Finance Act’2017 had made some major changes relating to Charitable and religious trusts. In this Article we have discussed five major amendments which are affecting Charitable and religious trusts.

Section 11/12 exemption cannot be denied for discrepancies in Unsecured Loan Verification

October 16, 2019 1641 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether denial of the exemption under section 11/12 due to various discrepancies found in verification of unsecured loans is justified in law?

Developing & Providing Study Material Qualifies as Charitable Educational Activity

September 17, 2019 1296 Views 0 comment Print

World Institution Development Programme Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Developing  Study Material Qualifies as educational Activity which qualifies as a charitable purpose within the meaning of section 2(15) of the Act and eligible for exemption under section 11 and 12 of the Act. Admittedly, the assessee is a charitable trust. It is registered u/s 12AA of […]

Section 272A Penalty not justified for Assessee having exempt income under Section 10(23C)

July 12, 2019 14241 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the penalty levied by CIT(A) u/s 272A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is justified in law? Penalty u/s 272A is not justified for Assessee having exempt income u/s 10(23C).

Charitable Trusts: Income Tax Perspective

March 5, 2019 292734 Views 11 comments Print

ARE INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES REALLY CHARITABLE WHEN IT COMES TO CHARITABLE TRUSTS? CHARITABLE TRUSTS: INCOME TAX PERSPECTIVE ‘Charity begins at home but should not end there.’ –Francis Bacon  The essence of the above quote has been fully captured in the definition of the expression “charitable purpose” as envisaged in the Income Tax Act, 1961. Under […]

Trust penalized by ITAT for fraudulently seeking exemption as Govt Trust

October 30, 2018 1227 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Dashmesh Academy Trust Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Chandigarh) Identical contentions as were raised by the representatives of the Trust before the lower authorities that the Trust is controlled and managed by the Government or that its funds and properties otherwise belong to the Government, have been raised by the counsel for the assessee Trust […]

Sec. 11 Exemption cannot be denied fully for mutual fund investment

March 10, 2017 7188 Views 0 comment Print

We do not find any infirmity in the order of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). The Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) has rightly followed the law laid down in the case of Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. FR. Mullers Charitable Institutions (supra). The ld. DR could neither rebut the findings of First Appellate Authority nor any contrary judgment was brought to our notice. The impugned order is upheld and the appeal of the Department is dismissed being devoid of any merit.

Exemption U/s. 11 /12 cannot be denied by invoking Section 2(15) merely for profit from imparting of education

March 1, 2017 3348 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee was a recipient of research and training grant and other income to the tune of Rs. 1.36 crores. The AO determined that the latter were commercial receipts and guided by proviso to Section 2(15) and held that the assessee could not avail the benefit under section 11(23) of the Act. The ITAT relied […]

Yoga a form of ‘medical relief and Propagation of Yoga constitutes imparting of education

February 25, 2017 4581 Views 0 comment Print

In a big relied to Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth, the Delhi bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has allowed exemption status under section 11 and 12 of the Income Tax Act.

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