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Section 12A

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Section 12,12A, 12AA, 12AB: Analysis, Registration Procedure, Exemption & FAQs

Income Tax : Understand the income of trusts or institutions, including registration, exemptions, and FAQs. Learn about Sections 12A, 12AA, and...

June 7, 2024 4866 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption claimed under wrong section cannot be denied

Income Tax : Learn why exemptions claimed under the wrong section in Income Tax Returns can be rectified under Section 154. Explore legal prece...

April 8, 2024 2211 Views 0 comment Print

Dark Side of Provisional Registration U/s 12A and 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Discover the challenges faced by NGOs with provisional registration under Sections 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Explor...

April 8, 2024 2784 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding Section 43B(h) | Impact on MSME Payments

Income Tax : Understand the impact of Section 43B(h) on businesses: Learn about deductions for MSME payments and the importance of timely payme...

April 2, 2024 11502 Views 3 comments Print

Issues of section 12AB Registration to General Public Utility Organisation

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of Section 12AB registration for General Public Utility (GPU) organizations under the Income Tax Act. Lear...

March 23, 2024 1464 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Amendment in Income Tax provisions of Charitable Trusts & Institutions

Income Tax : Learn about the rationalisation of provisions for charitable trusts and institutions under the Income-tax Act, merging two regimes...

July 23, 2024 960 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Condonation of Delay for Trusts & Institutions’ Registration Applications

Income Tax : Understand amendments to trust registration timelines under Income-tax Act section 12A. Learn how delays can be condoned by the Co...

July 23, 2024 243 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Guidance Note on Income-tax Audit Reports under Section 12A/10(23C)

Income Tax : Engage in shaping tax audit guidelines! Direct Taxes Committee invites public comments on the Exposure Draft for Guidance Note on ...

April 29, 2024 2298 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Incorrect/Delay In Submitting Application U/S 12A(1)(ac)

CA, CS, CMA : Explore the challenges faced by Charitable Trusts due to delays or errors in submitting applications under Section 12A(1)(ac) of t...

April 8, 2024 9780 Views 1 comment Print

Request to relax confusion created in new registration regime for charitable organizations

Income Tax : Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association made a representation on 31.10.2022 to Minister of Finance Smt. Nirmala Sitharam...

November 3, 2022 7116 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Propagation of vedic thoughts and philosophy eligible for approval u/s. 80G: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that propagation of vedic thoughts and philosophy is not religious activity but are more concerned with the li...

August 10, 2024 90 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Delhi High Court held that affiliation with and recognition by a regulatory authority are not essential attributes of education un...

July 31, 2024 237 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Effect Appeals Below Monetary Limit: Kerala HC Dismisses Dept’s Appeal

Income Tax : Kerala High Court dismisses Income Tax Department's appeal below Rs.1 crore limit, involving Kunhitharuvai Memorial Charitable Tru...

July 18, 2024 294 Views 0 comment Print

Cancellation of registration post-donation not invalidate Section 35(1)(ii) deduction

Income Tax : Chemstar International Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) mere suspicion or cancellation of registration post-donation not invalidate initial e...

July 15, 2024 198 Views 0 comment Print

Section 11(1)(d) Exemption allowable to Corpus donations received by trust

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court ruled on N H Kapadia Education Trust vs ACIT, addressing the corpus donation eligibility for exemption under Se...

July 11, 2024 510 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT amends rules pertaining to registration, approval & activities of Institutions, trusts & funds

Income Tax : The amendments brought about by Notification No. 45/2023 – Income-Tax (Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2023) encompas...

June 23, 2023 8877 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT extends last date for filing of Form No.10AB

Income Tax : CBDT extends the last date for filing of Form No.10AB for seeking registration or approval under Section 10(23C), 12A or 80G of th...

March 31, 2022 14016 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies New Income Tax Rules & Forms for Trust & NPOs

Income Tax : CBDT issues Notification no. 19/2021 dated 26/03/2021 pertaining to procedure for registration of fund/ trust/charitable instituti...

March 26, 2021 127533 Views 1 comment Print

Time allowed for filing of return of income by Trust claiming exemption

Income Tax : Thus, for a trust registered u/s 12AA of the Act to avail the benefit of exemption u/s 11 shall inter-alia file its return of inco...

April 23, 2019 29706 Views 3 comments Print


Trust Registration cannot be denied for absence of dissolution clause in Trust Deed

February 18, 2017 9765 Views 0 comment Print

DIT-E had denied registration to assessee-trust because he was of opinion that in absence of dissolution-clause assessee-trust was not entitled for registration.

Pre-School falls in the term 'education' as envisaged u/s 2(15)

July 5, 2016 3943 Views 0 comment Print

The education has got different meaning, purpose or object for each person depending upon its position and background. We have education of various types e.g. Pre-schooling, schooling, higher education, professional education, vocational training, professions training etc etc.

Earning of profit from an incidental activity does not affect charitable status

June 26, 2016 1657 Views 0 comment Print

Even after amendment of the Trust Deed the main object of the trust was to promote education. Letting out was incidental and not the principle activity of the assessee trust.Thus carrying out such incidental activity and the income derived from it is used for the educational institute and not for any particular person & thus newly inserted proviso to section 2 (15) will apply only to entities.

Coaching Class Income of ICAI is exempt

June 5, 2016 6523 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is registered u/s. 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred the Act) and has been claiming exemption u/s. 11 of the Act which has been denied by the Assessing Officer mainly on the ground that the assessee is involved in commercial activities as the assessee receives coaching fees from the students of CA while giving coaching to the CA students.

Registration u/s 12AA not to be denied to a trust not having any formal deed of trust, even oral deed may suffice

December 19, 2015 4474 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held In the case of Tsurphu Labrang vs. DIT (Exemptions) that Rule 17A itself provides that it is not necessary that the Institution/Trust should be established under an instrument. The Rule 17A does not prescribe that in case the Institution/Trust

Denying registration u/s 12AA by testing ancillary objects rather than main objects for their charitable nature is unfair

November 24, 2015 544 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore in the case of Nanda Gokula vs. CIT held that denial of registration u/s 12AA by the CIT by considering only the ancillary objects is unfair, because it is the main objects of the trust which are required to be tested for their charitable nature.

Proviso to section 12A(2) is to be construed as retrospective in operation

November 13, 2015 15076 Views 0 comment Print

since the only reason for denial of exemption u/s 11 was absence of registration u/s 12AA (which was granted to assessee society on 29.10.2010 with effect from 1.4.2010) for the relevant assessment years and on no other ground

Exemption U/s. 10(23C)(iiiad) cannot be denied merely because assessee have objects other than education in its Trust Deed

November 12, 2015 39451 Views 0 comment Print

The undisputed facts of the case are that the assessee society does not possess registration under section 12A of the Act for relevant assessment year. From the perusal of return filed by it alongwith Form No.10B shows that it intended to claim exemption under section 11 of the Act

Cancellation of Registration U/s 12AA(3) should be based on activities of Trust and not of Trustees

August 14, 2015 3715 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Friends of WWB India Vs The Director of Income Tax (Exemption) Ahmedabad, it was held that registration u/s 12AA cannot be cancelled under the provision of section 12AA(3) unless the activities of trust are not found in accordance with the provision rather than the trustees.

AO have no power to doubt certificate granted under Section 12A

June 1, 2015 2398 Views 1 comment Print

Brief facts are that the assessee was registered as trust on 01.02.2001.Its application for registration as a charitable trust was granted on 27.12.2001. On 30.06.2002 the assessee received the IILM Undergraduate Business School,from the Ram Krishna and Sons Charitable Trust (RKSCT).

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