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Section 12AA

Section 12AA of Income-Tax Act, 1961 deals with Procedure for Registration of a Charitable Trust or institution

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Consequences of Cancellation of Re‑Registration under Section 12AB – Why Charitable Trusts Cannot Afford to Ignore It

Income Tax : Expanded grounds for cancellation now include legal non-compliance and incorrect disclosures. Trusts must treat accuracy and gover...

January 17, 2026 1854 Views 0 comment Print

Practical Guidance: Key Points to Keep in Mind While Replying to Notices under Section 12AB

Income Tax : Objects benefiting specific communities or allowing overseas application of funds invite rejection. The ruling focus is on deed la...

January 17, 2026 1179 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Gifts Received By an Individual or HUF: Rules & Exceptions

Income Tax : Understand the tax treatment of monetary, movable, and immovable gifts received by individuals and HUFs. Learn the ₹50,000 thres...

November 18, 2025 21489 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of income of charitable or religious trusts

Income Tax : Understand the taxability, registration, and exemption provisions for charitable and religious trusts under Sections 11–13, incl...

November 8, 2025 17934 Views 2 comments Print

NGO Registration Process on India’s Social Stock Exchange

Corporate Law : Learn the registration process for NGOs (Trust, Society, Section 8 Company) on the Social Stock Exchange (NSE/BSE), including elig...

September 30, 2025 1011 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 7464 Views 1 comment Print

CAG report on Income Tax Exemptions to Charitable Trusts & Institutions

Income Tax : CAG noticed ineffective monitoring of accumulation of income and its utilization, ineffective monitoring of receipts and utilizati...

August 9, 2022 2025 Views 0 comment Print

Representation on Issues in Registration of Charitable institutions due to order of CITs

Income Tax : BCAS representation in regard to the conditions set out in various orders of registration granted to Charitable institutions in re...

December 1, 2021 5655 Views 0 comment Print

Improper drastic changes in Income tax provisions relating to Trusts/NGOs

Income Tax : CA Shailesh R Ghedia president of BJP Professional Cell, Mumbai has written a letter to Honorable Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala S...

April 30, 2021 9558 Views 1 comment Print

Deferment for Approval/ Registration of Charitable Trusts & Exempt Institutions

Income Tax : Deferrement of Procedure for Approval/ Registration/Notifications of certain entities U/s 10(23C), 12AA, 35 & 80G of Incom...

May 9, 2020 9939 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Skill Development = “Education” – ITAT Allows Sec 11 Exemption to Charitable Trust

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore rules skill development qualifies as education, allowing Sec 11 exemption to charitable trust. Rejects commercial a...

April 16, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Disallows Double Exemption & Unutilised Accumulation u/s 11; Revenue Appeal Allowed

Income Tax : The issue was whether utilisation of earlier accumulated income qualifies for fresh exemption. The Tribunal held it amounts to dou...

April 16, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune: Interest on Bank Deposits Not Covered by Mutuality; Only Proportionate Expenses Allowed

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that...

April 13, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

No Sections 12AB and 80G denial if No Evidence of Community Bias or Non-Genuine Activities

Income Tax : The ruling held that incomplete documentation or minor deficiencies cannot be sole grounds for denial of registration. It emphasiz...

April 10, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Notional Rent Taxable on Unsold Flats Held as Stock-in-Trade (Pre-Sec 23(5) Era)

Income Tax : ITAT held that vacant unsold flats attract tax on notional rent under house property. The key takeaway is that ownership triggers ...

April 6, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Clarification regarding Form No 10AC issued till the date of this Circular

Income Tax : PCIT or CIT can examine if there is any specified violation by the trust or institution registered or provisionally registered und...

June 3, 2022 18048 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 131622 Views 1 comment Print

New Procedure for registration, approval U/s.10(23C), 12AA, 35 & 80G deferred

Income Tax : CBDT has decided that the implementation of new procedure for approval/ registration/notification of certain entities shall be def...

May 9, 2020 7503 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay Public Trusts (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019

Income Tax : These rules may be called the Bombay Public Trusts (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019. 2. In rule 1 of the Bombay Public Trusts Rules,...

May 15, 2019 76353 Views 6 comments 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 32706 Views 3 comments Print


ITAT: Genuineness of Activities, Not Commercial Nature, to be seen while granting registration u/s 12AA and 80G

July 31, 2025 900 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled Rasha Welfare Foundation’s EV initiative is charitable, not commercial, upholding 12AA & 80G registration. Focus on genuine activity, not incidental income.

Private Trusts under Income Tax Act, 1961

July 29, 2025 8034 Views 0 comment Print

Explore private trusts under the Income Tax Act, 1961, including definite and discretionary types, their taxation, and key exceptions to tax rates.

ITAT Mumbai: Mere Possibility of Expenditure Outside India Not a Bar to Section 12AB Registration

July 29, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT rules potential foreign expenditure is not grounds to deny Section 12AB trust registration, emphasizing genuine objectives over speculative future income use.

ITAT-Cuttack: Unregistered Trust—Only Net Income is to Be Taxed

July 29, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT-Cuttack holds only net income, not gross receipts, of an unregistered educational trust is taxable, emphasizing consistency in prior assessments.

Unregistered Trust: ITAT Pune Rules Only Net Income Taxable

July 26, 2025 1248 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules unregistered trusts are taxed only on net income, not gross, even with ITR filing errors, emphasizing substantive justice.

Section 11(3) Amendment Not Retrospective: ITAT Pune; Deletes ₹90 Cr Addition

July 25, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT rules Section 11(3) amendment on accumulated income is prospective, allowing a 6th year for utilization for past accumulations.

Adjustment u/s. 11(3) as deemed income unsustainable as accumulated funds utilized within stipulated time

July 23, 2025 630 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that adjustment under section 11(3) of the Income Tax Act as deemed income cannot be sustained as accumulated surplus funds are utilized within stipulated time period and the amendment to the provisions of section 11(3) are held to be prospective in nature.

ITAT Condoned Delay as Similar Appeals for Other Years Were Allowed

July 20, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Surat has ruled that Section 11 & 12 exemptions cannot be denied solely due to a trust’s delayed registration, remitting Koteshwar Mahadev Public Trust’s case for fresh assessment.

12A Registration Sent Back to CIT(E) Due to Technical Lapse: ITAT Bangalore

July 18, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore remands a trust’s 12AB tax exemption cancellation, citing a technical error in application and directing fresh consideration.

Assessee-Trust’s 12AB Registration Cannot Be Cancelled for Procedural Lapses

July 14, 2025 1188 Views 0 comment Print

The cancellation of registration under Section 12AB was not justified as PCIT lacked jurisdiction and that the “specified violation” clause under Section 12AB(4) was inapplicable for the financial years in question.

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