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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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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 3219 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 11346 Views 3 comments Print

Eligibility and process of Registration of Charitable Trust in India

Income Tax : Learn the eligibility criteria and step-by-step process for registering a charitable trust in India. Discover the significance, ad...

March 18, 2024 3519 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment of Charitable and Religious Trusts and Institutions

Income Tax : Analyzing the complexities of non-profit sectors globally, this guide on Assessment of Charitable and Religious Trusts and Institu...

February 2, 2024 9033 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115TD(3) of Income Tax Act Nightmare for Charitable Trusts

Income Tax : Explore the implications of Income Tax Act's Section 115TD(3) introduced by the Finance Act 2022 on charitable trusts. Learn about...

December 17, 2023 7464 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 7089 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 1449 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 5277 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 9210 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 9561 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 12AA(3) registration cannot be cancelled without any valid ground: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : Read the full judgment of Calcutta High Court dismissing IT Depts appeal against Gobind Ram Goel Charitable Trust's 12AA(3) regist...

July 10, 2024 579 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Denies Tax Exemption to Trust Charging Capitation Fee

Income Tax : Explore the Delhi High Court's judgment on ITSC's conclusive nature for AY, assessing reassessment under Section 148 of the Income...

July 9, 2024 162 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad HC Affirms exemption of process fees for approval of maps for Charitable Society

Corporate Law : Read about Allahabad High Court's ruling directing Saharanpur Development Authority to reconsider exemption under Income Tax Act f...

June 25, 2024 168 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of rental income from letting out of building along with furniture & fixtures

Income Tax : Explore the detailed analysis of the Active Securities Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) case regarding the taxation of rental income from l...

June 19, 2024 1641 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata Grants section 80G(5)(iii) registration to Income Tax Bar Association

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata grants exemption registration to Income Tax Bar Association Calcutta, overturning CIT's decision. Read the full detai...

June 16, 2024 318 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 16305 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 127332 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 7215 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 71547 Views 5 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 29583 Views 3 comments Print


Registration has to be granted if no evidence to show activities of Trust are not being carried out genuinely: ITAT

January 4, 2021 537 Views 0 comment Print

The CIT(E) seems to have taken recourse to the provisions of section 12AA(4) of the Act which was inserted by the Finance Act of 2014 w.e.f. 01.10.2014. We find that those provisions are applicable only when the CIT(E) seeks to cancel the registration already granted to a trust. Those provisions cannot be made applicable for grant of registration u/s. 12AA of the Act.

Judgments of Charitable Trust Registration u/s 12A/12AA

January 3, 2021 9882 Views 0 comment Print

(1) Anand Escher Amar Charitable Cancer and Malty Specialty Hospital Society Vs. CIT (Exemption) Chandigarh 2019. 104 Taxman.com 369 (Amritsar Tribunal) 2019 176 ITD 424 (Amritsar) As the trust has not started activity as per Trust Deed. Registration was not granted. Tribunal observe that at the time of granting Registration only Object and genuineness are […]

Addition justified for Bogus Donation received by Educational Trust

December 22, 2020 1815 Views 0 comment Print

Addition made by AO against Educational Trust on account ofdonations were found to be bogus  was justified as  assessee failed to discharge the onus of proof cast upon it and no attempt was made to produce credible material to corroborate the transactions or to explain the contradictory evidence that it was confronted with.

Collecting fees for training from different organizations is not charitable activity

December 14, 2020 930 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee-trust was collecting fees from different organizations towards training programmes and it also received rent for letting out its part premises; the CIT was justified in rejecting the assessee s application for grant of registration under section 12AA on the ground that the activities of the trust were not charitable, but were commercial in nature.

Society or trust not registered in India cannot be granted section 12A registration

December 10, 2020 6552 Views 0 comment Print

Evangelical Missionary Society Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Cuttack) Sec. 12A of the Income Tax Act lays down the provisions of Sec,11 & 12 shall not apply in relation to the income of any trust or institution unless the condition stated therein are fulfilled. The first condition for allowing the exemption u/s.11 is that the person […]

Section 12AA registration cannot be denied without recording dissatisfaction about objects of trust

November 26, 2020 1401 Views 0 comment Print

Balika Vidyalaya Educational & Cultural Trust Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Cuttack) We find that as per the provisions of section 11 & 12 of the Act, the income derived from property held for charitable or religious purposes and income of Trusts or Institutions from contributions are exempt from tax provided such Trusts or Institutions are […]

No cancellation of registration u/s 12AA(3) since inception in absence of cogent material

November 2, 2020 3945 Views 0 comment Print

Order of the PCIT cancelling the registration since inception, u/s 12AA(3) was legally not valid as no material was being referred by PCIT and its applicability to any of the provisions of Section 2(15) and/or Section 12AA(3) while revoking the registration. 

Section 12A exemption cannot be denied without considering merits of the case

October 29, 2020 4599 Views 0 comment Print

Thanthi Trust Vs DIT (Madras High Court) Whether the Tribunal was right holding that the appellant trust is not eligible for exemption under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 without considering the merits of the case in a proper manner? In the case on hand, there is no allegation that the assessee Trust […]

Section 12AA registration cannot be denied for mere non-spend of income for charitable activities

October 13, 2020 828 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. NT Ghatte Charitable Trust Vs. CIT (ITAT Pune) Merely because the trust has not spent any amount of its income for charitable activities and the fact that the trust has not spent any amount of income for charitable purpose does not amount to carrying on the activities contrary to its objects. The submission of […]

ITAT Grant 12AA Registration to Trust w.e.f. 13.8.1973

October 1, 2020 1632 Views 1 comment Print

Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Sukrat Fund Kaoda Committee Vs. CIT (ITAT Indore) On perusal of the record we find that the assessee trust was incorporated in the year 1945 and even in the Permanent Account Number (PAN) allotted by the Income Tax Department the date of incorporation of the trust is 16.4.1945. The assessee has claimed […]

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