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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 1851 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 1176 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 21486 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 17916 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 1008 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 216 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 156 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 306 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 351 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 131619 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


Exemption u/s 10(23C) Can’t Be Denied if AO Fails to Notify Authority on Contravention

September 23, 2024 720 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had claimed a tax exemption under Section 10(23C)(vi) which allowed tax exemptions for educational institutions provided certain conditions prescribed by the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) were met.

Filing of Form 10B only directory and not mandatory: ITAT Bangalore

September 20, 2024 2079 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that filing of form 10B is only directory and the same is not mandatory. Hence denial of exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act for delay in filing of form 10B unjustified.

Section 11 Exemption Can’t Be Denied for Late Filing of Form 10B Audit Report: ITAT Delhi

August 27, 2024 2286 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that not filing of Audit Report in Form 10B alongwith the return of income is a procedural omission only and cannot be impediment in law in claiming the exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act.

Filing of Form 10B is a procedural requirement & should not negate substantive claim of exemption

August 19, 2024 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT rules that the requirement of filing Form 10B is procedural, allowing Section 11 exemption for an educational trust despite delayed filing.

Stay Application Against Trust Registration Cancellation Rejected: Irreparable Loss Not Proven, ITAT Delhi

August 18, 2024 894 Views 0 comment Print

n Legal Initiative For Forest And Environment (LIFE Trust) Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi), the stay application was denied as the test for irreparable loss was not met.

Exemption u/s. 80G eligible for construction of public library forming part of charitable function: P&H HC

August 10, 2024 402 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the construction of Public Library would also form part of charitable function and any work done with the same purpose is eligible for granting exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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

August 10, 2024 894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that propagation of vedic thoughts and philosophy is not religious activity but are more concerned with the life style of the human beings and therefore is eligible for approval under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Reassessment alleging delayed filing of Form 10 without opinion of income escaped assessment untenable: Delhi HC

August 10, 2024 546 Views 0 comment Print

Associated Chambers of Commerce And Industry of India Vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court held that action of reassessment merely on the allegation of delayed digital filing of Form 10 without based on the formation of an opinion that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. Facts- […]

Kerala HC Remands Kerala Cricket Association Income Exemption Case to ITAT

August 8, 2024 2487 Views 0 comment Print

Department had challenged the finding of Tribunal on the issue as to whether the income received by the Kerala Cricket Association during the assessment years 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2013-14 would partake of the nature of exempted income going by the provisions of Section 2(15) of the Act

Section 7(aa) of CGST Act will have prospective effect from 01.01.2022: Kerala HC

July 27, 2024 3117 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that the provisions of Section 7(aa) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) will have prospective operation with effect from 01.01.2022.

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