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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 17907 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 78 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 213 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 348 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 18042 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 76347 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


Expenditure incurred for earning income is to be allowed even if society not registered u/s 12A

August 22, 2023 1860 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that gross receipts cannot be taxed entirely, estimated expenditure incurred by the society for earning this income needs to be allowed even if the society is not registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Act.

Denial of registration u/s 12AB unjustified for Minor Name Difference

August 22, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that the assessee trust is very old trust, and because of slight difference in the name of assessee, in various documents should not be resulted into disentitlement from getting registered under section 12AB of the Income Tax Act.

Granted another opportunity of being heard and furnish requisite document for registration of Trust u/s 12AB

August 20, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad restored the issue to the file of CIT(E) and directed to give another opportunity of being heard to the appellant in support of his case for registration of Trust u/s. 12AB of the Income Tax Act and also directed appellant to furnish requisite documents in the matter.

Section 12AA Registration can’t be denied for absence of Dissolution Clause

August 9, 2023 2070 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi orders that absence of a dissolution clause in Trust Deed shouldn’t deny registration u/s 12AA of Income Tax Act in Roop V.K Jain Foundation case.

Addition towards unexplained cash credit unsustainable as identity & creditworthiness proved

August 8, 2023 1539 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition under section 68 towards unexplained cash credit unsustainable as assessee has discharged its onus to prove the identity and creditworthiness of the share subscribing company.

Retrospective cancellation of trust registration u/s. 12AB of Income Tax Act invalid

August 3, 2023 4866 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that cancellation of registration of trust retrospectively from AY 2016-17 under section 12AB(4) of the Income Tax Act is invalid.

ITAT Disallows Tax Exemption for Trust’s Commercial Activities

July 29, 2023 4542 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the ITAT Chennai verdict in Palaniappa Charitable Vs ITO where income from commercial activities carried out by the trust was not considered exempted from income tax.

Trust Registration Depends on Charitable Objects, Not Activities: ITAT

July 28, 2023 1080 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur quashes CIT(E)’s rejection of registration u/s 12AA for Agrasen Jan Kalyan Trust. The appeal highlights that activities should not decide registration, but rather the charitable objects.

GST on Old Age Homes & Senior Citizen Services

July 28, 2023 11886 Views 1 comment Print

Learn about GST on old age homes & senior citizen services in India. Analysis of exemptions, tax rates, and recent rulings by AAR.

Trust Registration under section 12AA cannot be denied for Surplus Profit

July 26, 2023 3168 Views 0 comment Print

The J&K High Court ruled that trust registration under section 12AA cannot be denied solely for generating surplus profit. Read the full judgment here.

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