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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 4881 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 11505 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 4230 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 9354 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 7986 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 7116 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 1464 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 5295 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 9213 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 9564 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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

Income Tax : Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the construction of Public Library would also form part of charitable function and any wor...

August 10, 2024 84 Views 0 comment Print

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

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

Income Tax : Associated Chambers of Commerce And Industry of India Vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax & Ors. (Delhi High Court) Delhi Hig...

August 10, 2024 201 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala HC Remands Kerala Cricket Association Income Exemption Case to ITAT

Income Tax : Department had challenged the finding of Tribunal on the issue as to whether the income received by the Kerala Cricket Association...

August 8, 2024 231 Views 0 comment Print

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

Goods and Services Tax : Kerala High Court held that the provisions of Section 7(aa) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) will have pr...

July 27, 2024 903 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 16434 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

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 7224 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 71751 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 29712 Views 3 comments Print


Registration U/s. 12A/ 12AA can be denied to Trust not applying its income for Charity

February 25, 2018 2673 Views 0 comment Print

Norka Roots Vs. CIT (Kerala High Court) As per Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, the Commissioner is empowered to call for documents or information from the assessee, which are necessary to satisfy the authority about the genuineness of the activities of the institution. The Division Bench of this Court had also directed that […]

Sec. 12AA Cancellation of Registration of society which collects huge fees although formed to run the dental college without any fees from students is justified

February 7, 2018 3051 Views 0 comment Print

Bhim Rao Ambedkar Educational Society Vs. CIT (Exemption) (Allahabad High Court) A categorical finding has been recorded that Society is not being run according to the objects, i.e., free health education and establishment of dental college without fee. He also pointed out that a Society if charging nominal fee to maintain its expenses etc., it […]

CIT cannot assess objects vis-a-vis donation at registration Stage

February 6, 2018 465 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12A of the Income Tax Act nowhere empowers the Commissioner of Income Tax to assess the objects vis-a-vis the donation received by the Charitable Trust in the first year of its establishment. At the stage of Section 12A the Commissioner is not to examine the application of income.

Registration U/s. 12AA cannot be cancelled merely because collection exceeds threshold limit provided u/s 2(15)

January 25, 2018 1089 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has also clarified that in view of this position, it shall not be mandatory, for the registration granted u/s 12AA of the Act to a charitable institution, to be cancelled merely on the ground that the cut off specified in the proviso to section 2(15) of the Act is exceeded in a particular year without there being any change in the nature of the activities of the institution

Exemption U/s. 11 to 13 cannot be claimed in absence of Registration u/s 12AA

December 28, 2017 3639 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the view that assesse has not filed any Certificate of Registration granted u/s. 12AA of the I.T. Act, 1961, which is mandatory for availing the exemption u/s. 11 to 13 of the Act

Sec. 12AA Training in rock climbing, mountaineering, bag-packing, kayaking, sailing and rafting is educational activity

December 8, 2017 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Nandadevi Outdoor Leadership School Vs. DIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Delhi)  The assessee is engaged in the activities of rock climbing and mountaineering, bag-packing, kayaking, sailing and rafting. It says that it is one of the world‟s biggest outdoor skill trainer and its parent is headquartered in the USA. It offered courses in the Himalayan by instructing. […]

Approval u/s 80G(5) cannot be denied at initial stages for not undertaking any activity or Substantial Activity

December 6, 2017 1872 Views 0 comment Print

Mattapalli Chalamayya Charitable Trust Visakhapatnam Vs CIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) If the activities of the trust are genuine, at the stage of commencement of institution, registration has to be granted automatically and claim u/s 80G of the Act can be followed with grant of registration. Ld. Commissioner (Exemptions) did not reject the request of the assessee […]

Registration U/s. 12AA(3) cannot be made before date of introduction of Sec. 12AA(3)

November 26, 2017 1476 Views 0 comment Print

U.P. Distillers Association Vs. CIT (Delhi High Court) In this case Assessee urged that, in any event, the cancellation could not have been from inception but only from the date Parliament amended Section 12AA, i.e. from 01.10.2004. HC  held that  that the cancellation of registration in this case could have related back only from the […]

Registration under FCRA cannot be denied to society on mere bald report on use of Foreign Contribution

November 17, 2017 4266 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner – a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 – has filed the present petition impugning communications dated 01.08.2014 and 07.12.2015 (hereafter referred to as the impugned communications)

Merely charging of fees does not make an educational institute non charitable

November 8, 2017 1878 Views 0 comment Print

Jaycees Public School Vs. ITO (ITAT Delhi) We do not find that assessee is not engaged in the educational activities as merely charging of the fees does not make it existing for the purposes of the profit.

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