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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 2223 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 1284 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 22020 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 18453 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 1119 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 7497 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 2076 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 5682 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 9570 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 9984 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Calcutta HC Denies Section 12AB Exemption as Microfinance Activities Had Commercial Elements

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court upheld rejection of exemption under Section 12AB after finding that proposed microfinance activities invol...

May 20, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition Since Opening Loan Balances Cannot Be Taxed Again

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that opening balances of unsecured loans cannot be treated as unexplained cash credits under Section 68 when n...

May 18, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

Subsequent 12AA Registration Saves Trust: ITAT Treats Corpus Donation as Capital Receipt, Deletes Tax Addition

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that corpus donations cannot be taxed merely because Section 12AA registration was granted subsequently. Once r...

May 18, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Delay Can’t Defeat Exemption Claim: ITAT Revives Section 10(46) Relief for Maharashtra Fee Regulator

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that taxability cannot be conclusively decided while an application for exemption under Section 10(46) remain...

May 11, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

Educational Trust Registration Renewal Cannot Be Denied Over Earlier Allegations

Income Tax : PCIT had erroneously mixed up the scope of renewal proceedings with cancellation proceedings under Section 12AB(4). Further, Settl...

May 11, 2026 183 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 18096 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 131823 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 7518 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 76503 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 32877 Views 3 comments Print


ITAT allows Section 12AA registration to entity developing training & research centre to facilitate skill development

May 17, 2022 1443 Views 0 comment Print

Object to develop training and research centre to facilitate skill development to entire chain of work force engaged at various levels in garment and textile industry entitle for registration under provisions of Section 12AA.

Religious charitable trust not making any distinction between caste, creed, race, religion eligible to register as trust  for Charitable purpose

May 14, 2022 21612 Views 0 comment Print

Sri Channamallikarjuna Trust Committee Gangavathi Vs CIT (Exemption) (ITAT Bangalore) Sec. 80G applies only to charitable trusts or institutions. It does not apply to religious trusts or institutions whereas scheme of exemption u/s 12A applies to both charitable as well as religious trusts. Section 80G of the Income Tax Act’1961 provides deduction while computing the […]

Clerical Mistake In Audit Report Form 10B Can Be Rectified

May 8, 2022 7104 Views 0 comment Print

Desh Bharti Public School Samiti Vs AO/DCIT (ITAT Lucknow) We find that it is undisputed fact that assessee got registration u/s.12A of the Act w.e.f. 1.4.2013 vide order dated 2.9.2014, a copy of such registration certificate is placed in P.B. pg.24. It is also an undisputed fact that assessee in the earlier years has been […]

PCIT/CIT cannot impose any conditions for grant of Section 12AB(1)(a) registration

May 7, 2022 1323 Views 0 comment Print

Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Mumbai) In the present case, it has not been disputed that the assessee trust was duly registered under section 12AA of the Act. Thus, the only provision applicable to the assessee trust for the purpose of applying for registration is section 12A(1)(ac)(i) of the Act. Further, section […]

Mere Seminar Income cannot make trust loose character of charity

May 6, 2022 1356 Views 0 comment Print

Merely because of organizing seminars itself cannot make the trust non charitable or commercial. In our considered view, the invoking of section 2(15) of the Act merely because of revenue from organizing seminar cannot make the trust looses the character of charity.

No Deemed Registration under section 12AA: SC

May 2, 2022 5469 Views 0 comment Print

Harshit Foundation Sehmalpur Jalalpur Jaunpur Vs CIT Faizabad (Supreme Court) The only question which is posed for consideration before the High Court was whether on non-deciding the application for registration under Section 12AA (2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) within a period of six months, there shall be deemed registration or not. […]

Set off of excess utilization of fund & accumulation of income is permissible in law

April 16, 2022 5235 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Ram Sharnam Sabha Regd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Facts- The assesse is a society, engaged in religious and charitable activities. This society is running Ashrams and Medication programmes and was duly granted registration u/s 12AA. The assessee filed its ITR for AY 2016-17 declaring a taxable income of Rs. Nil. The AO noticed that […]

Corpus donation received by Trust not registered under section 12A is not taxable

April 13, 2022 11988 Views 0 comment Print

Versova Kokni Sunni Jamat Trust Vs Centralised Processing Centre (ITAT Mumbai) CIT(A), though admitted that assessee is not registered under section 12A of the Act and thus no benefit of exemption could be allowed to the assessee under section 11 of the Act, rejected the contention of the assessee that irrespective of status of registration […]

Deemed Section 12AA registration of Trust if no Registration Refusal within 6 Months

April 6, 2022 3297 Views 0 comment Print

Jaibharat Mandal Ramlila and Dharmshala Society Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Learned counsel for the assessee insisted that in the absence of any order of refusal of registration by the Competent Authority, the assessee trust may be treated as deemed to have been registered u/s 12AA of the Act. In support of this deposition learned counsel […]

Permanent Registration of Charitable Trust by filing Form No. 10AB

March 5, 2022 61080 Views 5 comments Print

Relevant Section, Rule and Forms Section 12A – Conditions for applicability of sections 11 and 12. Sec 12AB – Prescribes the procedure framework for registration with the income-tax authorities to avail the exemption u/s 11 and 12.(introduced wef AY 2022-2023) Section 80G – Deduction in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc Section 10(23C) […]

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