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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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Renting of commercial property – A crazy puzzle under GST!!

Goods and Services Tax : The 54th GST Council recommends RCM for renting of commercial property by unregistered persons to registered entities, raising var...

September 29, 2024 24183 Views 1 comment Print

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 21360 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 12249 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 6294 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 10974 Views 0 comment Print


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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 7203 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 1533 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 5424 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 9276 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 9609 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Chennai Orders Fresh Assessment in Form 10BB Delay Case

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai sets aside tax assessment over delayed Form 10BB filing, remanding the case for fresh consideration after pending con...

March 8, 2025 141 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal Cannot Decide Merits After Ruling Appeal Not Maintainable: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The bench stated that Tribunal after concluding that the BCCI's Appeal before it “was not maintainable”, exceeded its jurisdic...

March 5, 2025 246 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12A: Trusts Registered Before April 1, 2021, Exempt from Seeking Final Registration – ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata rules that provisional registration under Section 12A is deemed regular. CIT (Exemptions) vs Indira Trust case clarif...

February 27, 2025 7521 Views 0 comment Print

No retrospective cancellation of Section 12A registration of Trust: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : M.M. Patel Charitable Trust Vs PCIT (Central) (ITAT Pune) In a significant ruling, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Pune h...

February 22, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12A Trust Registration Based on Proposed, Not Actual Activities: SC

Income Tax : Supreme Court reaffirms that charitable trust registration under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act should be based on proposed ac...

February 19, 2025 5496 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 17127 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 128898 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 7278 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 73476 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 30618 Views 3 comments Print


CIT can reject registration of society u/s 12AA if charitable objects are missing: HC

May 5, 2015 846 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana High Court held In the case of CIT vs. Sri Guru Gorakh Nath Charitable Educational Society that power of the Commissioner to look into the objects of the Society and the genuineness of the same cannot be doubted when the basis is of non-supply of information.

3 Important Income Tax Case laws on Charitable or Religious Trusts and Institutions

May 2, 2015 15212 Views 4 comments Print

1. Whether the Tribunal was right in negating the assessee’s claim for accumulation of unspent income? 2. Whether repayment of borrowed funds utilised for construction of commercial complex augmenting income of trust and amounts to application of income for charitable purpose eligible for exemption under section 11?

Allowability of depreciation claimed during the course of assessment proceedings?

April 30, 2015 742 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee was not satisfied as the assessing officer did not allow the depreciation which was subsequently claimed during the course of assessment proceedings. The assessee in Cross Objection has challenged the order of the learned CIT (Appeals) in upholding the disallowance of claim of Rs.2, 57, 90,420/- made by the trust in respect of excess utilization made in the earlier years.

Registration granted U/s. 12AA(3) cannot be withdrawn on mere presumptions and surmises

March 10, 2015 1118 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12AA, which lays down the procedure for registration, does not speak anywhere that the CIT, while considering the application for registration, shall also see that the income derived by the trust or the institution is either not being spent for charitable purpose or such institution is earning profit.

Extension U/s 80G(5) cannot be denied for violation of section 13

December 31, 2014 1393 Views 0 comment Print

While granting the exemption or renewal of exemption under section 80G(5) of the Act, the role of CIT is limited to look into the nature of activities being carried on by the institution or fund and the violation if any, of the provisions of section 13 of the Act and its various sub‑sections are to be looked into by the Assessing Officer while deciding the issue

While granting Registration U/s. 12A CIT not required to look into trust activities

November 18, 2014 2268 Views 0 comment Print

At the time of registration under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, which is necessary for claiming exemption under Section 11 and 12 of the Act, the Commissioner of Income Tax is not required to look into the activities, where such activities have not or are in the process of its initiation.

Registration u/a 12AA cannot be canceled due to receipts exceeding threshold limit of section 2(15)

October 17, 2014 1214 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Chennai ITAT has in the case of SAE India v/s DIT(E) has held that if the objects and activities of the trust are genuine than registration cannot be cancelled merely because receipts are exceeding threshold limit as provided under second proviso to section 2(15) of the Act.

Its inhuman to collect money for admission in medical college

August 14, 2014 675 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Cochin ITAT has in the case of M/s Sree Anjaneya Medical Trust while disposing off the appellant’s plea for registration u/s 12A has held that collection of money for admission of students in the professional colleges is not only inhuman but also against the scheme of the Constitution of sec 12A.

Applicability to earlier years of registration granted to a trust or institution

July 17, 2014 8220 Views 0 comment Print

The existing provisions of section 12A of the Act provide that a trust or an institution can claim exemption under sections 11 and 12 only after registration under section 12AA has been granted. In case of trusts or institutions which apply for registration after 1st June, 2007, the registration shall be effective only prospectively.

Budget 14- Cancellation of registration of the trust or institution in certain cases

July 17, 2014 4799 Views 0 comment Print

The existing provisions of section 12AA of the Act provide that the registration once granted to a trust or institution shall remain in force till it is cancelled by the Commissioner. The Commissioner can cancel the registration under two circumstances: (a)     the activities of a trust or institution are not genuine, or; (b)     the activities […]

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