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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 75 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 210 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 303 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 345 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


Recent changes in procedure for registration of Charitable Trust

April 20, 2021 9333 Views 2 comments Print

Finance Act, 2020 made a paradigm shift in the process of registration of public charitable trust by inserting a new section 12AB. Though the same to be made applicable from 1st June, 2020, the pandemic delayed its applicability and the same was made applicable recently on 1st April, 2021. The notification making the same applicable […]

Changes in Charitable Trust, NGO, Society or Institutions from 01.04.2021

April 15, 2021 15444 Views 5 comments Print

All Trust, Society, NGO’s Do before 30.06.2021  This article focus on major changes brought in by Finance Act 2020 replace section 12AA into 12AB and consequential change sin Section in section 10(23C) as well as 80G. Due to Covid-19 pandemic CBDT has decided to defer the implementation of new procedure for approval/registration from 1st Oct […]

Section 12AB Registration Procedure for First Time Registration of Trusts

April 13, 2021 90051 Views 7 comments Print

Registration Procedure For Trusts/Institutions Seeking Registration U/S 12Ab For The First Time Newly inserted provisions namely section 12AB and clause (ac) in subsection 1 of section 12A in The Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) have changed the procedure for trusts/ institutions to get themselves registered under the Act. For trusts/institutions which intend to get themselves registered […]

Guide to Renewal of or Application for 12A & 80G Registrations

April 12, 2021 166644 Views 37 comments Print

This article focuses on the major changes brought in by the Finance Act 2020 by introducing new section 10AB replacing section 10AA and bringing in similar amendments in section 10(23C) and Section 80G. These provisions pertaining to registration were originally made effective from 01-06-2020. Subsequently, due to the crisis caused by COVID-19, the Central Board […]

Mandatory Registrations for NGOs after 01.04.2021

April 12, 2021 33381 Views 6 comments Print

Mandatory Registrations for NGOs after 01.04.2021 – Form CSR-1, Section 80G and Section 12AB of Income Tax Act As per Notification issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs dated 22nd January 2021, it is mandatory for all NGO’s which wants to raise CSR Funding to enrol with MCA w.e.f 01/04/2021 to get CSR Funding. And Filing […]

Charitable Trusts to Re-register to avail Tax Exemptions

April 11, 2021 5997 Views 1 comment Print

Are you Charitable Trust/Institutions? Re-register now to continue to avail Tax Exemptions – New Forms notified In Pre-amendment era, the charitable trusts/Institution were enjoying the perpetual benefit of zero taxation on income earned out of property held by such trust/Institution. Interestingly, once the registration under section 10(23C)/12AA/35/80G/ is notified/granted, will remain in force till the […]

Fresh application of registration for existing Trusts/Institutions under section 12AB w.e.f. 1st April, 2021

April 9, 2021 6996 Views 4 comments Print

Fresh application of registration for existing Trusts/Institutions under section 12AB w.e.f. 1st April, 2021 To update register of Charitable and Religious Trusts, the Finance Minister of our Country, Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman had presented a proposal in Union Budget 2020, to make substantial amendments for granting registration to the Charitable / Religious Trusts, Institutions etc. Under […]

New form for application for registration of Charitable or Religious Trusts or Institutions

April 8, 2021 27405 Views 0 comment Print

New form for application for registration of Charitable or Religious Trusts or Institutions In the Union Budget of 2020, Government proposed significant changes in the registration procedure of Charitable or Religious Trusts/ Institutions or Educational Institutions which are registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act. The above amendment was subsequently made part of […]

Trusts- New Income Tax Regime from 1st April 2021

April 7, 2021 41994 Views 4 comments Print

The Finance Act 2020 and 2021 has brought in some dynamic changes in respect of the exempted Trusts, Societies, NGOs, Charitable Trusts, Section 8 Companies including educational, medical and/or religious institutions complying with the certain rules of registration under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). The registrations were perpetuity in nature, and their registrations […]

Registration of Trust/societies- Form 10A

April 7, 2021 96615 Views 41 comments Print

CBDT vide notification No- 19/2021 dated 26th March 2021 has issued Income Tax (6th Amendment) Rules 2021 which now mandated all the trust/societies/ institutions/ fund/ hospitals (hereinafter called “applicant”) registered under Section 12A and 80G or Section 12AA to obtain fresh registration in the prescribed format under Sec 10(23C) of the Act.

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