Section 12AA of Income-Tax Act, 1961 deals with Procedure for Registration of a Charitable Trust or institution
Income Tax : This analysis explains how Parliament designed Sections 11 to 13 to ensure that tax-free income is ultimately used for charitable ...
Income Tax : This guide explains when gifts received by individuals and HUFs become taxable under the Income-tax Act, including monetary, movab...
Income Tax : This analysis explains how charitable and religious trusts qualify for exemption under Sections 11 to 13 of the Income-tax Act. It...
Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...
Income Tax : Expanded grounds for cancellation now include legal non-compliance and incorrect disclosures. Trusts must treat accuracy and gover...
Income Tax : Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association made a representation on 31.10.2022 to Minister of Finance Smt. Nirmala Sitharam...
Income Tax : CAG noticed ineffective monitoring of accumulation of income and its utilization, ineffective monitoring of receipts and utilizati...
Income Tax : BCAS representation in regard to the conditions set out in various orders of registration granted to Charitable institutions in re...
Income Tax : CA Shailesh R Ghedia president of BJP Professional Cell, Mumbai has written a letter to Honorable Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala S...
Income Tax : Deferrement of Procedure for Approval/ Registration/Notifications of certain entities U/s 10(23C), 12AA, 35 & 80G of Incom...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that although failure to file Form 10B disentitled the assessee from claiming exemption under Sections 11 and ...
Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the Commissioner cannot invoke Section 263 where the Assessing Officer has already conducted inqu...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that registration granted under Section 12AA before completion of assessment entitled the trust to claim exemption f...
Income Tax : The dispute concerned whether dividend received on capital reduction by a foreign subsidiary could trigger restrictions under Sect...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the special tax regime under Section 115BBE is confined to additions made under Sections 68 to 69D. Additio...
Income Tax : PCIT or CIT can examine if there is any specified violation by the trust or institution registered or provisionally registered und...
Income Tax : CBDT issues Notification no. 19/2021 dated 26/03/2021 pertaining to procedure for registration of fund/ trust/charitable instituti...
Income Tax : CBDT has decided that the implementation of new procedure for approval/ registration/notification of certain entities shall be def...
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,...
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...
There is an earnest desire among many members of the public to do charity, welfare and social good. This leads to flow of money without consideration from one individual to another or from one entity to another. Such flow of money is termed as donation in common as well as legal parlance. Unlike in commercial […]
CIT Vs Angels Educational Trust (Madras High Court) With regard to the observation of the appellant that only two of the Trustees were authorized to administer the Trust, the same was held to be not a reason to reject the case of the assessee-Trust and it is common that the day-to-day activities of a Trust […]
Cancellation of registration of a Trust or Institution under section 12AA/AB of Income-tax Act 1961 – latest Supreme Court decision and legal ramifications Registration of trust or institution Income of a Trust created wholly for charitable or religious purposes or an institution established wholly for such purposes is exempt from income tax if granted registration […]
In Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Kolkata v. Batanagar Education and Research Trust [Civil Appeal No. 4451 of 2021], the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Kolkata (the Appellants) and the Tribunal had directed for cancellation of the registration of Batanagar Education and Research Trust (the Respondents) under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 […]
On August 2, 2021, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India ordered for Cancellation of Registration of Batanagar education and Research Trust (Trust) on the ground of misuse of status conferred under section 12AA and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Fact of the Case:- At the time of conducting a survey on an entity […]
CIT (Exemptions) Vs Batanagar Education And Research Trust (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court Orders Cancellation of Registration in Case of Misuse of Status Conferred under Section 12AA and 80G In this case donations were received by way of cheques out of which substantial money was ploughed back or returned to the donors in cash. […]
Effective Date: All the existing trusts and institutions registered under section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 19861 shall re-register themselves under section 12AB w.e.f. 01.04.2021 Registration u/s 12AB: Registration granted u/s 12AB shall remain valid for 5 years. (3 years in case of provisional registration) Forms to be filled: Form 10A: (Last date of filling […]
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 registrations were perpetuity in nature, and their registrations could be […]
Delhi Police Welfare and Recreational Club Fund vs. CIT (ITAT Delhi) We have gone through the record in the light of the submissions made on either side. Insofar as the nature of activity of promotion of welfare and recreational activities of the police personnel, by its nature, is concerned, Ld. CIT(E) does not dispute whether […]
SECTION 8 COMPANY FORMATION- Non-Profit Organization Section 8 Company is Company formed with the objective of promotion of commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object. It is established majorly for charitable or not-for-profit purposes. Features Section 8 Company does not require a prescribed minimum […]
