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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 1233 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 966 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 21012 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 17022 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 849 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 7425 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 1938 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 5637 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 9501 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 9900 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Investment Cannot Be Treated as Income Merely for Alleged Section 13 Breach: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that exemption under Sections 11 and 12 cannot be denied by aggregating separate shareholdings to invoke Sectio...

March 4, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Set Aside Rejection of Section 10(46) Exemption for Violating Natural Justice

Income Tax : The High Court quashed the rejection of a university’s Section 10(46) application because no opportunity of hearing was granted....

February 22, 2026 480 Views 0 comment Print

6th Year Utilisation of Sec 11 Accumulation Valid; CPC Adjustment Deleted: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The Tribunal clarified that under the pre-amended law, accumulated income could be applied within five years or the immediately fo...

February 18, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

TDS Default u/s 201 – Matter Remanded for Verification of Payees’ Tax Payment

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that failure to examine whether payees discharged tax liability vitiates proceedings under Section 201. The cas...

February 13, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Allowed Section 11 Exemption Despite Late filing of Form 10B

Income Tax : The High Court held that delayed filing of Form 10B is a procedural lapse and does not justify denial of charitable exemption. Tru...

February 9, 2026 303 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 17925 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 131358 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 7482 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 76119 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 32469 Views 3 comments Print


Proposed Amendments in Finance Bill, 2020 applicable on Charitable Organisations

March 16, 2020 3534 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains Proposed Amendments in Finance Bill, 2020 applicable on Charitable Organisations and includes Cases Applicable On  Organisations Registered Under Section 12A As Well As Under Section 10(23C) Of Income Tax Act,1961 and Cases Applicable Only On Organisations Registered Under Section 12A. Cases Applicable On  Organisations Registered Under Section 12A As Well As Under Section […]

Exit tax where charitable institution converts into non-charitable

March 15, 2020 21934 Views 1 comment Print

In order to ensure that the intended purpose of exemption availed by trust or institution is achieved, a specific provision in the Act is required for imposing a levy in the nature of an exit tax which is attracted when the organization is converted into a non-charitable organization or gets merged with a non-charitable organization or does not transfer the assets to another charitable organisation.

Union Budget- 2020: New Compliances for Charitable Trust & Institutions

March 13, 2020 9555 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of Budget 2020 Finance Bill on charitable institutions:- 1) Re-validation of existing registrations All the existing charitable and religious institutions already registered under Section 12A (trusts and institutions registered prior to 1996), Section 12AA (trusts and institutions registered after 1996), Section 10(23C) and Section 80G will be required to re-apply to the income tax authorities […]

Section 12AA registration cannot be denied merely for lack of activities by trust before application: SC

March 10, 2020 1848 Views 0 comment Print

In the given case, the object of the provision in question is to ensure that the activities undertaken by the Trust are not contrary to its objects and that a Commissioner is entitled to refuse registration if the activities are found contrary to the objects of the Trust

Section 12AA Registration cannot be denied for non-commencement of activity

March 7, 2020 1404 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs R.S. Bajaj Society (Allahabad High Court) The only ground on which the CIT rejected the application for registration was that though the society was established in August 2011 with a dominant object of imparting higher medical education by establishing Medical Colleges, Hospitals and Research Centres, such charitable activities had not still been commenced. […]

New trust entitled for Section 12AA registration despite no activity: SC

March 7, 2020 2760 Views 0 comment Print

Explore Supreme Court’s decision on trust registration under Section 12AA without activities. Learn implications for newly formed trusts. #IncomeTaxAct

SC: Performance of Charitable Activity not Compulsory for Registration of New Trust u/s 12AA of IT Act

March 5, 2020 3366 Views 0 comment Print

Whether a newly formed trust is entitled for registration under Section 12AA of the IT Act, 1961 even if any activity has not been undertaken as yet?

No Section 12A registration denial if objects were charitable & activities were genuine

March 3, 2020 5094 Views 0 comment Print

Registration under section 12A was allowable to assessee-society as the objects of the society was charitable in nature and activities were genuine; even if the control of the trust property was not vested in the public but was retained by the settlors and moreover, registration with the Registrar of Societies was not a precondition for granting registration u/s 12A.

Penalty cannot be imposed for mere Section 12A registration cancellation

February 28, 2020 1854 Views 0 comment Print

TAT see no reason to uphold the levy of penalty in the present case U/s 271(1)(c) of the Act, since the basis for levy of penalty, being cancellation of registration granted to the assessee U/s 12A of the Act and as a consequence treating its surplus and corpus donation as not exempt but taxable under the Act, has been quashed by the ITAT.

Impact of budget 2020 on charitable trust/Institutions

February 23, 2020 6555 Views 1 comment Print

While a trust is registered under Section 12AA, the registration referred to therein shall be inoperative from the date of approval of the trustor organization pursuant to Section 10(23C) or Section 10(46) or from the date of entry into force of this proviso, i.e. 01/06/20020 as previously stated. New Article 12A(1)(ac) was introduced provided that, […]

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