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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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Taxation of Charitable & Religious Trusts: A Guide to Sections 11–13 – Part-II

Income Tax : This analysis explains how Parliament designed Sections 11 to 13 to ensure that tax-free income is ultimately used for charitable ...

June 10, 2026 3282 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Gifts Received By an Individual or HUF: Rules & Exceptions

Income Tax : This guide explains when gifts received by individuals and HUFs become taxable under the Income-tax Act, including monetary, movab...

June 10, 2026 23508 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Charitable & Religious Trusts: A Guide to Sections 11–13 – Part-I

Income Tax : This analysis explains how charitable and religious trusts qualify for exemption under Sections 11 to 13 of the Income-tax Act. It...

June 7, 2026 4914 Views 1 comment Print

Taxability of income of charitable or religious trusts

Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...

June 7, 2026 19038 Views 2 comments Print

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 2475 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 7533 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 2148 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 5712 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 9603 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 10017 Views 1 comment Print


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Gross Receipts Cannot Be Taxed if Charitable Expenditure Was Undisputed: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that although failure to file Form 10B disentitled the assessee from claiming exemption under Sections 11 and ...

June 24, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Already Examined Key Issues: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the Commissioner cannot invoke Section 263 where the Assessing Officer has already conducted inqu...

June 22, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12AA Registration Benefit Allowed as Assessment Was Pending: ITAT Agra

Income Tax : The ITAT held that registration granted under Section 12AA before completion of assessment entitled the trust to claim exemption f...

June 22, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong Section Used to Deny Depreciation Set-Off; Section 263 Order Quashed

Income Tax : The dispute concerned whether dividend received on capital reduction by a foreign subsidiary could trigger restrictions under Sect...

June 16, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Denial of Section 11 Exemption Doesn’t Trigger Section 115BBE: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the special tax regime under Section 115BBE is confined to additions made under Sections 68 to 69D. Additio...

June 13, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print


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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 18165 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 131985 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 7548 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 76707 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 33069 Views 3 comments Print


Registration of Trust/societies- Form 10A

April 7, 2021 96993 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.

ITAT allows Tata Trust to surrender Section 12A Registration w.e.f. 20.03.2015

April 6, 2021 4383 Views 0 comment Print

This write up summarizes the decision of the Mumbai ITAT in the matter of R.D Tata Trust (Assessee) wherein Tribunal held that cancellation of Registration granted to the assessee will have effect from the date on which the hearing of First show cause notice was concluded. Facts of the case The assessee trust was constituted […]

Section 80G Registration– Latest Process & Compliances

March 31, 2021 123309 Views 14 comments Print

Registration U/s – 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961 – Latest Process & Compliances Dear friends, as we all know, NGOs are integral part of our society. There are many NGO in India which are working for the social welfare of society. During lockdown period they have played a very important role in serving the […]

Charity Re-registration & Certain Compliances post 1 April 2021

March 30, 2021 7452 Views 0 comment Print

1.0 Charity registration granting donation deduction u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act (‘IT Act’) to the donors (Rule 11AA of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 (‘IT Rules’): 1.1 Requirement for approval of institution or fund under section 80G(5)(vi) of the IT Act i.e. for granting donation deduction u/s 80G of the IT Act to […]

CBDT notifies New Income Tax Rules & Forms for Trust & NPOs

March 26, 2021 131985 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT issues Notification no. 19/2021 dated 26/03/2021 pertaining to procedure for registration of fund/ trust/charitable institutions etc. All institutions, funds etc covered under clause (i) and (iv) of first proviso to section 10(23C), fifth proviso to section 35(1), clause (i) and (iv) of first proviso to section 80G(5) and sub-clause (i) and (vi) of section […]

ITAT allows Tata Trust to Surrender 12A Registration wef 20.03.2015

March 25, 2021 2343 Views 0 comment Print

Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Mumbai ITAT UNIQUE ORDER  on one  tata trust case where assessee opted out of benefit of sec 12AA to apparently save itself from onerous tax exposure with sec 12AA on its head so in these circumstances it is held that 42. The question then arises as to […]

Voluntary Section 12A registration cancellation application- ITAT explains date of applicability

March 24, 2021 10080 Views 0 comment Print

R. D Tata Trust Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We are of the considered view that the impugned order of cancellation of registration granted to the assessee under section 12A must be held to be effective from the date on which the hearing on first show-cause notice was concluded and the show cause notice issued by […]

Amendments to bye-laws of Society operates prospectively while granting Section 12AA registration

February 18, 2021 3027 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Commissioner of Income-Tax Vs. Kamla Town Trust reported in (1996) 84 Taxman 248 (SC) held that the rectification shall not have retrospective effect and would operate prospectively from the date when the rectification saw the light of the day.

Registration of Trust cannot be cancelled for non-filing of I.T. return due to misdeeds of ex-president

January 6, 2021 2715 Views 0 comment Print

Wholesale Cloth Merchant Association Vs PCIT (ITAT Jaipur) ITAT observed that due to the negligence or cheating of past executive members and bad intention of misappropriation of funds by ex-president, they had not maintained the books of accounts and get their accounts audited by a chartered accountant. But after change of management and involvement of […]

Section 12A: Cancellation of trust registration with retrospective effect is invalid

January 6, 2021 6516 Views 0 comment Print

Wholesale Cloth Merchant Association Vs PCIT (ITAT Jaipur) We are of the opinion that in the present case the ld. Pr. CIT(C) has found or made allegation or objection of diversion or mis appropriations of funds and not filling the Audit report and ITR, if any only in A.Y. 2014-15 to 2016-17 & not in […]

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