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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 23505 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Income Tax : The document highlights situations where exemptions under Sections 11 and 12 can be withdrawn, including benefits provided to inte...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 180 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


For Section 12AA registration assessee not required to furnish original MOA

September 3, 2020 2751 Views 0 comment Print

Arya Samaj Mandir Vs CIT (Exemption ) (ITAT Jaipur) From the facts of the present case, we noticed that the assessee had filed an application before the ld. CIT (Exemption) for seeking registration u/s 12AA of the Act. The assessee had also furnished the copy of MOA notorized by the Notary Officer, Bhilwara. However, the […]

Furnishing of Original copy of documents not mandatory for Section 12AA Registration from 19.02.2018

September 3, 2020 1176 Views 0 comment Print

Shrimad Dayanand Shiksha Samiti Bhilwada Vs CIT (ITAT Jaipur) From the facts of the present case, we noticed that the assessee had filed an application before the ld. CIT (Exemption) for seeking registration u/s 12AA of the Act. The assessee had also furnished the copy of MOA notorized by the Notary Officer, Bhilwara. However, the […]

No exemption on corpus donation by exempt entity to other exempt entity

August 29, 2020 37464 Views 0 comment Print

As per the existing provisions of the Act, donations made by a trust to any other trust or institution registered under section 1 2AA or to any fund or institution or trust or any university or other educational institution or any hospital or other medical institution referred to in sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause (v) or sub-clause (vi) or sub-clause (via)

Concept of NGO and Income Tax Provisions

August 28, 2020 113730 Views 27 comments Print

Trust, Society and Section 8 Company can seek registration u/s 12A to claim exemption under provisions of Income Tax Act’1961, if certain conditions are satisfied. Section 12A deals with registration of trust and section 12AA deals with procedure for registration of trust.

Object beneficial to a section of public is an object of general public utility

August 18, 2020 861 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi Police Education Fund Vs CIT (ITAT Delhi) Assessee argued that the assessee is involved in promoting the post Higher Secondary Education and fulfils the test of Section 2(15) of the Act, the definition of charitable purpose. Ld. DR argued that the assessee’s activities are limited to the wards of the Police personnel. Hence, it […]

IDC receipts for State Government cannot be taxed in the Hands of Assessee

July 31, 2020 1665 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in upholding IDC receipts as normal trading receipts ignoring that the money belongs to state government?

Section 12AB of Income Tax Act, 1961- Provisions & registration procedure

July 29, 2020 197331 Views 32 comments Print

Union Budget 2020 proposed significant changes in compliance and registration procedure of Religious or Charitable Trusts/ Institutions etc. which are registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, the following amendment was made in the Finance Act, 2020 which reads as:- Under Section 11:- In section 11 of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section […]

Common errors in taxation of charitable & religious organization

July 29, 2020 136871 Views 42 comments Print

Very often we get involve in rendering of professional services to charitable and religious organization commonly called as NGO, NPO etc. These services include Auditing, Accounting, Taxation, consultancy, foreign transaction related issues etc. In this regard as far as taxation services are concerned some common errors frequently happen and by mean of this article I have tried to demonstrate those errors and also the corrective measures thereof.

New norms for registration of Trusts and Issues

July 28, 2020 24480 Views 4 comments Print

Introduction There is sea change in provisions relating to registration of trusts. Finance Act 2020 has set out norms for registration of Trusts. This article discusses these new norms in context of: 1. Trusts registered under old regime 2. Provisional registration of new trusts 3. Final registration of provisionally registered trusts 4. Renewal of registration […]

Registration of Charitable and Religious trust under income tax Act 1961 as amended by Finance Act 2020

July 19, 2020 25917 Views 13 comments Print

Income tax Act 1961 provides exemption to the Public Charitable trust and Religious trust (herein after referred to as Trust in this article)u/s 11(exemption from Income from property held for charitable or religious purposes) and u/s 12 ( exemption Income of trusts or institutions from contributions). However to claim exemption under the aforementioned section, the […]

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