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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 2223 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 1284 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 22029 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 18453 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 1122 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 7497 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 2076 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 5682 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 9570 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 9984 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Fresh Section 80G Application Cannot Be Rejected merely Because Earlier Rejection Was Not Appealed

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that the Income Tax Act does not bar a trust from filing a fresh Section 80G application merely because an ear...

May 21, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Denies Section 12AB Exemption as Microfinance Activities Had Commercial Elements

Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court upheld rejection of exemption under Section 12AB after finding that proposed microfinance activities invol...

May 20, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition Since Opening Loan Balances Cannot Be Taxed Again

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that opening balances of unsecured loans cannot be treated as unexplained cash credits under Section 68 when n...

May 18, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Subsequent 12AA Registration Saves Trust: ITAT Treats Corpus Donation as Capital Receipt, Deletes Tax Addition

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that corpus donations cannot be taxed merely because Section 12AA registration was granted subsequently. Once r...

May 18, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Delay Can’t Defeat Exemption Claim: ITAT Revives Section 10(46) Relief for Maharashtra Fee Regulator

Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that taxability cannot be conclusively decided while an application for exemption under Section 10(46) remain...

May 11, 2026 120 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 18096 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 131826 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 7518 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 76503 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 32877 Views 3 comments Print


Penalty cannot be imposed for mere Section 12A registration cancellation

February 28, 2020 1926 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 6585 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, […]

Budget 2020: Impact on NGO or Charitable Organisations

February 18, 2020 7548 Views 0 comment Print

The Union Budget and Finance Bill 2020 has proposed major changes for charitable trusts and institutions like renewal of 12AA and 80G registration, furnishing a quarterly statement of donor wise donations, issue of a certificate to all the donors, etc. All such proposed changes are explained below: Section 10(23C): Every approved fund or trust or […]

Budget Highlights for Trusts Registered under section 12AA

February 18, 2020 5127 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of budget 2020 on Charitable trust U/S-12AA 1. Re-validation of Existing registrations -The process will be online and the new online form will particularly focus on whether the charitable activities of the trust or institution are genuine. -Once the online forms are ready there will be a window of three months within which application […]

Analysis of Budget 2020: Impact on Charity Institution

February 14, 2020 2226 Views 0 comment Print

For development sector, on the one-hand, the budget has covered various loopholes but on the other side, it has burdened the non-profit sector with renewal formalities, donation reconciliation requirements and other registration formalities.

Re-obtaining Section 12AA Registration| Approval U/s. 10(23C) & 80G

February 9, 2020 29667 Views 4 comments Print

Budget 2020: Re-obtaining Of Registration under Section 12AA & Approval under Section 10(23C) & Section 80G by Existing Registered / Approved Entities – Concerns and Issues Introduction: The income of the charitable / religious trusts, institutions, universities, educational institutions, hospitals, other medical institutions etc. etc. which are registered U/s. 12AA or approved U/s. 10(23C) of […]

Major Income Tax Proposals for Charitable Trusts & Institutions: Budget 2020

February 9, 2020 6162 Views 1 comment Print

The process of approval and registration of trusts, institutions, funds, university, hospital etc. proposed to be rationalised with effect from 1.6.2020. Now, the approval or registration or notification for exemption will be valid for a period not exceeding five years at one time;

Proposed Provisional Registration/ Approval U/s. 12AB, 10(23C) & 80G- Issues

February 9, 2020 20862 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2020: Concerns / Issues As To Proposed Provisional Registration/ Approval Under Section 12AB, Section 10(23C) & Section 80G Introduction : It has been proposed under the Finance Bill, 2020 that w.e.f. 01st June, 2020 the registration / approval to the charitable / religious institutions, educational institutions, medical institutions etc. will be granted for the […]

New Section 12AB | Finance Bill 2020 | Charitable Trusts | Amendment in Section 12AA/ 80G/ 80GGA

February 6, 2020 49641 Views 13 comments Print

Finance Minister presented the Union Budget 2020 wherein she proposed substantial amendments for granting exemptions to the charitable / religious trusts institutions etc. Under the new tax regime, she proposed to amend Section 10(23C), Section 11, Section12A, Section12AA, Section 80G and proposed to insert a new Section 12AB. All these amendments are proposed to be made w.e.f. June 01, 2020.

No Deemed Registration U/s. 12A if no order passed within six months

February 4, 2020 4533 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Exemptions) Vs Addor Foundation (Gujarat High Court) Effect of Non Passing of order within six months — Non-disposal of an application for registration by granting or refusing registration before expiry of six months as provided u/s 12AA(2) would not result in a demand grant of registration. It was held that deemed registration cannot be […]

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