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Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) cannot impose independent or contingent conditions while grantin...
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Income Tax : The ITAT held that the institution’s activities as a seminary imparting religious training to priests established its religious ...
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Income Tax : CBDT issues Notification no. 19/2021 dated 26/03/2021 pertaining to procedure for registration of fund/ trust/charitable instituti...
The Tribunal ruled that a bona fide technical mistake in selecting the wrong section code while applying for registration cannot lead to rejection of the application. The matter was remanded to the Commissioner (Exemption) for reconsideration on merits.
The Tribunal ruled that collection of fees by an educational trust does not negate its charitable character. Where donations and fees are separately accounted, denial of 80G approval is unjustified.
The Tribunal found that the authority misapplied the law by relying on provisions relating to donor deductions rather than approval conditions for institutions. Since the trust fulfilled statutory requirements, the rejection of approval was set aside.
The Tribunal held that a trust engaged in educational activities for the public cannot be labelled religious without supporting material. It directed the authority to reconsider both registration and 80G approval.
The Delhi High Court held that the Tribunal erred in directing the grant of registration under Sections 12AB and 80G without examining the genuineness of the trust’s activities. The Court set aside the order and remanded the matter to the Commissioner for proper inquiry.
The Tribunal held that an appeal filed before a Bench lacking territorial jurisdiction is not maintainable and cannot be transferred. Liberty was granted to approach the correct Bench with a delay condonation petition.
Arulcheyal Kainkarrya Sabha Vs CIT (Exemptions) (ITAT Chennai) The appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai, arose from the order dated 22.09.2025 passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) [CIT(E)], Chennai, rejecting the assessee trust’s applications for registration under Sections 12AB and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The assessee is […]
The Tribunal held that scholarship granted in Indian Rupees to an Indian student for study abroad is not expenditure outside India and restored the 12AB registration application.
The Tribunal clarified that under the pre-amended law, accumulated income could be applied within five years or the immediately following year. Utilization within the sixth year barred taxation in AY 2023-24.
ITAT Amritsar upheld rejection of 12AB registration after finding that only ₹2.51 lakhs out of ₹40 lakhs received was spent on charitable activities. The Tribunal held that minimal charity expenditure and dominant non-charitable spending justified denial of registration.
