Income Tax : The new framework eliminates mandatory renewals and replaces them with continuous monitoring. Donor eligibility now depends on sus...
Income Tax : The new Income Tax Rules, 2026 permit reapplication within one month of rejection. This provides a faster alternative to appeals a...
Income Tax : The approach differs for pending, rejected, or delayed applications. Trusts must choose the right remedy based on procedural posit...
Income Tax : Courts held that prior exemption claims under Sections 11 and 12 cannot justify denial of 80G approval. The key takeaway is that b...
Income Tax : Authorities now scrutinize NGO financial statements before granting or renewing registration. Proper documentation and clear chari...
Income Tax : Authorities cannot insist on adding an irrevocable clause in trust deeds for Section 12A renewal when the trust is otherwise legal...
Income Tax : The representation highlights large-scale pendency and administrative bottlenecks under Sections 12AB and 80G, urging immediate re...
Income Tax : This explainer breaks down how Section 80G deductions work and who can claim them. It highlights deduction categories, qualifying ...
Income Tax : The Pune Chartered Accountants' Society has requested an extension for tax audit and ITR filing deadlines for FY 2024-25, citing t...
Income Tax : Suggestions to simplify 12AB and 80G renewal for charitable trusts, proposing conditional approvals, straight-through processing f...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) cannot impose independent or contingent conditions while grantin...
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...
Income Tax : The Calcutta High Court upheld rejection of exemption under Section 12AB after finding that proposed microfinance activities invol...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that teaching Arabic language and Islamic studies through systematic instruction amounts to education and not religi...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that the CIT(E) failed to properly consider the assessees replies, documents, and objections before rejecting t...
Income Tax : The government notified a historic temple as eligible under Section 80G due to its cultural significance. Deductions apply only fo...
Income Tax : Explore the notification under section 80G(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act 1961 for Shree Ramanuj Kot Trust in Indore. Details of vali...
Income Tax : The amendments brought about by Notification No. 45/2023 – Income-Tax (Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2023) encompas...
Income Tax : CBDT issued Notification No. 34/2023-Income Tax, dated May 30, 2023 & introduces amendments to rule 11AA of Income-tax Rules, ...
Income Tax : CBDT extends the last date for filing of Form No.10AB for seeking registration or approval under Section 10(23C), 12A or 80G of th...
ITAT Chandigarh held that additional evidences filed by the assessee deserves to be admitted inspite of casual and callous approach of assessee since the ultimate object of adjudication is to do substantial justice. However, cost of Rs. 3,000/- imposed.
Delhi High Court held that AO is required to bring on record cogent evidence to justify the invocation of Section 13 of the Income Tax Act to deny exemption. Notably, material collected from the internet cannot be termed as corroborative piece of evidence. Accordingly, writ of revenue dismissed.
The ITAT Bangalore bench held that the objects of Shrthiparampara Gurukulam, a trust teaching Vedas, are charitable and not religious. This ruling allows the trust to claim tax exemptions under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, reversing the CIT(E)’s decision which had categorized the trust as religious and ineligible for approval.
The tribunal rejected the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions)’s argument, distinguishing it from an outdated Supreme Court precedent and emphasizing that the trust’s objects were for the general public’s benefit.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad, ruled in favor of Sattavis Kadva Patidar Pragati Mandal, holding that a charitable trust with a small number of religious objects can still receive an 80G exemption.
The ITAT Rajkot restored the case of Jay Mataji Charitable Trust vs. CIT (Exemption) to the CIT(E) to determine if the trust’s religious expenditures were within the 5% limit allowed under Section 80G(5B).
Gujarat High Court rejects Revenue appeal, holding Rajkot Jilla Gayatri Parivar Trust eligible for Section 80G approval citing SC precedents on consistency.
The ITAT Ahmedabad quashed a PCIT order, ruling that revisional power cannot be invoked for mere verification, and a specific error must be proven to show prejudice to revenue.
The ITAT Visakhapatnam allowed a trust’s appeal, restoring its Section 11 exemption. The sale of property to a trustee at market value was not a violation of Section 13, as no undue benefit was conferred.
ITAT clarified that education and camps on Jain principles cannot be treated as wholly religious. Registration u/s 80G can only be denied if religious expenditure exceeds the statutory 5% threshold.
