Income Tax : The Income Tax Department has issued detailed FAQs explaining registration, audit, return filing, investment norms, and tax exempt...
Income Tax : The article explains how accurate Form 10BD reporting protects donor deduction claims, prevents penalties, and ensures consistency...
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 : 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 eligible CSR donations qualify for Section 80G deduction if statutory conditions are met, despite disallowan...
Income Tax : ITAT Surat held that existing charitable institutions obtaining provisional approval for the first time should not be denied regul...
Income Tax : ITAT condoned the filing delay and remanded the case to the CIT(E) to examine whether the trust satisfies all 80G requirements....
Income Tax : ITAT held Form 10AB was filed beyond the prescribed time but permitted the trust to seek CBDT condonation under Section 119(2)(b) ...
Income Tax : ITAT held no TDS was required as the Revenue failed to prove the services made technical knowledge available under the India-US DT...
Income Tax : Exercising powers under Section 119(2)(b), CBDT has condoned delays in Form 10AB filing for eligible cases. The Circular does not ...
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, ...
The case involved additions based on seized diaries, alleged cash sales, and estimated profits. The ITAT partly accepted the assessee’s arguments and directed adoption of a revised industry GP rate for computing taxable income.
Chennai ITAT held that seminars, workshops, conferences, and medical training programmes can qualify as “education” under Section 2(15) of the Income-tax Act. The Tribunal revived the 80G renewal application of a cardiology association and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
Mumbai ITAT treated appeals against rejection of Section 12AB and 80G registration as infructuous after the CIT(E) subsequently granted approval following the Bombay High Court ruling. The original rejection had been based solely on absence of an irrevocability clause in the trust deed.
Bangalore ITAT held that applications for registration under Section 12AB and approval under Section 80G cannot be rejected on grounds of non-compliance when the assessee had already submitted replies before the ITO as directed. The Tribunal restored the matter for fresh consideration after finding the rejection contrary to records.
ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance computed under Section 14A cannot be directly added while computing book profits under Section 115JB. Matter was remanded for fresh computation following the Vireet Investment ruling.
ITAT Mumbai held that the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) cannot impose independent or contingent conditions while granting registration under Section 12AB. The Tribunal ruled that tax benefits could not be kept subject to the outcome of a proposed Supreme Court appeal.
ITAT Bangalore held that the Income Tax Act does not bar a trust from filing a fresh Section 80G application merely because an earlier rejection was not challenged. The Tribunal remanded the matter for fresh consideration after holding the “void-ab-initio” finding unsustainable.
The Calcutta High Court upheld rejection of exemption under Section 12AB after finding that proposed microfinance activities involved commercial features such as charging interest. The Court held that such activities may not qualify as charitable purposes.
The ITAT held that teaching Arabic language and Islamic studies through systematic instruction amounts to education and not religious activity. It directed grant of registration under Section 12AB and approval under Section 80G.
The Tribunal ruled that the CIT(E) failed to properly consider the assessees replies, documents, and objections before rejecting the Section 12AB application. The matter was remanded for de novo adjudication.
