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Charitable TrustsSection 11(2)Section 11(2)359 judgments

The decision most relied on for accumulation of income is Lissie Medical Institutions v. CIT (348 ITR 344), cited in 164 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on accumulation of income

Lissie Medical Institutions v. CIT
348 ITR 344 · 2012 · High Court
164
citing judgments

The Kerala High Court held that charitable institutions claiming exemption under Section 11 are not entitled to claim depreciation on assets used for charitable purposes, taking a view contrary to most other High Courts.

CIT v. Raj Kumar
318 ITR 462 · 2009 · High Court
119
citing judgments

Genuine trade advances made by a company in the ordinary course of business to a shareholder do not fall within the definition of deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) of the Income-tax Act.

CIT v. Nagpur Hotel Owners Association
247 ITR 201 · 2001 · Supreme Court
112
citing judgments

While there is no statutory time limit for filing Form 10 to claim exemption for income accumulation under Section 11(2), it must be furnished before the completion of assessment proceedings for the Assessing Officer to grant the exemption.

CIT v. Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty Charities
135 ITR 485 · 1982 · High Court
98
citing judgments

The income of a charitable trust, particularly income from property held under trust, for the purpose of claiming exemption under Section 11, must be computed in a normal commercial manner, without strict reference to the computation provisions for different heads of income like Section 14 or Section 24(a). This approach ensures that the income available for application or accumulation is assessed on commercial principles.

CIT v. Programme for Community Organisation
248 ITR 1 · 2001 · Supreme Court
90
citing judgments

The 15% exemption available to charitable trusts under Section 11(1)(a) is absolute and is not curtailed by the provisions of Section 11(2) regarding accumulation of income. Voluntary contributions received towards the corpus of a trust are excluded from the scope of income for Section 11(1)(a) exemption purposes.

CIT v. Programme for Community Organisation
228 ITR 620 · 1997 · High Court
73
citing judgments

For charitable or religious trusts, income for exemption under Sections 11 and 12 must be computed on a commercial basis, not head-wise as per Section 14, treating expenditure as a charge against income. The net income, along with non-corpus donations, forms the eligible base for determining the application of funds and the permissible accumulation under Section 11(1)(a).

CIT v. Mayur Foundation
274 ITR 562 · 2005 · High Court
68
citing judgments

The Gujarat High Court held that Form No. 10, for exercising the option under section 11(2) to accumulate income, can be submitted during assessment proceedings, including before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which is a continuation of assessment proceedings. Such submission constitutes sufficient compliance for claiming exemption under section 11.

ACIT v. A.L.N. Rao Charitable Trust
216 ITR 697 · 1995 · Supreme Court
58
citing judgments

The exemption for income accumulated under section 11(1)(a) (presently 15%) is absolute, and section 11(2) does not restrict its operation or require such accumulated income to be invested in specified securities. Investment requirements under section 11(2) apply only to accumulation beyond this absolute exemption limit.

Judgments citing accumulation of income

Lala Gauri Mal Butail Trust, Palampur vs. Income Tax Officer (E), Solan

The appeal stand allowed

ITA 1102/CHANDI/2024[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh18 Aug 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Laliet Kumar, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1102/Chandi/2024 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Lala Gauri Mal Butail Trust Ito-Exemptions Ward बनाम/ Vs. C/O Bundla Tea State, Po Bundla Solan (Hp) Tehsil Palampur H.P. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaatl-3208-R (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri Sudhir Sehgal (Ca) – Ld. Ar ""थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Sh. Vivek Vardhan (Addl. Cit) – Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 05-08-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 18-08-2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () 1. Aforesaid Appeal By Assessee For Assessment Year (Ay) 2016-17 Arises Out Of An Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi [Cit(A)] Dated 11-09-2024 In The Matter Of An Assessment Framed By Ld. Assessing Officer [Ao] U/S. 143(3) R.W.S. 254 R.W.S. 144B Of The Act On 11-01-2022. Having Heard Rival Submissions & Upon Perusal Of Case Records, The Appeal Is Disposed-Off As Under.

For Appellant: Shri Sudhir Sehgal (CA) – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Vivek Vardhan (Addl. CIT) – Ld. Sr. DR
Section 11(2)Section 143(3)

rival submissions and upon perusal of case records, the appeal is disposed-off as under. 2. The assessee-trust filed Form No.10B claiming accumulation of income u/s 11(2) for Rs.5.14 Lacs. The Ld. AO noted shortfall of Rs.56,947/- in the application of income and brought the same

Ap Pollution Control Board, Vijayawada vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Exemption Circle, Vijayawada

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 298/VIZ/2025[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam06 Aug 2025AY 2021-22

Bench: Shri Vijay Pal Rao, Vice-A N D Shri Manjunatha, G.आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.298/Viz/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessme298Nt Year: 2021-22) Andhra Pradesh Pollution Vs. Dy. Cit Control Board, (Exemption Circle) Vijayawada Vijayawada Pan:Aaaja1610Q (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Satyanarayana Murthy, Ca राज" व "ारा/Revenue By:: Dr. Satyasai Rath, Cit(Dr) सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 30/07/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Pronouncement: 06/08/2025 आदेश/Order Per Vijay Pal Raothis Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Revision Order Dated 11/03/2025 Of The Learned Cit (Exemptions), Passed U/S 263 Of The Act For The A.Y.2021-22. 2. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal:

For Appellant: Shri Satyanarayana Murthy, CAFor Respondent: : Dr. Satyasai Rath, CIT(DR)
Section 10Section 10(46)Section 11(2)Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 263

learned Counsel for the assessee has submitted that once the notification issued u/s 10(46) applied for the year under consideration, then the accumulation of income even if it is not applied within the prescribed limit u/s 10(23)(vi) is not taxable as all receipts in the income ... Vijayawada 4. On the other hand, the learned DR has submitted that the assessee has not disputed the fact that there was an accumulation of income during the financial year 2015-16, out of which a sum of Rs.3,86,62,546/- remained unutilized even after the expiry

Silk Association of India, Kolkata vs. ITO, Ward 8(2), Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 705/KOL/2025[2023-24]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata30 Jul 2025AY 2023-24

Bench: Shri Sonjoy Sarma & Shri Rakesh Mishrai.T.A. No.705/Kol/2025 Assessment Year: 2023-24 Silk Association Of India……...……..…………………....Appellant C/O P K Himmatsinghka & Co. 41, B B Ganguly Street, 2Nd Floor, Kol-12. [Pan: Aaocs9213J] Vs. Ito, Ward-8(2), Kolkata…………………..………………….…..... Respondent Appearances By: Shri P. K. Himmatsinghka, Ar, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri Kallol Mistry, Jcit, Sr. Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : July 29, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : July 30, 2025 आदेश / Order Per Sonjoy Sarma: This Appeal By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Dated 31.01.2025 Passed By The Cit, Appeal Addl/Jcit(A)-7, Mumbhai [In Short Cit(A)] Under Section 250 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961. 2. Brief Facts Of The Case Ate That The Assessee’S Accounts Were Duly Audited For The Financial Year Ending On 31.03.2023. The Audit Report In Form 10B Was Signed On 01.09.2023 & The Unique Document Identification Number (Udin) Was Generated On 20.10.2023. However, Due To Unforeseen Technical Glitches, The Assessee Was Unable To Upload Form 10B On The E-Filing Portal Within The Prescribed Due Date Of 31.10.2023. The Form Was Eventually Uploaded On 16.11.2023, Resulting In A Delay Of 16 Days. The Return Of Income Under Section 139 Read With Section 139(4A) Of The Act Was Filed On 18.11.2023, Which Was Within The Extended Due Date Of 30.11.2023. Additionally, Form 10

Section 11Section 11(2)Section 139Section 143(1)Section 250

I.T.A. No.705/Kol/2025 Assessment Year: 2023-24 Silk Association of India under Section 11(2) of the act was filed on 17.10.2023, declaring accumulation of income amounting to ₹1,75,359. Despite these compliances, the return was processed under Section 143(1) of the Act by the CPC, disallowing exemption under

Bastuhara Sahayata Samiti, Kolkata vs. ITO, Ward 1(2)(Exemption), Kolkata

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 444/KOL/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata28 Jul 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy, Vice-(Kz) I.T.A. No. 444/Kol/2025 Assessment Year: 2016-2017 Bastuhara Sahayata Samiti,……………….…Appellant 27/1B, Bidhan Sarani, Srimini Market, Kolkata-700006, West Bengal [Pan:Aaatb7422R] -Vs.- Income Tax Officer,……………………………..Respondent Ward-1(2), (Exemption), Kolkata, Office Of The Income Tax Officer, 10B, Middleton Row, Kolkata-700071 Appearances By: Shri S.K. Tulsian, Advocate & Ms. Puja Somani, C.A., Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee Shri Somnath Das Biswas, Sr. D.R., Appeared On Behalf Of The Revenue Date Of Concluding The Hearing: May 20, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order: July 28, 2025 O R D E R

Section 119(2)(b)Section 12ASection 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)

Rs.35,00,000/- in computing the income for the A.Y. 2016-17 erred in not having appreciated the undisputed fact that aforesaid accumulation of income u/s 11(2) of the Act stood applied in the immediately succeeding A.Y. 2017-18 for the objects and activities of the appellant-trust ... case of the appellant- samity and held that the assessee is entitled for deduction u/s 11(2) of the Act towards accumulation of income. 15. To sum up what has been stated above, the appellant- society took a resolution to raise corpus fund by way of donations for providing aids