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“corpus donation”

Charitable TrustsSection 11(1)(d)Section 11(1)(d)517 judgments

The decision most relied on for corpus donation is CIT v. Shri Plot Swetamber Murti Pujak Jain Mandal (211 ITR 293), cited in 204 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on corpus donation

CIT v. Shri Plot Swetamber Murti Pujak Jain Mandal
211 ITR 293 · 1995 · High Court
204
citing judgments

A charitable trust can carry forward its excess expenditure from previous years and adjust it against the income of subsequent years, which qualifies as an application of income under Section 11. Additionally, voluntary contributions received for a specific purpose are treated as corpus funds and are not taxable.

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).

P.M. Mohammed Meerakhan v. CIT
73 ITR 735 · 1969 · Supreme Court
58
citing judgments

The assessee bears the onus to prove the genuineness and voluntary nature of donations received, including corpus donations. Failure to discharge this burden allows the Assessing Officer to treat such donations as non-genuine or accommodation entries.

CIT v. Bijli Cotton Mills (P) Ltd.
116 ITR 60 · 1979 · Supreme Court
48
citing judgments

Dharmada collections are not taxable income of the assessee if they are genuinely meant for and spent on charitable purposes, or if they are voluntary contributions not accruing to the assessee's own benefit.

Director of Income Tax (Exemption) v. Keshav Social and Charitable Foundation
278 ITR 152 · 2005 · High Court
42
citing judgments

For charitable trusts claiming Section 11 exemption, Section 68 concerning cash credits does not apply to donations received. The non-submission or non-production of donor details does not automatically lead to an inference that the trust is introducing unaccounted money.

CIT v. National Association of Software & Services Companies
345 ITR 362 · 2012 · High Court
40
citing judgments

A one-time fee paid by members, with the understanding that it can only be used for capital purposes, is considered a corpus donation and is not taxable as income. This is especially true when separate fees are collected for services rendered.

DIT v. Shri Ramakrishna Seva Ashram
357 ITR 731 · 2013 · High Court
35
citing judgments

Donations made for a specific purpose are considered capital in nature and cannot be applied for charitable or religious purposes, thus not being deemed income from property for the purposes of Section 11 of the Income Tax Act.

Judgments citing corpus donation

Income Tax Officer, Chennai vs. Shri Shirdi Saibaba Spiritual and Charitable Trust, Chennai

In the result, the appeal stand dismissed

ITA 1777/CHNY/2024[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai22 Jan 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri George George K, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1777/Chny/2024 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2013-14) Ito (Exemptions) Shri Shirdi Saibaba Spiritual & बनाम/ Charitable Trust Ward-3, Chennai. # 17, 2Nd Floor, Sai Business Point, Mount Vs. Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Tan No. Aaats-3448-J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri Vinod D. Mudaliar (Jcit) -Ld. Dr ""थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Debendra Narayan Kar (Advocate) – Ld. Ar सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 13-01-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 22-01-2025 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri Vinod D. Mudaliar (JCIT) -Ld. DRFor Respondent: Shri Debendra Narayan Kar (Advocate)
Section 11Section 12ASection 143(3)Section 2(15)Section 80G(5)(vi)

religious purposes, the surplus so earned by the assessee would not be eligible for exemption u/s 11. The surplus earned by the assessee and corpus donation received by it was computed at Rs.301.47 Lacs which was to be brought to tax. 3.2 In the alternative, it was noted ... comes under the purview of first proviso to Sec. 2(15). 3.3 Finally, the assessee was denied exemption u/s 11 and its surplus including corpus donation was brought to tax and depreciation claim was granted against the same. Appellate Proceedings 4.1 The assessee stated that the main charitable activities

Grene Robotics India Private Limited, Hyderabad vs. ITO., Ward-2(2), Hyderabad

In the result, the appeal is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 152/HYD/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad02 Jan 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Vijay Pal Rao & Shri Madhusudan Sawdiaआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.152/Hyd/2025 (निर्धारण वर्ा/Assessment Year:2020-21) M/S. Nnf State Chapter Telangana, Income Tax Officer Vs. Hyderabad. (Exemptions), Pan: Aaean1771C Ward-1(2), Hyderabad. (Appellant) (Respondent) निर्धाररती द्वधरध/Assessee By: Shri M.V. Anil Kumar, C.A. रधजस् व द्वधरध/Revenue By: Ms. G. Saratha, Sr-Dr सुिवधई की तधरीख/Date Of Hearing: 16/07/2025 घोर्णध की तधरीख/Pronouncement: 18/07/2025 आदेश/Order Per Madhusudan Sawdia, A.M. : This Appeal Is Filed By M/S. Nnf State Chapter Telangana (“The Assessee”), Feeling Aggrieved By The Order Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi (“Ld. Cit(A)”), Dated 20.11.2024 For The A.Y. 2020-21. 2. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal :

For Appellant: Shri M.V. Anil Kumar, C.AFor Respondent: Ms. G. Saratha, SR-DR
Section 11Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 144B

Section 143(3) read with Section 144B of the Act on 20.09.2022, making the additions of Rs.21,51,000/- on account of disallowance of corpus donations and Rs.20,90,339/- on account of disallowance of expenses held as provision. Accordingly, the Ld. AO assessed the total income at Rs.42 ... Authorised Representative (Ld. AR) submitted that, the assessee is in appeal on two issues i.e. (i) additions of Rs.21,51,000/- on account of corpus donations and (ii) addition of Rs.20,90,339/- on account of disallowance of expenses held as provision. On the issue of corpus donations