Statement to be furnished to the Assessing Officer/Prescribed Authority under clause (a) of the Explanation 3 to the third proviso to clause (23C) of section 10 or under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 1961
Form 10 belongs to the regime of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The same ground is now covered by Form 109 of the Income-tax Rules, 2026. It is a periodic statement. It reports what happened in a period whether or not anything is owed at the end of it. The assessee signs and files this himself.
| What the description names | Where it sits now |
|---|---|
| section 10 of the 1961 Act | section 11, section 19 |
| section 11 of the 1961 Act | section 332, section 333, section 334, section 335, section 337, section 338, section 339, section 340, section 341, section 342, section 344, section 345, section 350, section 355 |
Rules of the 2026 Rules that work the same section. rule 185 (Furnishing of statement by registered non-profit organisation under), rule 186 (Application under section 342(5) for change of purpose for which). This is our own matching — we have paired the section the form names with the rules whose headings name that same section. The department has not said that any of these rules prescribes this form.
| Under the 2026 Rules | What the department calls it |
|---|---|
| Form 109 | Statement of accumulation or setting apart of income under section 342(1) |
You meet it as a recurring obligation with a date attached, generally unconnected to any tax being payable. Because nothing is owed, it is the one that gets forgotten, and the penalty for not filing runs by the day.
We charge fees for our public utility work. Does that cost us charitable status under s.2(15)?
My trust already has registration under section 12A. Can the Assessing Officer go behind it and re-examine whether the objects are charitable?
My society runs a college and ended the year with a surplus. Does that surplus mean we no longer exist solely for educational purposes and not for profit?
Our society does not teach anyone itself - it runs a college. Can the society claim the exemption meant for an educational institution?
I pay an annual fee to keep competitors out of my area. It recurs every year, so is it revenue expenditure?
I am a Sikkimese woman who married a non-Sikkimese after April 2008, and the department says the Sikkim exemption is no longer available to me — is that right?
Form 3AF, Form 3BB, Form 5C, Form 10BBD, Form 10BD, Form 10IG, Form 10IH, Form 10II, Form 10IK, Form 26AS, Form 46, Form 47