Section 12 : Donation, gift given to organizations entitled to tax exemption:
1) In computing his taxable income in any income year, any person may make claim to subtract the amount of donation, gift given to an organization entitled to tax exemption approved by the Department for the purpose of this section.

2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-section (1), the expenditure deductible in any income year under that Sub-section shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Rupees or five percent of the taxable income assessed without making deduction for the gift of that person in that year as referred to in Sub-section (1) and without including in the computation the limits referred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 17 and Sub-section (2) of Section 18, whichever is lesser.

3) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-sections (1) and (2), in any special situation, Government of Nepal may, by a notification in the Nepal Gazette, so specify that any amount spent or donated by any person for any specified work may be deducted fully or partly for expenditure, in determining the income of that person.