12A and 80G Registration

Package Inclusion :

  • Application drafting for Section 12A license
  • Application drafting for 80 G exemption certificate
  • Approval from Income tax commissioner
  • End to end follow-up with tax authorities
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12A and 80G Registration

Applicability of 80G Registration and 12A Registration

80G Registration and 12A Registration is applicable only to NGO's and charitable organizations that:-

12A and 80G Registration procedure typically need to be done by an NGO immediately after its incorporation.

What is 80G Certificate?

80G Certificate is issued to a non-profit organization or non-governmental organizations (NGO), a charitable trust or a Section 8 Company by the Income Tax Department. The objective behind the 80G certificate is to encourage more and more donors to donate funds to such organizations. The benefit that the donor avails by donating to such an NGO is that he gets tax exemption on 50% of his donation as the donor is allowed to deduct their donations from their Gross Total Income.  To avail the tax exemption, the donor needs to attach the stamped receipt against the donation that is issued by the NGO – the receipt needs to include the name, date, and PAN of the organization.

80G Registration Process

80G Registration procedure consists of following steps:

Validity: 80G Certificate valid for a lifetime.

What is 12A Registration?

Now that we have covered 80G Registration we will discuss 12A registration and 12A registration process.

By virtue of 12A registration, Trusts and NGOs and other Section 8 companies enjoy exemption from paying income tax. NGOs are basically organizations that are meant for charitable and non-profit activities. However, they do have income and would be required to pay tax as per normal rates if not registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Act. The Section 12A of the IT Act, 1962 does not differentiate between charitable and religious Trusts. Hence 12A registration is applicable to both the kinds of organizations.

12A Registration Process

12A Registration can be canceled at any point in time subject to proof that the activities of the organization being carried out is against the object of the institution or are not genuine or is benefitting a particular religion or caste or the funds are being invested in prohibited modes or income of the institution is being used for the benefit of specific persons.

Validity: 12A Registration valid for a lifetime.

Documents Required for 12A Registration

The documents required for 12A registration are as follows:

Documents Required for 80G Registration

The documents required for 80G registration are as follows:
  • Form 10G.
  • Registration certificate and MoA in case of Section 8 companies and Societies; Trust Deed in case of a Trust.
  • No objection certificate from the owner of the property where the registered office of the Institution is located.
  • PAN card copy of the NGO.
  • Copy of Utility Bills – Electricity bills, water bills or House Tax Receipt.
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The documents required for 80G registration are as follows:
  • Donor list along with their complete address and PAN.
  • Book of Accounts & Income Tax Return documents, of last three years.
  • List of welfare activities being carried out & the progress report for last three years.
  • Detailed list of the board of trustees.
  • Deed for Verification – Original RC, MoA or Trust Deed.
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