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Registered Under Section 12AB


Are you running a Non Profitable Organization which is involved in charitable activities? Get the benefits of Income Tax exemption under Section 12A of the Income Tax Act by registering your Trust or Organisation under Section 12AB of Income Tax Act with Ebizfiling.com at just INR 3,999/-only.
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Documents required for online Registration procedure under Section 12A and 80G

Company / Trust / Society registration certificates
Copy of PAN card of the directors / trustees
Copy of Aadhaar Card of the directors / trustees
Digital signature of one of the directors / trustees
By Laws of this company, AOA, MOA copies
Audit reports for all financial years since incorporation
Audited Financials for all financial years since incorporation

Section 12A registration Fees

ESSENTIAL

₹3999/-

(All Inclusive)

Section 12AB registration Application for a Trust.

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ENHANCED

₹ 7999 / -

(All Inclusive)

Section 12AB registration Application for a Trust

Section 80G registration Application for a Trust

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₹ 9299 /-

Section 12AB registration Application for a Trust

Section 80G registration Application for a Trust

Name Approval Application

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BENEFITS OF 12A AND 80G REGISTRATION

1. MORE FUNDS TO WORK

Through the tax exemption on NGO income, more capital will now be available for charitable purposes as it will attract more donors.

2. NEW SOURCES OF FUNDS

Recognized agencies, government, and international sources of funds and grants are permitted after getting 12AB & BOG registration.

3. BROADENS THE SCOPE OF NGO

Since, more donors are attracted for charity purpose as that amount is exempted from Tax, this broadens the scope of the NGO's mission as more donations are now available for charity.

4. FCRA FUNDINGS

Only 12AB and 80G registered NGOs are allowed to accept International funding, with exceptions available under the Foreign Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA).

5. MORE EXPOSURE

When an NGO registers and receives 12AB and 80G registrations, it gains more operational exposure and status value.

6. VALIDITY

The validity of Provisional 12AB & 80G registrations is 3 years. The renewal of these registration must be done 6 months prior to the expiry of these certificates.

12AB & 80G REGISTRATION PROCESS

PREPRATIONS OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE (DSC)

The Digital Signature Certificates are required for filing online e-forms related to the 12AB & 80G registration process.

NGO DARPAN REGISTRATION

NGO Darpan Registration or NITI Aayog registration is required prior to the 12AB & 80G registration. A minimum of 3 members are required for this registration. This process takes upto 3 days.

PREPARING FORMS & ATTACHMENTS

While applying for the NGO Darpan registration, we will start preparing all the e-forms and attachments that are required for 12AB & 80G registration. These forms contains all the details related to the NGO's working and objectives and needs to be prepared carefully.

APPROVAL FROM CLIENT

The accounting for a sole proprietorship does not require a separate set of accounting records, since the owner is considered to be inseparable from the business. Nonetheless, it is always advisable to maintain records for business activities of a Proprietorship firm, in order to judge whether these operations are Once all the related documents and forms are complete, we send it to the client for verification. Upon approval from the client, we then proceed further

FILING E-FORMS WITH INCOME TAX DEPT

After completing all the formalities and documentation work, we upload e-forms along with the attachments prepared in step-4 on the Income Tax portal for approval.

ALLOTMENT OF PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE

The Income Tax Department allots an acknowledgement form stating 12AB & 80G registration documents are submitted and within 3 weeks, the department provides the Provisional 12AB & 80G Certificates that have a validity of 3 years. CONGRATULATIONS..... The process is complete.

WHAT IS 12AB REGISTRATION ?

The Income Tax Department grants Section-8 Companies, Trusts and Other Not-for-Profit Organisations 12AB Certificate, which is a provisional certificate valid for 3 years. Previously, the approval for 12A registration was a tedious and costly process. But, with the introduction of new reforms under this act, a newly registered NGO can now apply for a provisional 12AB registration and can avail benefits such as Tax exemption on the income earned during that fiscal year. Section 8 Companies, trusts, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have obtained 12A registration are exempt from paying income tax on their surplus income. All non-profit organisations can use the 12AB registration service.

ONLINE 12AB & 80G REGISTRATION

In the form of a Charitable Trust/Society/Section 8 Company, an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) is established solely to serve non-profit humanitarian purposes, and once such entity is formally registered, it is eligible for tax exemptions, benefits, and reliefs, as well as the provision of tax deductions for donors. Any income an NGO earns, such as service/production/donation, will be treated as normal taxable income without regard to the purpose of such income unless that NGO has obtained 12AB and 80G registrations online. With the help of 12AB registration, all the income earned by the NGO is exempted from tax. Hence, such NGO can utilize all earnings in promoting it’s objectives. With the help of 80G registration, the tax on the donations offered by the donors for the upliftment of the society is exempted. Only NGOs and Charitable Organizations that meet the following criteria are eligible for the 80G and 12AB registrations:

An NGO must not earn money from a business.

They must be registered as a society, charitable trust or a Section 8 NGO.

Additionally, such Organisations must not use their assets or income for anything other than charitable purposes.

They must also keep track of their receipts and expenses in a regular book of accounts.

The trustees or any other governing body of the organisation should not be involved in any improper use of these funds.

Such organizations must not work for the benefit a specific caste or religion.

In addition, if the organisation earns money from its business, it should keep a separate book of accounts.

Difference between Section 12AA of Income Tax Act and newly introduced Section 12AB

The benefits of section 80G was available to all the NGOs registered under Section 12AA for the exemptions in the donations recieved by the NGOs. These benefits were available on a continuous basis

Exemptions are valid for Lifetime.

Details required only for overseas contributions/donations.

80G benefits available to donors for exempt NGOs on a stable basis.

Already registered NGOs u/s 12AA will have to reapply for the same and shall have to obtain new registration u/s 12AB.

Already exempted NGOs will have a 5 year validity. While the new registrations will be provided with 3 years provisional registration.

It’s an agreement between parties, and one party holds the ownership and legal title of the entire property for the benefit of the other.

Donor-wise details to be maintained and all donors will have to be given a certificate.

80G donations now exposed to uncertainty.

The NGOs are required to reapply before 31st Decmeber, 2020 and get new registration u/s 12AA.

NGOs shall have to provide evidence to and convince Income Tax authorities of the bonafides of their activities every 5 years (3 years in case of New registrations), in order to retain their tax exemption.

NGOs will have to maintain Administrative records.