12A & 80G Registration
Quick Reference for Your Business

Documents • Due Dates • Compliance – everything you need to know about 12A & 80G Registration.

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Documents Required
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Registration certificate

Trust Deed / Society Certificate / Section 8 Certificate

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PAN card

of the trust / society / company

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Objects clause

Clearly charitable, copied from registration document

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Financial statements

Last 3 years (projected for new organisations)

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List of trustees / members

Names, addresses and PAN

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Activity report + bank statements

Last 12 months

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Due Dates & Timelines
Compliance Due Date
Form 10A (12A) / 10G (80G) File on Income Tax portal to apply
Provisional order Valid 3 years → convert to final (5 years)
Form 10BD — Donation statement 31 May every year
Form 10BE — Donor certificate Issue to donors by 31 May
ITR-7 (no audit) 31 July of assessment year
ITR-7 (audit) + Form 10B 31 October of assessment year
12A / 80G renewal Before expiry — every 5 years
Note: 12A exempts the NGO's income; 80G gives donors a 50% deduction. Both are valid 5 years and must be renewed before expiry.
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What Gets Your 12A / 80G Cancelled
Distributing income
Paying income to trustees / founders triggers automatic cancellation.
Non-charitable use
Using funds for personal expenses or non-charitable activity.
Political donations
Any political contribution cancels 12A and 80G.
Missing ITR-7 / renewal
Default in annual filing or missing the 5-year renewal cancels exemption.
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Why NGOs Trust M/s Durganjali & Associates
A real, qualified Chartered Accountant

Not an agent — a CA who files 10A/10G correctly the first time.

5 years of practice

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We track every deadline — 10BD, 10BE, ITR-7 and 5-year renewals.

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