Knowledge guide · Starting an NGO
NGO Darpan: how to get your NITI Aayog Darpan ID
… is required. See what FCRA is | | CSR funders and foundations | Many ask for the Darpan ID as part of their due diligence; see the documents …
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Knowledge guide · Tax for NGOs
The Income-tax Act, 2025: what changed for NGOs
… numbers. The old names haven’t gone away. Funders, CSR teams and even the CSR Rules still ask for “12A and 80G”, and the returns and audit reports filed …
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Knowledge guide · Tax for NGOs
Income-tax registration for NGOs (formerly 12A and 12AB)
… same forms. See tax deductions for donors. - CSR funding. A trust, society or Section 8 company needs both the registration and the donor approval to register on …
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Knowledge guide · Tax for NGOs
Donation statements and certificates (formerly Form 10BD and 10BE)
… finance teams, fundraisers and their accountants. What the law requires The statement and the certificate are conditions of the NGO’s approval under Section 354 (formerly section 80G(5)), and …
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Knowledge guide · Tax for NGOs
Filing an NGO’s tax return and audit report
… accounts and file a return, because funders and CSR teams ask for them. Other laws add their own duties: a Section 8 company has its Companies Act audit …
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Knowledge guide · Foreign funding (FCRA)
FCRA registration and prior permission: how to apply
… check the portal | Associations registered under a law, as trusts, societies or Section 8 companies, are the usual applicants, but individuals, Hindu undivided families and private companies …
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Knowledge guide · Foreign funding (FCRA)
Using foreign money: the 20% cap, no transfers and other rules
… for the purpose, and only where you’re registered [!LAW] Section 8(1): using foreign contribution Every person who receives foreign contribution must use it for the purpose for which …
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Knowledge guide · Foreign funding (FCRA)
FCRA suspension, cancellation and what happens next
… a fuller inquiry runs. The grounds for cancellation [!LAW] Section 14(1): grounds for cancellation The central government may cancel a certificate if (a) the holder made an incorrect …
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Knowledge guide · Funding for NGOs
Telling your NGO’s story
… 140 restored pensions real. Funders need stories too. CSR teams use them in their own annual reports, websites and sustainability reports, so they want stories they can trust …
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Knowledge guide · People and safeguarding
POSH: preventing sexual harassment at NGOs
… happens if you don’t comply. It summarises the law; it isn’t legal advice. What the POSH Act covers The Act came into force on 9 December 2013. It …
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