12A, 12AB and 80G – Complete Current Guide
“12A/12AB” and “80G” remain widely used search terms for charitable tax registration and donor deduction approval, but current applications from 1 April 2026 must be read with the…
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“12A/12AB” and “80G” remain widely used search terms for charitable tax registration and donor deduction approval, but current applications from 1 April 2026 must be read with the…
Read practical guide →Form 104 is the current Income-tax Act, 2025 application for provisional registration and/or provisional approval of eligible charitable or religious organisations under the new NPO framework. It is…
Read practical guide →Form 105 is the current Income-tax Act, 2025 application for regular registration and/or regular approval of eligible NPOs in the circumstances prescribed for the regular stage, including relevant…
Read practical guide →Form 106 is the current provisional registration/approval order following the Form 104 route, while Form 107 is the regular registration/approval order following the Form 105 route. The order…
Read practical guide →Provisional NPO approval is intended for the provisional stage under the current framework, while regular approval is relevant once the organisation falls within the regular-registration conditions such as…
Read practical guide →An NPO activity report should evidence what the organisation actually did, where, for whom, with what resources and with what supporting records. Photographs alone are not enough; dates,…
Read practical guide →NPO tax-approval readiness depends on consistent constitutional records, registration/PAN details, governing-person information, activities, financial statements, bank records and existing approval history. The exact list varies by the application…
Read practical guide →A CIT(E) notice or hearing is a scrutiny stage in which the organisation may be asked to establish its legal constitution, genuine activities, financial position, objects and compliance…
Read practical guide →80G approval concerns the donor-deduction framework for eligible donations to qualifying organisations. The organisation should maintain valid constitutional, activity, financial and approval records and ensure that its actual…
Read practical guide →Section 35AC is a legacy tax-incentive provision and is not a fresh current registration benefit. The deduction was phased out for assessment years beginning on or after 1…
Read practical guide →Explains organisation-level income-tax registration versus donation-related approval, why they are separate and how records overlap.
Read practical guide →A current-framework comparison of provisional and regular NPO applications with legacy Form 10A/10AB terminology connected for search.
Read practical guide →Records normally needed when an NPO has begun activities and seeks regular registration/approval under the current framework.
Read practical guide →How constitutional object changes can affect tax approval records and why the current portal route should be verified before filing.
Read practical guide →How to track validity, prepare records early and avoid last-minute gaps in NPO registration/approval continuity.
Read practical guide →How receipts, donor identity, bank records and annual donation reporting should reconcile before submission and certificate issue.
Read practical guide →How to read an approval order, identify the registration/approval type, validity period, conditions and URN/master-record details.
Read practical guide →A disciplined structure for hearing replies: facts, legal position, activity evidence, financials, annexure index and clarification notes.
Read practical guide →How to distinguish rectification, appeal, procedural relief and a legally available fresh application without assuming one route fits every order.
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