Section 8 Company (NGO)
Non-profit incorporation with 12A, 80G and FCRA guidance.
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What this covers
A Section 8 company is the corporate form of a non-profit — the same governance and transparency as a company, but with profits applied to its objects rather than distributed to members. Donors, CSR funders and grant-making bodies generally prefer it over a trust or society.
Incorporation needs a licence under Section 8 along with the usual SPICe+ filings, and the objects have to be drafted to withstand scrutiny at 12A and 80G registration later.
We handle the licence and incorporation, then the 12A and 80G applications that make donations tax-exempt and deductible.
Who does what
FileSaathi
Collects and checks documents, drafts every form and resolution, files on the portal and follows up until the acknowledgement or approval is in hand.
Partner CS / CA
Certifies the Section 8 licence and incorporation forms filed with the MCA.
The partner is an independent practising professional. Their fee is shown as a separate line in your quote and billed by them directly. You deal with one person at FileSaathi throughout. About our partner network
15–25 working days — with the filing, the follow-up and the acknowledgement handled for you.
How we handle it
Objects drafted for 12A and 80G
The MOA is written with the later exemption applications in mind, so the same document does not have to be amended.
Licence application handled
The Section 8 licence in Form INC-12 is filed with the declarations and estimated income statements the ROC expects.
Exemption registrations included
Form 10A for 12A and 80G filed after incorporation, with the compliance calendar that follows.
CSR and grant readiness
CSR-1 registration for receiving corporate CSR funds, and guidance on what FCRA requires for foreign contributions.
Documents you will need
- PAN and Aadhaar of all proposed directors and members
- Identity and address proofs, and photographs
- Registered office proof with utility bill and NOC
- Draft objects and planned activities of the organisation
- Estimated income and expenditure for three years
- Declarations from directors in the prescribed formats
The process
- 1Name reservation and objects finalised
- 2Section 8 licence application in Form INC-12
- 3SPICe+ incorporation filings with MOA and AOA
- 4Certificate of incorporation, PAN and TAN issued
- 512A, 80G and CSR-1 applications filed
Packages
Professional fees, exclusive of government fees and taxes. Anything outside the scope is quoted before it is done, never billed after.
Incorporation
₹18,199
- Section 8 licence
- SPICe+ incorporation
- MOA and AOA drafting
- PAN and TAN
Incorporation + 12A/80G
₹27,299
- Everything in Incorporation
- Form 10A for 12A and 80G
- CSR-1 registration
- Compliance calendar
NGO first year
₹49,999first year
- Incorporation and exemption registrations
- Bookkeeping and donation records
- Annual ROC filing and income tax return
- Form 10BD donor reporting
Frequently asked
Section 8 company, trust or society?
What are 12A and 80G?
Can directors be paid?
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