2. What is 80g?
• Section 80g offers a tax deduction for
donations to certain prescribed funds and
charitable institutions.
3. Benefits of 80g
• Those organizations who donate to
ngo under section 80g, they get
deduction of 50% in their tax.
4. Eligible Assesses for
80g
This section is applicable to all Ngo, who make
an eligible donation, whether an individual, HUF,
NRI or a company.
5. Applying for 12a
certification
• shall ensure the acceptance of
the organization by Income Tax
department. After getting the
12a certification the ngo
organization gets the perfect
legal entity. The entire tax of
ngo is exempted.
6. Appl y for 80g
cer tification
By showing their record of achievements in social
welfare activities and by proving their service to the
public. By getting this 80g certification, organization are
privileged to provide tax exemption to the donors who
donates their organization. That is when an
organization receives donation from public, individual
or from a group it shall issue 80g tax exemption to the
donor, where donors are entitled to donate from their
10% of gross total annual income. In that 10% of their
donation, donors shall receive 10% tax exemption for
their donation. So this type of certification, gives the
power to the organization to encourage their donation
to donate more .
7. W hat is the validity
period of the re gistr ation
under section 12A and
80G of Income Tax Act?
12A registration : Lifetime validity
80G registration : 1 to 3 years validity
8. W hen you apply for 80 g you shall
check your self for the fitness of 80g
approval under the following factor s.
1. If nonprofit Ngo organization is under going with any business, then they
have to maintain a separate account and should not mix the donations
they receive for social cause.
2. Other than charitable cause the organization or its byelaw should not
represent any other causes towards spending of such donation amounts
or the assets and incomes of the nonprofit Ngo organization.
3. The nonprofit Ngo organization shall not be able to apply for 80 g if it
support religion based, caste and creeds based activity.
4. The nonprofit Ngo organization should have the qualification of
registration which might have been registered under Societies
registration act 1860 or registered under section 25 of Companies act
1956.
5. Proper annual returns, accounting, book keeping should be in manner
before applying for 80 g.
6. If you have already received the 80 g certificate, then proper renewal is
must to hold such tax benefits.
Income tax department has the power to approve or reject such approval
upon disqualification of the nonprofit organization or dissatisfaction
found by the department towards the nonprofit Ngo organization
activities.
9. Donations with 100% deduction
without any qualifying limit .
Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund
National Defence Fund
Prime Minister’s Armenia Earthquake Relief Fund
The Africa (Public Contribution - India) Fund
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony
Approved university or educational institution of national eminence
The Chief Minister’s Earthquake Relief Fund, Maharashtra
Donations made to Zila Saksharta Samitis.
The National Blood Transfusion Council or a State Blood Transfusion Council.
The Army Central Welfare Fund or the Indian Naval Benevolent Fund or The Air
Force Central Welfare Fund.
10. Donations with 50% deduction without
any qualifying limit.
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund
Prime Minister’s Drought Relief Fund
National Children’s Fund
Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
11. Deduction amount u/s. 80g.
Donations paid to specified institutions qualify for tax
deductionunder section 80G but is subject to certain
ceiling limits. Based on limits, we can broadly divide
alleligible donations under section 80G into four
categories:
a) 100% deduction without any qualifying limit (e.g.,
Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund).
b) 50% deduction without any qualifying limit (e.g.,
Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust).
c) 100% deduction subject to qualifying limit (e.g., an
approved institution for promoting family planning).
d) 50% deduction subject to qualifying limit (e.g., an
approved institution for charitable purpose other than
promoting family planning).