NGO Compliances & Advisory

NGOs in India — whether structured as a Trust, Society or Section 8 company — operate under one of the heaviest recurring compliance burdens of any entity type, spanning Income-tax, the FCRA, the Companies Act / State Registrar and the funding ecosystem. Non-compliance routinely leads to cancellation of 12A / 80G registration, blocking of foreign funding, and disqualification from CSR and government grants. The core annual cycle includes: maintaining 12AB (formerly 12A) registration with periodic 5-year renewal, 80G renewal, statutory audit and filing of Form 10B / 10BB, income-tax return in ITR-7, donation reporting via Form 10BD with issue of Form 10BE certificates to donors, and application / accumulation forms (10 / 9A) where income is set aside. Foreign-funded NGOs must hold valid FCRA registration (renewed every 5 years), operate the designated SBI New Delhi FCRA account, and file the annual FC-4 return. To receive corporate CSR funds, the NGO must hold CSR-1 registration; NITI Aayog NGO-Darpan registration is a gateway for most government grants. Section 8 companies additionally carry full ROC compliance (AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC, board / general meetings), while Societies and Trusts file with the State Registrar / Charity Commissioner. We run the entire compliance calendar for you — registrations and renewals, audits, returns, donor reporting and grant-readiness — with proactive alerts so a missed filing never costs you your exemptions or your funding.