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- Photograph of all the Directors
- PAN Card of all the Directors
- ID Proof of all the Directors (Driving License/Passport/Voter ID)
- Electricity Bill or any other utility bill for the address proof of the Registered Office
Non Profit Organization
All you need to know
An NPO/NGO can be formed for the promotion of any useful object like sports, education, research activities etc. The term No Profit does not mean that the Company cannot generate profit or income, but it essentially means applying the income for further promotion of the object and not for distributing it to the promoters.
What is Non-Profit Organization (NPO)?
A Non-Profit Organization means a trust, company, or other association of persons
- established for a public purpose and
- The income and property of which are not distributive to its members or office bearers except as reasonable compensation for services rendered.
In India, NGO is a term for all non-profit organizations including Trust, Society and Section 8 Company.
- Trust: In Charitable Trust at least two people are required, there is no limit of maximum members
- Society: In society, the minimum seven members are required to be the members
- Section 8 Company: A non-profit Company can be registered under section 8 of the Companies Act with the Registrar of Companies.
- Other names for such not-for-profit organizations are “Sangathan”, “Sangh”, “Sangam”. Income tax exemption is available for all non-profit NGOs.
Benefits of registering an NPO:
- Improves the credibility of the sector because NPOs can account to a public office.
- Brings organizations into a formal system.
- Helps the sector to get organized.
- Helps in finding ways of getting benefits like tax exemptions and funding opportunities.
- Donations made by individuals to the nonprofit corporation may be tax-deductible
It means that the Company can earn profits but the promoters cannot be benefited out of those profits.
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Key Features of Non Profit Organization
Points to make your decision easy
Characteristic
It operates for welfare of general public, for promotion of commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such similar object.
Exemptions
An Non Profit Organization enjoys several exemptions such as no minimum capital, tax deduction to donors as well as to NPOs, exemptions from suffices such as Private Limited or Limited etc.
Profits
Like a private limited company, a Section 8 Company will have incomes, expenses, profits or losses. But in this form of company, profits can be used only for the charitable or not-for-profit purposes mentioned its MOA.
Documents Required for Non Profit Organization
Specific Requirements
A Company must have a registered office in India. Documents like bank statement or electricity bill should not be older than 2 months. Along with that utility bill, rent agreement or sale deed and a No Objection Letter (NOC) from the landlord with his/her consent to use the office as a registered office of a company must be submitted.
How to Form Non Profit Organization
5 Easy Steps
1
Obtain DSC
2
Reserve Your Company Name
3
Submission of MOA & AOA
4
Get Company’s Incorporation Certificate
5
Get Company’s PAN & TAN
Fill a Simple Checklist
A compliance manager will get in touch with you to collect your documents along with a simple checklist. You need to fill up that checklist and submit along with your documents for verification. Our team of experts will verify the documents provided by you and take the procedure further. The compliance manager dedicated to you will keep you updated on the progress of Company Registration throughout the process.
Name Approval
Once your documents along with the Checklist are submitted, we shall proceed with the application of your Digital Signature and subsequently will apply for the the approval of name for your Section 8 Company. You may suggest up to three names of your choice. Names should be unique and suggestive of the Company’s business. We will proceed with application for name for your Section 8 Company in Part A of SPICe Plus form.
Registration
We will draft the MOA (Memorandum of association) and AOA (Articles of association). We will file the incorporation documents with MCA through in part B of a form called “SPICe Plus (SPICe +)” along with the subscription statement. Usually, MCA approves the forms within 4-5 days once filed and issues Incorporation Certificate with CIN. PAN & TAN are allotted alongside. You may then proceed to open your Company Bank Account.
FAQs On Non Profit Organization
Get answers to all your queries
A non¬profit organization in India can be registered as a Trust or as Society under the Registrar of Societies as a private limited non¬profit company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. Earlier, this Section 8 was popularly known as Section 25 of the old Companies Act, 1956.
A minimum of two people is required to register a section 8 company in India.
Section 8 Company can be incorporated to promote commerce, art, science, research, sports, social welfare, education, charity, religion, and protection of the environment or any such object. The condition is that such a Company should use its profits (if any) for promoting its objects and should not pay any dividends to its members.
As per Companies Act, 2013, there is no such restriction regarding capital to incorporate a company. This limit can be increased at any stage of the business in future as the business grows.
The entire procedure is completely online and you don’t have to be present in person. All you need to provide is scan copy of required documents to us and our team will do the rest.
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