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A Section 8 company is formed for eligible objects such as education, charity, research, social welfare or environmental protection. Its income is applied to its objects and dividends to members are prohibited. Start with what the organisation will actually do, who will govern it and how its activities will be funded—not with a promised tax benefit.
CLEAR FEES. CLEAR DELIVERABLES.
Professional work, government charges and optional services. All set out in writing before we begin.
Section 8 Company Registration
₹5,000Professional feeApplicable GST, government and third-party charges are extra.
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An electronic certificate used to authenticate a person’s digital signature. A licensed Certifying Authority issues it after the required identity checks. Official reference →
BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Promoters considering a company structure for a not-for-profit organisation. Compare the governance and ongoing work with a trust or society, and distinguish an ordinary Section 8 organisation from a proposed lending or microfinance operation.
Know the deliverables, documents and costs before work starts.
Identify missing or inconsistent information before submission.
Bring preparation, queries and follow-up into one agreed workflow.
Know what you need to provide and what happens at handover.
GET READY, ONE STEP AT A TIME
We’ll share an applicant-specific checklist after a short discussion. The exact records depend on your circumstances.
Before your first conversation
Organise your business facts and get a checklist to discuss with our team.
First, describe your business and the result you need. Next, organise the relevant facts without sharing private documents here. Finally, review your checklist with the team and agree the written scope before work starts.
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FROM FIRST CONVERSATION TO HANDOVER
We prepare, coordinate and track the agreed work. You stay involved in the decisions that matter.
Turn the stated activities into an objects and records brief.
Identify company-form and constitutional-document decisions.
Coordinate the applicable SPICe+ licence and incorporation pack.
Provide filing evidence and an unresolved-permissions checklist.
Objects, declarations and supporting records may require clarification. Agree a document-preparation estimate, not a guaranteed licence date. Tax and funding permissions have separate assessment and processing paths.
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU STAND
The written engagement confirms your deliverables and costs before work starts.
ANSWERS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Need help with your specific situation?
Talk to our teamThe statutory distinction is how income is used: it must support the objects, and dividends to members are prohibited. It does not mean the organisation should operate without accounts or a sustainable funding plan.
References: Companies Act: section 8 (official Hindi text)
MCA's SPICe+ FAQ says the licence for a new Section 8 company is issued through SPICe+ and a separate INC-12 should not be filed for that new-company licence. Existing-company situations need their own assessment.
References: MCA: SPICe+ and linked filing FAQs
No such outcome is promised here. Incorporation and the applicable tax-registration or approval process are distinct; obtain period-specific advice before representing a tax benefit to donors.
Do not treat the incorporation certificate as foreign-funding clearance. Identify the proposed receipt and have the applicable permissions and conditions checked separately before proceeding.
Not as a regulatory clearance. A lending or microfinance proposal needs separate activity-specific assessment; use the dedicated service guide to identify the questions to resolve.
Yes. Section 8 status does not remove the company's continuing obligations. Agree responsibility for accounts, corporate records and applicable filings, separately from the incorporation engagement.
References: Companies Act: section 8 (official Hindi text)
THE DETAIL, WHEN YOU NEED IT
A Section 8 company is formed for eligible objects such as education, charity, research, social welfare or environmental protection. Its income is applied to its objects and dividends to members are prohibited. Start with what the organisation will actually do, who will govern it and how its activities will be funded—not with a promised tax benefit.
Promoters considering a company structure for a not-for-profit organisation. Compare the governance and ongoing work with a trust or society, and distinguish an ordinary Section 8 organisation from a proposed lending or microfinance operation.
| Question | What matters | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose and activity | Describe the beneficiaries, programmes and proposed objects in plain language. | A generic charitable label cannot replace an actual operating plan. |
| Use of income | Plan how receipts and any surplus will support the objects. | This is not a vehicle for distributing business profits as member dividends. |
| Governance | Choose the appropriate company form, members, directors and approval arrangements. | Record who controls spending, keeps records and answers authority communications. |
| Funding boundaries | List the proposed domestic, foreign, grant or other funding routes for separate checks. | Incorporation alone is not a finding that a funding or tax regime's conditions are met. |
₹5,000. Professional fee. Applicable GST, government charges and agreed third-party costs are extra.
One specified service engagement. Confirm the applicant, deliverables and exclusions in writing before work starts.
Ask for separate professional fees, GST and applicable authority, stamp-duty, digital-signature and document costs. The quote must identify what is included in incorporation and what requires a separate engagement.
Objects, declarations and supporting records may require clarification. Agree a document-preparation estimate, not a guaranteed licence date. Tax and funding permissions have separate assessment and processing paths.
LIQUETAX: Turn the stated activities into an objects and records brief.
You: Explain the beneficiaries, funding assumptions and actual programmes.
LIQUETAX: Identify company-form and constitutional-document decisions.
You: Confirm the members, directors and authorisations.
LIQUETAX: Coordinate the applicable SPICe+ licence and incorporation pack.
You: Approve the objects, declarations, signatures and itemised costs.
LIQUETAX: Provide filing evidence and an unresolved-permissions checklist.
You: Assign accounts and compliance responsibility before accepting restricted funding or beginning regulated activity.
Source-checked educational guide. AI-assisted source research checked on . No named professional endorsement is claimed. Confirm current requirements for your facts before filing. Next review target: 2026-12-28.
Eligible objects, application of income, prohibition on dividends and continuing company obligations.
Relevant official text read on 28 September 2026. Educational source check, not a professional opinion.
Company filing preparation; Q75 distinguishes new Section 8 licensing and Q78 addresses producer evidence and objects.
Relevant official indexed FAQ text read on 28 September 2026; direct PDF requests returned an access restriction. Reconfirm the current form checklist before submission.
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Disclaimer: this guide provides educational information and does not replace individual professional advice. Confirm your facts, current official requirements and written engagement before acting.
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