How to Register Section 8 Company in India?
Rs.15,000/- Only (Excluding Stamp Duty)
Section 8 (NGO) Public Limited Company Registration in India
Procedure
- Company Name Approval
- AOA & MOA Drafting
- Company registration
- Bank Account Opening.
- Including Government Fee (Excluding Stamp Duty)
- Post Statutory Compliance.
- Annual Statutory Compliance
- GST Registration.
Registration Cost
- Name Approval (MCA) Rs. 1,000/-
- PAN-TAN (MCA) fee Rs. 133/-
- Professional Fee Rs. 8367/-
- DSC 7 subscriber Rs.5000/-
- Authorised Share Capital up to Rs. 15,00,000/-
- Paid up capital Minimum Rs.100,000/-
- Stamp Duty.(Exempt, As per below Chart)
- Rent Agreement Stamp Rs.500/-
- Total Rs. 15000/- (Excluding Stamp Duty)
Post Compliance
- First Board Meeting within 30 days
- Form ADT-1 (within 15 days of First Board Meeting. (Rs.500/-)
- Form INC-20A Within 180 days.
- Form DIR-3 KYC (Rs.250)
- Form MGT-7A (Rs.750)
- Form AOC-4 (Rs.750)
- GST Return Filing. (Rs.500 p.m)
- PT Return Filing. (Rs.500 p.m)
- TDS Return Filing. (Rs.750 p.qtr.)
Annual Income Tax Return (Without Tax Audit) Rs. 1500/- (30th. September)
Section 8 company - May be Private or Public Limited
The Companies Act, 2013 states that a Section 8 company can be set up as a Private Limited company, an LLP, or a Public Company. The basic objective of forming a Section 8 company is social welfare, with no intention of earning dividends or profits.
Procedure for Name Approval Section 8 (NGO) Public Limited Company
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Stakeholders are requested to ensure that the proposed name selected does not contain any word as prohibited in Section 4(2) & (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014.
Stakeholders are also requested to read and understand Rule 8 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 in respect of any proposed name before applying for the same.
What to keep in mind while Registering a Section 8 (NGO) Public limited Company?
- Minimum 3 Directors – 1 Person should be an Indian National and Indian Resident
- Minimum 7 Shareholders – The Directors can be shareholders.
- Authorized Share Capital minimum Rs.5,00,000/-
- Paid-up Share Capital minimum Rs.1,00,000/-
- Face value of share is Rs. 1 or Rs. 10 or Rs. 100 or Rs. 1000 or Rs. 10,000.
- Unique Name of the Company.
- Name Approval Fees Rs. 1000/-
- Name approval Validly 60 days.
- Registered Office in India. (The registered office of a company does not have to be a commercial space. Even a rented home can be the registered office, so long as an NOC is obtained from the landlord)
Following Information are required to Incorporation of Section 8 (NGO) Public Limited Company.
- DIN of Proposed Directors.
- Email Id of all Proposed Directors.
- Mobile No. of Proposed Directors.
- Passport size latest Photo.
- Occupation Proposed Directors
- State of Register office of Company
- Objects of Public Limited Company
- Proposed Directors Contribution into Public Limited Company
- Name of Public Limited Company Significant of Name If Proposed Name is Based on Trade Mark (NOC from the Owner of TM)
- DSC of Public Limited Company
- Minimum 3 Directors required.
Documents Required
PAN CARD
PAN Card of shareholders and Directors. Foreign nationals must provide a valid passport.
PHOTOGRAPH
Latest Passport size photograph of Shareholders and Directors.
IDENTY PROOF
Aadhar card and Voter ID/ Passport/ Driving License of Shareholders and Directors.
DIRECTORS ADDRESS PROOF
Latest Telephone Bill /Electricity Bill/ Bank Account Statement of Shareholders and Directors.
BUSINESS ADDRESS PROOF
Latest Electricity Bill/ Telephone Bill of the registered office address, Rent Agreement and NOC from Property Owner.
NOTE
In case of NRI or Foreign National, documents of director (s) must be notarized or apostilled
No Incorporation Fee For Startups With Capital Upto INR 15 Lakh
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has exempted incorporation fee for the startups that have incorporated nominal capital of less than or equal to INR 15 Lakh.
No Stamp Duty (Exemption) - Section 8 company
A Section 8 Company is exempt from paying stamp duty on the Memorandum of Association (MoA) and Articles of Association (AoA) of a private or public limited company.
Stamp Duty Payable on Company Incorporation.
All the amount under AOA column is calculated by taking the base Authorized Share Capital of Rs. 1,00,000/-. Any change in the Authorized Share Capital can make effect under AOA column only. To check the provision of Stamp Duty.
| Stamp duty of all the States and Union Territories. | |||||
Sr. No | Name of the States & Union Territory | Form Fees | MOA | AOA | Total |
| 1 | Delhi | 10 | 200 | 1500 | 1710 |
| 2 | Haryana | 15 | 60 | 60 | 135 |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 100 | 200 | 1000 | 1300 |
| 4 | Orissa | 10 | 300 | 300 | 610 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 20 | 500 | 1500 | 2020 |
| 6 | Telangana | 20 | 500 | 1500 | 2020 |
| 7 | Bihar | 20 | 500 | 1500 | 2020 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 5 | 63 | 105 | 173 |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 10 | 150 | 150 | 310 |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu | 20 | 200 | 300 | 520 |
| 11 | Puducherry | 15 | 200 | 300 | 515 |
| 12 | Assam | 15 | 200 | 310 | 525 |
| 13 | Meghalaya | 10 | 100 | 300 | 410 |
| 14 | Manipur | 10 | 100 | 150 | 260 |
| 15 | Nagaland | 10 | 100 | 150 | 260 |
| 16 | Tripura | 10 | 100 | 150 | 260 |
| 17 | Arunachal Pradesh | 10 | 200 | 500 | 710 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 10 | 100 | 150 | 260 |
| 19 | Kerala | 25 | 1000 | 2000 | 3025 |
| 20 | Lakshadweep | 25 | 500 | 1000 | 1525 |
| 21 | Madhya Pradesh | 50 | 2500 | 5000 | 7550 |
| 22 | Chhattisgarh | 10 | 500 | 1500 | 2010 |
| 23 | Rajasthan | 10 | 500 | 500 | 1010 |
| 24 | Punjab | 25 | 5000 | 5000 | 10025 |
| 25 | Himachal Pradesh | 3 | 60 | 60 | 123 |
| 26 | Chandigarh | 3 | 500 | 1000 | 1503 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 10 | 500 | 500 | 1010 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 10 | 500 | 500 | 1010 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 10 | 60 | 300 | 370 |
| 30 | Karnataka | 20 | 1000 | 500 | 1520 |
| 31 | Gujarat | 20 | 100 | 500 | 620 |
| 32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 15 | 25 | 41 |
| 33 | Goa | 50 | 150 | 1000 | 1200 |
| 34 | Daman and Diu | 20 | 150 | 1000 | 1170 |
| 35 | Andaman and Nicobar | 20 | 200 | 300 | 520 |
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