Income Tax Form 107: Order for NPO Registration or Approval – Sections 332/354

Form No. 107 under the Income-tax Act, 2025 is the statutory order issued by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner for granting registration under section 332 or approval under section 354, or for rejecting or cancelling such registration/approval upon application in Form 105. The authority must pass the order within six months from the end of the quarter in which the application is filed. Typically, registration or approval is valid for five tax years, extendable to ten years in specified cases where income thresholds are met, while certain transitional cases follow different validity rules. The order may grant registration with a Unique Registration Number (URN), reject the application, or cancel existing registration if conditions are violated. It also prescribes strict compliance conditions relating to application of income, commercial activities, maintenance of books, and genuineness of activities. The framework ensures transparency, accountability, and regulatory control over non-profit entities.

Income Tax Department
Ministry of Finance, Government of India

FAQs on Income Tax Form 107: Order for grant of registration under section 332 or approval under section 354 or rejection of application or cancellation of registration or approval granted to NPO under Income tax Act 2025

Order for grant of registration under section 332 or approval under section 354 or rejection of application or cancellation of registration or approval granted

Form No. 107 – Frequently Asked Questions

Form for passing of order for grant of registration under section 332 or approval under section 354 or rejection of application or cancellation of registration or approval granted

Q1. What is Form No. 107?

Ans: Form No. 107 is an order passed by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner for granting of registration or approval after receipt of application in Form No. 105.

Q2. What are the time lines for passing of order for regular registration/ regular approval in Form No. 107 :

Ans: The Principal Commissioner or Commissioner shall be required to pass the order of granting the regular registration or approval ( or cancellation of the same) within 6 months from the end of the quarter in which application is made.

Q3. What is the validity of the order passed in Form No. 105?

Ans: In all cases, except as provided below, the validity of regular registration/approval is 5 tax years commencing from the tax year in which such application is made and the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner shall be required to pass the order of granting the regular registration or approval ( or cancellation of the same) within 6 months from the end of the quarter in which application is made.

Certain exceptions:

(i) when the application is made where the provisional registration/provisional approval of the applicant is due to expire and activities have not commenced or where the where the period for approval of a registered non-profit organisation is due to expire, in this scenario, the validity of the regular registration/approval shall be five tax years following the tax year in which such application is made.

(ii) Where the total income of the Applicant, without giving effect to the provision of Part B of Chapter XVII during each of the two tax years, preceding the current tax year in which the application is made, does not exceed Rs 5 core, and the Applicant has been registered or approved earlier under the Income-tax Act, 1961 or the Act, then the validity of the regular registration shall be 10 tax years.

Q4 : What happens after an order in Form No. 107 is passed ?

Ans: On receipt of an application in Form No. 105, the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner, shall pass an order in writing in Form No.107,-

(a) issuing a 16 digit alphanumeric Unique Registration Number (URN) and granting registration or approval;

(b) rejecting the application;

(c) rejecting the application and also cancelling the registration or approval; or

(d) granting registration or approval under for one section code and rejecting the application under the other section code mentioned in the application.

Guidance Note on Income Tax Form 107: Order for grant of registration under section 332 or approval under section 354 or rejection of application or cancellation of registration or approval granted to NPO under Income tax Act 2025

Form No. 107 – Order for regular registration u/s 332, approval u/s 354, rejection of application and cancellation of registration or approval and rejection of application

Purpose:

Form No. 107 is an order passed by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner or Commissioner for granting of registration or approval after receipt of application in Form No. 105.

Who Should File:

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Frequency & Due Dates:

In all cases, except as provided below, the validity of regular registration/approval is 5 tax years commencing from the tax year in which such application is made and the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner shall be required to pass the order of granting the regular registration or approval ( or cancellation of the same) within 6 months from the end of the quarter in which application is made.

Certain exceptions:

(i) when the application is made where the provisional registration/provisional approval of the applicant is due to expire and activities have not commenced or where the where the period for approval of a registered non-profit organisation is due to expire, in this scenario, the validity of the regular registration/approval shall be five tax years following the tax year in which such application is made.

(ii) Where the total income of the Applicant, without giving effect to the provision of Part B of Chapter XVII during each of the two tax years, preceding the current tax year in which the application is made, does not exceed Rs 5 core, and the Applicant has been registered or approved earlier under the Income-tax Act, 1961 or the Act, then the validity of the regular registration shall be 10 tax years.

Structure of Form No. 107:

> Part-A (Particulars of the Applicant)Information of Name, PAN and Address of the Applicant

> Part B (Details of Registration or Approval granted)

> Document Identification Number

> Registration/Approval Number (Unique Registration Number)

> Section in which registration/approval is being granted

> Date of registration/approval

> Nature of activity for which registration/approval is being granted

Period of validity for which the Applicant is registered or approved

> Tax years for which the Applicant is registered or approval

> Part C: Details of rejection of application or Cancellation of registration or approval granted

• • Date of opportunity afforded to the Applicant before rejection or cancellation:
  • Reasons of rejection/cancellation

> Part D: Conditions subject to which registration/approval is being granted

(I) Application of Income

a) any income of the registered non-profit organisation shall not be applied, other than for its objects;

b) the registered non-profit organisation shall not apply any part of its total income for private religious purposes (which does not ensure for the benefit of the public);

c) the registered non-profit organisation, created or established after the commencement of this Act for charitable purpose, shall not apply any part of its income for the benefit of any particular religious community or caste other than the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or backward classes or women and children;

(II) Conditions in respect of carrying out commercial activities

a) the registered non-profit organisation (other than a registered non-profit organisation carrying out advancement of any other object of general public utility) shall not carry out any commercial activity unless such commercial activity is incidental to the attainment of the objectives of the registered non­profit organisation;

b) the registered non-profit organisation, carrying out advancement of any other object of general public utility, shall not carry out any commercial activity unless such commercial activity is undertaken in the course of actual carrying out of advancement of any object of the general public utility;

c) the aggregate receipts from the commercial activity or activities carried out by the registered nonprofit organisation, carrying out advancement of any other object of general public utility, shall not exceed 20% of the total receipts of such registered non-profit organisation of the relevant tax year.

(III) Books of accounts

a) Separate books of account shall be maintained by the registered non-profit organisation in respect of the commercial activity that is incidental to the attainment of the objectives;

b) the registered non-profit organisation, carrying out advancement of any other object of general public utility, shall maintain separate books of accounts for any commercial activity undertaken by it.

(IV) Compliance with the requirements of law and conditions

a) the registered non-profit organisation shall not carry out any activity which is not genuine or is not being carried out in accordance with all or any of the conditions subject to which it was registered;

b) the registered non-profit organisation shall comply with the requirements of any other law.

(V) True and complete disclosure

The form for registration/approval in Form No. 105 shall be duly filled in by providing all the information or documents and no false or incorrect information or documents have been provided.

(VI) Validity of registration

Registration / Approval shall not be valid, it if is cancelled by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner irrespective of the tax years for which it was granted.

This order is liable to be withdrawn by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner if it is subsequently found that the activities of the Applicant are not genuine or if they are not carried out in accordance with all or any of the conditions subject to which it is granted, if it is found that the Applicant has obtained the approval by fraud or misrepresentation of facts or the application contains any false or incorrect information or it is found that the assessee has violated any condition provided in the Income-tax Act, 2025.

(VII) Reasons for rejection of application for condonation of delay or registration or approval or cancellation of earlier registration or approval

(VIII) Part F: Details of the Authority passing the order: Name and Designation o the authority passing the order

What are the documents required to file the Form No. 107?
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Filing Count:

This Form is not available on efiling portal, but is on ITBA.

What is the process flow of filing Form No. 107?

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Outcome of Processed Form No.107:

On receipt of an application in Form No. 105, the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner, shall pass an order in writing in Form No.107,-

(a) issuing a 16 digit alphanumeric Unique Registration Number (URN) and granting registration or approval;

(b) rejecting the application;

(c) rejecting the application and also cancelling the registration or approval; or

(d) granting registration or approval under for one section code and rejecting the application under the other section code mentioned in the application.

Brief note on broad or qualitative changes proposed:

Key updates include the following

• Overall Form No. 107 has been streamlined and aligned with the new sections and phrases under the Income-tax Act, 2025.
• At the top of the Form, it has been specifically provided whether the Form is for approval u/s 332 or 354 or rejection or cancellation of registration or approval and rejection of applications that the applicant can know it upfront.
• The CIT has been allowed to change the section code which may be different from section code in which application is made.
• Conditions subject to which registration/approval is granted has been structured.
• Other changes as per re-application and condonation of delay procedure which has newly introduced have been made.

Challenges and Solutions:

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Common Changes made across Forms:

1. Assessment / Financial / Previous year or years have been replaced with Tax year or years, wherever appearing in the Form/Annexure.

2. Sections, Clauses and Schedules changes as per the Income-tax Act, 2025.

3. Currency symbol “Rs.” has been replaced with “₹”.