80G is a certificate that exempts you part or fully from paying taxes, if you have made donations to charitable trusts or section 8 company or organizations that are registered to offer you exemptions from taxes.

The application for 12A and 80G certificate can be filed together or can file separately as well. The application under Section 12A needs to be filed the application under Section 80G. The applications shall be a file with the commissioner of Income Tax having jurisdiction over the institution.

80G Certificate is issued to a non-profit organization or a charitable trust or non-governmental organizations (NGO), or a Section 8 Company by the Income Tax Department.

Organizations who are willing to get registered under Section 12AA needs to file form 10A. Organizations such as Charitable Trusts, Religious Trusts, Societies and Section 8 Companies are eligible to apply for Section 12AA registration.

When the NGO gets enlisted under section 12A, the entire tax of the charitable firm is exempted throughout lifetime. If it gets registered under section 80g, then the donor gets 50% tax rebate of donated amount while giving donation to that NGO.