FOCUS MASTERCLASS BY ARIA CFO SERVICES
Income Tax Masterclass
for NGOs & Charities
A 5-session live online masterclass on the Income Tax Act, 2025 — built exclusively for NGO leaders, founders, and finance professionals across India.
16 July - 13 August 2026
Every Thursday - 10:30AM - 12:30 PM IST
Live on Zoom
5 SESSIONS
₹
14,750
Inclusive of all taxes · Covers all five sessions
THE CHALLENGE
NGO tax compliance has never been more consequential
India's Income Tax Act, 2025 has introduced nuanced changes for charitable institutions as compared to IT Act, 1961 — from new conditions for registration to expanded scrutiny of revenue, inter-party transactions, and outward payments. The stakes of non-compliance are no longer just penalties. In some cases, they can mean cancellation of tax-exempt status and disruption to your mission.
Yet most available training is generic, not focused on charities. Focus Masterclass bridges that gap: sector-specific, practitioner-led, and designed around the real decisions NGO professionals and leaders face every day
5
Live, interactive sessions with expert practitioners
2025
The new Income Tax Act
— covered in full, as applicable to charities
2 hrs
Per session — every Thursday morning on Zoom
Online
Join from anywhere in India or abroad
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Practical clarity on the issues
that matter most to your NGO
01
Understand the foundational tax framework for charities under the Income Tax Act, 2025 — and what has materially changed and what learnings from the old law continue.
03
Handle transactions with interested parties and inter-organisation collaborations with confidence and compliance
05
Understand the real risk of registration cancellation — and what your organisation can do to protect its tax-exempt status
02
Navigate revenue generation and hybrid models — what is permissible, what creates risk, and how to structure safeguards
04
Apply practical lessons on 80G (now section 133) deductions, anonymous donations, payments outside India, and amendments to constitution documents
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Built for both sides
of the NGO leadership table
📊
NGO Finance Professionals
Finance managers, senior accountants, and compliance officers at charitable organisations who need a structured, up-to-date grounding in income tax provisions under the 2025 Act.
🏛️
NGO Founders & Leaders
Executive directors, trustees, and board members who make decisions with tax consequences — and need to understand the landscape.
⚖️
CAs & Advisors to NGOs
Chartered accountants and legal professionals who advise charitable organisations and want a practitioner-led deep-dive into the Income Tax Act, 2025.
THE PROGRAM
Five sessions. Ten hours.
1st Cohort
All sessions run live on Zoom — Thursday - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM IST. Presentation decks will be shared with registered participants after each session.
Below is an indicative schedule of sessions:
1 & 2
Sessions
16 & 23 July 2026
Thursday - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
1. Basics of income-tax for charities under the Income Tax Act, 2025
2. Cancellation of tax registration
3
Session
30 July 2026
Thursday - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
3. Revenue generation for charities
4. Hybrid models — risks and safeguards
4
Session
6 August 2026
Thursday - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
5. Transactions with interested parties
6. Collaborations between organisations
5
Session
13 August 2026
Thursday - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
7. Common issues & practical lessons including -
Payments outside India | Anonymous donations | 80G (now section 133) deduction | Modification of constitution documents
PROGRAMME DETAIL
Everything you need to know
before you register
Format
Live Online
Interactive sessions — not pre-recorded
Schedule
Every Thursday
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM IST, 16 July – 13 Aug 2026
Platform
Zoom
Link shared before each session
Sessions
5 Sessions × 2 Hours
10 hours of guided learning in total
Q&A
Dedicated Q&A
Each session designed with ease
Post-session resources
Included
Slides & recordings after every session
YOUR FACILITATORS
Practitioner-led. Sector Experts.
Aditya Y. Bhatt
Advocate, Bombay High Court
Aditya is an Advocate, with a special focus and expertise on income tax, legal and regulatory aspects of charities’ law in India. With more than a decade of experience in assisting domestic and international charities from diverse sectors and sizes, he has provided services relating to advisory, structuring, compliance assistance and litigation support before various forums. He has also been a contributor to various publications, including -
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Sampath Iyengar’s Law of Income-tax (13th Edition) (2023)
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Legatax’s “Charitable Institutions Referencer” – an online resource on the income-tax law governing charities, and other online referencers
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Taxmann’s Corporate Social Responsibility – Law & Practice [First Edition] (by CA Rajesh S. Kadakia)
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'Master Guide to Income-tax Act' (from 2016 to 2021) published by Taxmann
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Charitable Trust - Law and Procedure published by Chamber of Tax Consultants and Taxmann (2024)
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The Bombay Chartered Accountant Journal (BCAJ) - Tribunal News (Monthly) (From February 2024 till date)
Ritu Jain
Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant (USA)
Co-founding Partner of Aria CFO Services LLP & ERP4Impact, with 15+ years supporting 450+ NGOs on tax, compliance and financial management. Co-author of the True Cost Computation and Communication Guidelines.
Ravi Bagaria
Chartered Accountant
15+ years shaping financial management best practices and advisory for India's non-profit sector. Co-founding Partner of Aria CFO Services & ERP4Impact, strengthening finance, compliance, and governance. A regular speaker at leading CSR and social-sector events across India.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAID
From participants in our first two in-person Masterclasses
SNEHA ARORA
— former CEO, ATMA
Never thought a Masterclass on law and compliance could be so intellectually stimulating and fun. Thank you for making an Act like the Income Tax Act come alive — and doing it with so much compassion and care for the health of the NGO sector in India. Going away with a balance of caution and hope.
JYOTIKA
— Founder & CEO, SRUJNA
As a CEO and founder, I used to view compliance mainly as a matter of filing requirements. This masterclass helped me explore the topic more deeply, develop my understanding, and gave me materials to keep learning. I'm grateful to all three of you for making such technical knowledge easy to understand for a novice like me.