It is not paperwork for its own sake — without it your donation cannot be reported, and you cannot claim it.
Every donation we receive has to be reported donor-wise to the Income Tax Department in Form 10BD. That report is keyed on PAN.
Without a valid PAN, a donation still reaches the work — but it cannot appear in that return, which means no Form 10BE certificate, which means you cannot claim the deduction. The money is not wasted; the tax benefit simply evaporates.
We ask at the point of donation because chasing it afterwards almost never works.
Comments
Farhan Q
Clearest explanation of 10BD I have read. Sharing this with our CSR committee.