Company Law : New MCA amendments permit companies to deploy a portion of CSR funds through Zero Coupon Zero Principal instruments listed on the ...
Corporate Law : The article questions whether tree-planting claims linked to IPL dot balls are supported by verifiable evidence. It highlights the...
Corporate Law : India transformed CSR into a statutory obligation under Section 135. This shift raises key questions on its role in governance and...
Company Law : A comprehensive guide to applicability, 2% spending rule, governance structure, compliance requirements, and penalties under Secti...
Company Law : Understand CSR obligations under Section 135, including eligibility, expenditure, and reporting. Key takeaway: Proper CSR complian...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : The issue concerns the inability to update trust details in CSR-1 registration records. It was highlighted that outdated informati...
Company Law : Public and private companies in Bihar increasingly invest in CSR, with key districts receiving substantial social development fund...
Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirms that CSR expenditure data for the last five years is publicly available on its CSR port...
Company Law : Government penalized companies for CSR non-compliance under the Companies Act. Details of penalties, CSR spending, and fund transf...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that eligible CSR donations qualify for Section 80G deduction if statutory conditions are met, despite disallowan...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that depreciation on goodwill arising from amalgamation could not be disallowed in subsequent years after it had bee...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that donations forming part of CSR expenditure are eligible for deduction under Section 80G if the statutory condi...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that foreign exchange gains arising from realization of export proceeds from services rendered to associated enterpr...
Income Tax : The Tribunal noted that donations to Swachh Bharat Kosh and Clean Ganga Fund made towards CSR obligations are specifically exclude...
Company Law : ROC Cuttack held that responsibility for inaccurate information in e-forms rests with the authorised signatory and certifying prof...
Company Law : MCA amends Schedule VII of the Companies Act to include subscription to zero coupon zero principal instruments on Social Stock Exc...
Company Law : MCA has amended the CSR Rules to recognize zero coupon zero principal instruments issued by Social Stock Exchange-listed NPOs. The...
Company Law : ROC Haryana ruled that non-transfer of unspent CSR amount within six months from the close of the financial year constituted a vio...
Company Law : ROC Kolkata penalized a company and its directors for delayed transfer of unspent CSR funds to the Swachh Bharat Kosh. The order h...
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept wherein enormous Companies is required to spend a small portion of their Profit (i.e. 2% of Profit) towards CSR Activities which includes promoting health care, promoting education, rural development projects, ensuring environmental sustainability and conservation of natural resources etc.
Mandatory CSR Registration Number, 80G and 12A Registration for NGOs to undertake CSR activities The concept of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) was introduced under the Companies Act, 2013 with the enforcement of Section 135 under the Act. Companies have certain responsibilities towards the stakeholders including the society in which it operates. Thus companies which cross […]
MHA’s CyberSafe is a comprehensive system meant to tackle digital frauds and making digital payments secure. Glad to share that this app leads to the neutralisation of a pan-India Fraud Gang spread over 18 States/UTs. Joint Operations by MHA’s FCORD, MP police and several State Police Forces A case of cyber fraud of Rs. 6.5 […]
As per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 (Act), a company liable to spend on Corporate Social Responsibility activities (CSR) as defined under section 135 of the Act, read with Schedule VII and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, can implement its CSR policy and spend its funds for CSR activities by […]
The Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021: How has it affected the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in India? On 22 January 2021, the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 (2021 Rules) were brought into effect by the Government of India, replacing the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (2014 Rules). […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BACKGROUND: A corporate entity uses the resources of society, it operates its business activity in a society, therefore it is responsibility of a corporate to take care of society in which it operates. Therefore, Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an obligation of a corporate entity to give back to the society a […]
Corporate Social Responsibility Benefiting Employees (CSR) Series – Part 1 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity means an activity undertaken by a company in pursuance of its statutory obligation laid down in Sec 135 of the Companies Act. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Amendment Rule 2021 vide Rule 2(d)(iv) excludes the activities benefitting employees of the […]
Amount to be contributed as specified under Companies Act, 2013? Section 135 provides that the companies, which are mandatorily required to spend towards CSR, shall spend at least 2% of their Average Net Profit (Calculated under section 198, and shall be exclusive of such sums as provided under CSR rules) of the preceding 3 Financial […]
In this article, we shall be discussing that what is the CSR-1 Form and what documents are required to be attached along with these form and what are the pre-requirements for the NGOs/ Trusts and Section 8 companies for filing of the CSR-1 Form E Form CSR-1 After the publication of the Notification by Ministry of […]
CSR which stands for Corporate Social Responsibility is a very related and relevant point of discussion amongst the professionals in the current scenario of the world specially in India. It has become a jargon amongst the companies. Through CSR, Companies can help the whole world sincerely and positively during the pandemic time as well as […]
