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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Whenever any violation of CSR provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant Companies are initiated as per provisions of the Act after due examination of records and following due process of law.
The purpose of CSR is to ensure that corporates give back to the community as they are using the social resources. CSR is extremely important for sustainable development of all stakeholders. India is the only country which has regulated and mandated CSR for some select categories of companies registered under the companies act. The CSR […]
MCA has notified Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 on 22nd January, 2021 Every entity who is covered under these rules, shall undertake any CSR activity through itself or through – ♦ Section 8 Company ♦ Registered Public Trust under Section 12A and 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961 ♦ Registered Society under […]
NTPC Electric Supply Company Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) The facts in brief are that the assessee-company is a wholly owned subsidiary company of NTPC Ltd., a government undertaking with the objective to make foray in supply and distribution of electricity. It was entrusted with rural electrification work under the scheme of Central Government. The […]
CSR Policy – A statement containing the approach and direction given by the board of a company, taking into account the recommendations of its CSR Committee, and includes guiding principles for selection, implementation and monitoring of activities as well as formulation of the annual action plan;
APPLICABILITY CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY As per Section 135 (1) following companies in immediately preceding Financial Year: > Having net-worth of Rs. 500 Crores or; > Having Turnover of Rs. 1000 Crores or; > Having net profit of Rs. 5 Crores shall constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board consisting of three or more […]
The Government has made changes to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Rules and the recent amendments in the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014 have been notified on 22nd January 2021.
Q.1 The Company is required to spend Rs.10 Lac before 31 March 2021 as part of CSR spend. The Company will transfer this Rs.10 Lac to an Implementing Agency on or before 31 March 2021 , however the Implementing Agency will be spending it on the project during 2021-22. Whether it is considered to be […]
♦ Section 135 r/w Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act) introduces the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a statutory obligation of companies. Further, Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (CSR Rules 2014) deal with the CSR norms in detail. Vide notifications and/or amendments, more activities have been added to […]
Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) mandated for Corporate Social Responsibility and formally introduced it to the dashboard of the Boards of Indian companies. Section 135 of the Act read with Companies (CSR) Policy Rules, 2014, provided a robust framework for companies to partner in contributing to the country’s development challenges through its managerial skills, technology, and innovation.
