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 : Explains the strict consequences for failing to meet CSR spending and transfer obligations under Section 135. Highlights how penal...
Company Law : Section 135 mandates companies above certain thresholds to spend 2% of profits on social initiatives, establish CSR committees, an...
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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Company Law : Overview of proposed amendments in the Companies Act, 2013, CSR monitoring framework, and steps to ensure compliance and prevent m...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that CSR expenditure disallowed as business expenditure under Section 37(1) can still qualify for deduction under Se...
Income Tax : The issue was whether CSR expenditure disallowed under Section 37(1) can still qualify under Section 80G. The Tribunal held that b...
Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment based solely on an audit objection is invalid as it constitutes a change of opinion. It emphasize...
Income Tax : ITAT held that CSR contributions can qualify for deduction under Section 80G if conditions are met. The ruling clarifies that ther...
Income Tax : ITAT held that revision under Section 263 cannot be invoked when the Assessing Officer has already examined the issue. The ruling ...
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...
Company Law : The authority penalized the company for failing to transfer unspent CSR funds within the statutory deadline. It held that delayed ...
Company Law : The authority penalized the managing director for wrongly declaring CSR as not applicable in financial filings. It held that signa...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority penalised a company for not spending mandatory CSR funds and failing to transfer unspent amounts on tim...
Court permits execution of a single surety bond per district for 1,343 cases, citing exceptional circumstances. This relieves a 70-year-old accused from onerous bail conditions while ensuring court appearance.
The ROC imposed penalties after finding that CSR funds meant for ongoing projects were wrongly spent and not transferred to Schedule VII funds. The key takeaway is that improper use of unspent CSR amounts triggers liability under Section 135(5).
The ITAT Mumbai set aside the PCIT’s revisionary order, holding that the AO’s decision to allow Section 80G deduction on voluntarily disallowed CSR expenses was a plausible view. The ruling reaffirmed the Supreme Court principle that Section 263 revision cannot be invoked merely for holding an alternate opinion.
ITATs confirm CSR donations to 80G-approved bodies are deductible, asserting that the bar under Section 37(1) doesn’t override Section 80G or Section 35. PCIT revisions quashed.
Comprehensive guide on mandatory CSR documents, policies, and reporting under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and CSR Rules, 2014.
ROC Bangalore imposed a 15.5 lakh penalty on PACE DIGITEK LIMITED and its director for failing to spend and timely transfer unspent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for FY 2020-21, violating Section 135(7).
CSR under the Companies Act, 2013 is determined on a standalone basis. Holding/subsidiary companies must independently meet financial criteria to comply.
The ITAT Jabalpur directed the CIT (Exemption) to reconsider the rejection of Mangalayatan University’s Section 80G approval. The Tribunal held that a rejection based on incomplete facts.
ITAT Mumbai sets aside PCIT’s order, holding that AO’s acceptance of Section 80G deduction for CSR expenditure after inquiry is a plausible view, immunizing it from Section 263 revision.
ITAT Delhi ruled that salary paid to expatriates on local contracts is deductible and that CSR expenditure disallowed under Section 37(1) remains eligible for deduction under Section 80G.
