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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020 MCA notifies following activities as CSR Activity Provided that any company engaged in research and development (R&D) activity of new vaccine, drugs and medical devices in their normal course of business may undertake research and development activity of new vaccine, drugs and medical devices related to COVID-19 […]
MCA amends Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013 and to include more entities in engaged in research and development to whom contribution will fbe treated as Contribution for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities as required under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. Same is done by substituting item (ix) of Schedule VII of Companies Act, […]
The issue under consideration is whether the Supreme court will grant permission for transferring the money collected in PM Cares fund to the National Disaster Relief Fund?
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by the assessee challenging decision of Central Government to excluding Chief Minister’s Relief Fund from the purview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 For conducting its business activities, a company exploits various resources of the society and the environment. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an act of incorporating the social and environmental concerns into the business model of the company. CSR is not a voluntary act on part of the […]
Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) is continuing commitment by businesses to integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations. India became the first country to legislate the need to undertake CSR activities and mandatorily report CSR initiatives under the new Companies Act 2013. Prior to Companies Act 2013, CSR in India has traditionally been seen as a philanthropic activity. And in […]
Can we claim the Input Tax Credit (ITC) on expenditure related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities? Background:- Provisions under Section 16of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 relating to “Eligibility and Conditions for taking Input Tax Credit (ITC)”, are as under: (1) Every registered person shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as […]
MCA has issued several notifications either to clarify or broaden the ambit of Schedule VII. This Notification is yet another step taken by the MCA for widening the scope of CSR activities to include CAPF and CMPF veterans and their dependants and war widows.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 1. Company Liable for CSR Section 135(1) Company having – a. Net worth of Rs.- 500 Cr. or More, or b. Turnover of Rs. 1000 Cr. or More, or c. Net Profit of Rs. 5 Cr. or More during the immediately previous financial year 2. CSR Committee Section 135(1) and Rule […]
It has been observed that CSR funds have been allocated to hospital or doctors for construction of hospital building or for their day to day OPD; while doctors are charging Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 per patient. Then, what is the public benefit arising out of CSR activity of this type ?
