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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Updated extract of Section 135 Section 135 of COmpanies Act, 2013 alongwith SCHEDULE VII Notified Date of Section: 01/04/2014 Corporate Social Responsibility 135. (1) Every company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more […]
MEANING OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: “Corporate Social Responsibility” means and includes but is not limited to projects or program relating to activities specified in Schedule VII to The Act and projects or program relating to those activities which are undertaken by Board of directors of a company in ensuring the recommendation of the CSR Committee […]
The amount spent by a company towards CSR cannot be claimed as business expenditure. The Finance Act, 2014 provides that any expenditure incurred by an assessee on the activities relating to corporate social responsibility referred to in section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall not be deemed to be an expenditure incurred by the assessee for the purposes of the business or profession. As per section 37(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961 the expenses incurred by the companies on CSR are taxable.
The issue under consideration is that whether the expenditure incurred for CSR will also be qualified for deduction under section 80G?
The article starts with the jurisprudence behind the law of corporate social responsibility. It then tries to confirm it with the different schools of whether it is a correlative duty or absolute duty or it is a fair law or not. It further tries to check the validity and looks into the matter of moral […]
The world is at a crisis situation. We are going through a pandemic with far reaching effects not seen by anyone living today. There are thousands of people dying all over the world and the numbers may soon reach lakhs. The effect is not only on the lives and health of the people, but also […]
The FAQ explains that commitment made towards the PM Care funds qualify as CSR, reserves given to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund doesn’t qualify as CSR. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has given a FAQ on what qualifies as a contribution towards CSR exercises of the corporate in their battle against COVID-19. The FAQ explains that commitment made towards the PM Care finance qualifies […]
There are two major benefits which are available under the Income Tax Act, 1961 and Companies Act, 2013, in respect of the consolidated amount of donation i.e. 1. U/s 80G, 100% deduction is available to the employees and employers on the part of their contribution. 2. The amount contributed by the employers is eligible for computation of contribution under ‘Company Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) Fund.
Demystification of CSR Related Issues – Clarification On Spending Of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund For COVID-19 Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its general circular no. 10/2020 dated March 23, 2020 clarified that in view of the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19) in India and Government of India’s decision to treat this as […]
CSR in COVID-19- A Ready Referencer Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be understood as a Company’s responsibility towards the society, the environment and the community within which it operates. There are various ways in which a Corporate fulfils its CSR obligations as mandated by law. At present, CSR is not seen merely as a charity […]
