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CSR as a Parallel Mechanism for Local Governance: Legal & Accountability Challenges

Corporate Law : India transformed CSR into a statutory obligation under Section 135. This shift raises key questions on its role in governance and...

April 1, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Under Companies Act 2013: Complete Legal Framework Explained

Company Law : A comprehensive guide to applicability, 2% spending rule, governance structure, compliance requirements, and penalties under Secti...

February 24, 2026 3879 Views 0 comment Print

Comprehensive Compliance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – Section 135

Company Law : Understand CSR obligations under Section 135, including eligibility, expenditure, and reporting. Key takeaway: Proper CSR complian...

January 1, 2026 4758 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Penalties Rise: Why Non-Compliance Under Section 135 Proves Costly

Company Law : Explains the strict consequences for failing to meet CSR spending and transfer obligations under Section 135. Highlights how penal...

December 8, 2025 15417 Views 0 comment Print

Section 135 CSR Compliance: Mandatory Contributions, Committees & Reporting

Company Law : Section 135 mandates companies above certain thresholds to spend 2% of profits on social initiatives, establish CSR committees, an...

December 6, 2025 5250 Views 0 comment Print


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ICSI Representation on Name Change for CSR-Registered Trusts

Company Law : The issue concerns the inability to update trust details in CSR-1 registration records. It was highlighted that outdated informati...

April 1, 2026 486 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Activities Under Section 135 Of The Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Public and private companies in Bihar increasingly invest in CSR, with key districts receiving substantial social development fund...

December 15, 2025 1554 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Spending: Details and Data Access

Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirms that CSR expenditure data for the last five years is publicly available on its CSR port...

August 7, 2025 4179 Views 0 comment Print

Penalties for CSR Non-Compliance Under Companies Act

Company Law : Government penalized companies for CSR non-compliance under the Companies Act. Details of penalties, CSR spending, and fund transf...

April 3, 2025 4746 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment in Companies Act 2013 & CSR Monitoring Framework

Company Law : Overview of proposed amendments in the Companies Act, 2013, CSR monitoring framework, and steps to ensure compliance and prevent m...

March 16, 2025 11391 Views 1 comment Print


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Section 80G CSR donation deduction cannot be denied merely for CSR expense disallowance: Mumbai ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that CSR expenditure disallowed as business expenditure under Section 37(1) can still qualify for deduction under Se...

May 7, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Mandatory CSR Spending Does Not Bar Section 80G Deduction: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The issue was whether CSR expenditure disallowed under Section 37(1) can still qualify under Section 80G. The Tribunal held that b...

April 10, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Reassessment & 80G Denial Based Only on Audit Objection Invalid: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment based solely on an audit objection is invalid as it constitutes a change of opinion. It emphasize...

April 2, 2026 930 Views 0 comment Print

CSR Deduction Allowed Under Section 80G Due to Absence of Statutory Restriction

Income Tax : ITAT held that CSR contributions can qualify for deduction under Section 80G if conditions are met. The ruling clarifies that ther...

March 31, 2026 582 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Invalid as AO Conducted Inquiry on CSR Deduction Claim

Income Tax : ITAT held that revision under Section 263 cannot be invoked when the Assessing Officer has already examined the issue. The ruling ...

March 31, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print


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ROC Levies Over Rs. 37 Lakh Penalty as CSR Amount Was Transferred Late

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...

May 21, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

ROC Imposes CSR Penalty for Delay in Transferring Unspent CSR Amount

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...

May 18, 2026 540 Views 0 comment Print

ROC imposes Penalty for Delay in Transferring Unspent CSR Amount

Company Law : The authority penalized the company for failing to transfer unspent CSR funds within the statutory deadline. It held that delayed ...

March 27, 2026 2175 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed Due to Incorrect CSR Disclosure in AOC-4 Filing

Company Law : The authority penalized the managing director for wrongly declaring CSR as not applicable in financial filings. It held that signa...

March 24, 2026 615 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed for Failure to Spend and Transfer CSR Amount

Company Law : The adjudicating authority penalised a company for not spending mandatory CSR funds and failing to transfer unspent amounts on tim...

January 20, 2026 684 Views 0 comment Print


How Modi Tighten disclosure norms for CSR under Companies Law

December 9, 2019 4170 Views 1 comment Print

How Modi Tighten disclosure norms for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Policy) spending to its new India under Companies (Amendment Act),2019 A high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities. India Inc may soon have to make higher disclosures on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, […]

Corporate Social Responsibility – Is it just a Responsibility??

November 5, 2019 3948 Views 0 comment Print

Section 135 of the Act is applicable on 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, during immediately preceding financial year.

CSR is a true manifestation of Bapu’s Trusteeship Philosophy: President of India

October 30, 2019 759 Views 0 comment Print

CSR is a true manifestation of Bapu’s Trusteeship Philosophy: President of India. President of India Confers First National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards for outstanding contributions in the area of CSR. Companies indulged in CSR activities are wealth creators, says Finance Minister

President to Present National CSR Awards to Select Companies

October 25, 2019 1575 Views 0 comment Print

President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will present the National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (NCSRA) to select companies for their outstanding contribution in area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on Tuesday, 29th October, 2019 in New Delhi. 

Corporate Social Responsibility-Treatment of Unspent Amount

October 23, 2019 36267 Views 7 comments Print

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 during the immediately preceding financial year] shall constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board consisting of three or more directors, out of which at […]

MCA amends CSR Schedule VII of Companies Act, 2013

October 11, 2019 26091 Views 3 comments Print

Central Government hereby makes further amendments to Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 which relates to Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies.

GST on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities

October 9, 2019 32757 Views 1 comment Print

In case of M/S Polycab Wires Private Limited, it was held that ITC would not be available for the goods distributed free of cost under CSR activities. In case of M/s Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, it was held that the amount paid by the companies to external agencies for CSR activities to undertake specified projects would be considered as ‘Consideration’. Thus, executing CSR activities as per companies’ direction would be interpreted as Supply, and GST would be applicable on the same.

Accounting of CSR Expenditure

October 4, 2019 52269 Views 2 comments Print

Introductions: CSR which stands for Corporate Social Responsibility is a mode for corporate entities to give back to the society they are functioning in for the welfare of the same. In India, CSR was introduced first time in Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. After that law related to CSR has been undergone some changes. […]

Allowability of CSR Expenditure under Income Tax Act, 1961

October 3, 2019 107733 Views 1 comment Print

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) is a self-regulating process, through which corporate link their activities with common public. The Corporate generally using resources, whether it is natural or human to amass big profits and through Corporate Social responsibility, they will take social responsibility to develop local area and people living in that area. The Corporate through […]

Highlights of the Companies Amendment Bill, 2019 – CSR

September 26, 2019 4665 Views 0 comment Print

1. In case the CSR amount for a particular financial year is unspent, then the same has to be transferred to a Fund specified in Schedule VII within a period of six month from the end of that Financial Year. 2. Any amount remaining unspent pursuant to any ongoing project, undertaken by a company in […]

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