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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has released the Draft Companies (CSR Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020 proposing amendments to Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 for public comments. An attempt has been made to analyse the rules and the changes that are brought out by the said rules vis a vis the rules as are […]
Brief note on the proposed amendments in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (CSR Rules) as proposed vide Draft Companies (CSR Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020: 1. Newly phrased definitions under the CSR Rules: a) ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ defined with a negative list. Some of the exclusions like normal course were already there but […]
In order to operationalize the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019, the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules , 2020 has been drafted for carrying out amendments in the Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014.
Section 135 clearly states and start with EVERY COMPANY and Every company includes Private Limited Companies/ Public Limited Companies/ Foreign Companies/ Section 8 Company and every company incorporated under the Companies Act 2013 or any other previous law, as may be applicable thereon.
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time provides for the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility applicable on corporate entities in India. Applicability: Every Company which fulfils any of the following limits during the immediately preceding Financial Year: 1. Net worth: […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under Companies Act 2013- Concept, Applicability, Provisions, Penalty The Companies Act 1956 replaced by the new Companies Act 2013. There are so many changes that came into force and several provisions inserted the first time in the corporate world of India. One of such new provisions is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) […]
Corporate Social Responsibility or commonly referred as CSR (hereinafter known as CSR Committee) is also called Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Responsibility which focuses on social issues, upliftment and its responsibility towards the society by maximizing the company’s positive impact and minimizing the negative impact on its social and physical environment. To look after the stakeholders […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CSR is a concept whereby companies not only consider their profitability and growth, but also the interest of society and the environment by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on stakeholders, environment, consumers, employees, communities, and all other members in the public sphere. The basic premise is that when the […]
Article explains Applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’), B. Compliances to be undertaken upon applicability of CSR, Permitted Sectors for CSR, Methods of Implementation of CSR Amount, Proposed Amendments under Companies Amendment Act, 2019 (yet to be notified) which explains Treatment of the unspent CSR Amount and Introduces Penal Provisions. A. Applicability of Corporate Social […]
A clear distinction needs to be drawn between goods given as ‘gift’ and those provided /supplied as a part of CSR activities. While the former is voluntary and occasional, the later is obligatory and regular in nature. CSR expenses incurred by the applicant have been mandated under the Companies Act, 2013. It is the applicant’s obligation to incur such expenses in order to be in compliant with the law. Since CSR expenses are not incurred voluntarily, accordingly, we are of the opinion that they do not qualify as ‘gifts’ and therefore its credit is not restricted under Section 17(5) of the CGST Act, 2017.
