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Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
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Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirms that CSR expenditure data for the last five years is publicly available on its CSR port...
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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...
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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...
While there may be no single universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), each definition that currently exists underpins the impact that businesses have on society at large and the societal expectations of them. Although the roots of CSR lie in philanthropic activities
Since the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is keen to move its attitude towards social development, they inserted a welcome provision of “CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY” wide section no. 135 in new companies act, 2013.
Following Expenditure are not treated as a CSR i) Any amount Contributed to political party is not treated as a CSR. (ii) Any project/Programme which benefits the employees or their family is not treated as CSR. (iii)Any activity undertaken by company during the normal course of business is not treated as CSR.
CSR expense disallowance is restricted to the expenses incurred by the assessee under a statutory obligation under section 135 of Companies Act 2013, and there is thus now a line of demarcation between the expenses incurred by the assessee on discharging corporate social responsibility under such a statutory obligation and under a voluntary assumption of responsibility.
The Board of a company may decide to undertake its CSR activities approved by the CSR committee, through a registered trust or a registered society or a company established under section 8 of the Act by the company, either singly or alongwith its holding or subsidiary or associate company, or alongwith any other company or holding or subsidiary or associate company of such other company, or otherwise: After providing effect to the amendment suggested by Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2015, in the Proviso in clause (i) of Rule 4 Sub Rule 2
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’), on the 23rd of May, 2016 came up with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Amendment Rules, 2016, with the intent to simplify the language complexity under the earlier Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014.
The term ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) literally means the responsibility of Corporate Entities towards society. The origination of CSR was happened long back in ancient India which lasted till 1850 and Charity and Philanthropy were the main drivers of that time.
The Board of a company may decide to undertake its CSR activities approved by the CSR Committee, through (a) a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered society, established by the company, either singly or alongwith any other company, or (b) a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered society, established by the Central Government or State Government or any entity established under an Act of Parliament or a State legislature :
Major recommendations of the Committee include, inter-alia, the following: It would be desirable to conduct a review of the CSR provision of the Act after three years. Ceiling on administrative overhead cost should be increased from 5% to not more than 10% of the CSR expenditure. Definition of the term “net profit” used under the Act and Rules need to be clarified
Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) releases Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on ‘Treatment of Costs Relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities ‘. Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB), the standard-setting body of the Institute, has approved the release of Exposure Draft of Guidance Note on ‘Treatment of Costs Relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities’ […]
