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 : 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 : Explains the strict consequences for failing to meet CSR spending and transfer obligations under Section 135. Highlights how penal...
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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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 : Delhi ITAT held that donations qualifying under Section 80G do not lose eligibility merely because they form part of Corporate Soc...
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...
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. Vs Commissioner (Appeal) (CESTAT Delhi) The fact that the corporate social responsibility is a legal responsibility does not make it an output service. The appellant not entitled to Cenvat Credit on the services used for corporate social responsibility. Facts- The appellant is a non-banking finance corporation engaged in financing projects and […]
Sling Media Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Payments forming part of CSR were claimed as deduction under section 80G. Held that assessee cannot be denied the benefit of claim under Chapter VI A, which is considered for computing ‘Total Taxable Income”. If assessee is denied this benefit, merely because such payment forms part of […]
XINDIA Steels Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) CSR expenditure, for the benefit of public towards education expenses to the schools/villages surrounding the factory of children of the villages where the factory of the assessee is situated, is business expenditure allowable as deduction u/s 37 Facts- The assessee filed return of income declaring Rs.45,62,36,080 as per […]
Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, a term coined by Howard Bowens’, is a self-regulatory business model that enables a firm to be socially accountable to its stakeholders and the general public.
For financial year 2021-2022, Form CSR-2 shall be filed separately on or before 31st March, 2023 after filing Form AOC-4 or AOC-4 XBRL or AOC-4 NBFC (Ind AS)
Violation of Section 135(5) occurs when a company fails to comply with this requirement by not spending the prescribed amount on CSR activities within the stipulated time frame.
To bring in a change and upgrade the concept of consistent growth of CSR so as to align it with the sustainable development and transparency, MCA vide its notification dated February 11, 2022, has introduced a new reporting which highlights the compulsion for the firms who come under the purview of the provision of Section 135(1) of Companies Act, 2013, for filing of Form CSR-2.
CSR – Understanding CSR provisions CSR applicable to Private as well as Public Companies including foreign companies CSR APPLICABILITY: As per sec 135(1) of Companies Act, 2013 CSR applicable to a company which complies any of the following conditions in the immediately preceding financial year Company is having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or […]
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Sub-rule (1B) of Rule 12 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, and such other provisions (including any statutory modifications or re-enactment thereof) as may be applicable for the time being in force, the consent of the Board of Directors of the Company be and is hereby accorded to file e-From CSR-2, Report on Corporate Social Responsibility, with the Registrar of Companies.
With the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Companies are able to develop their own social investment strategies and decide where to invest and implement programs, but the government has recommended particular areas of need, including eradicating hunger and poverty, maternal and child health, promoting gender equality and environmental sustainability etc. Companies should give preference to the […]
