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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Amendment of CSR Policy and Formulation of CSR Annual Action Plan under Companies Act, 2013 The concept of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) was introduced under the Companies Act, 2013 with the enforcement of Section 135 under the Act. Companies have certain responsibilities towards the stakeholders including the society in which it operates. Thus, the companies […]
Spending of CSR funds for COVID-19 vaccination for persons other than the employees and their families, Is an eligible CSR activity under item no. (i) of Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to promotion of health care including preventive health care and item no. (xii) relating to disaster management. General Circular No. 13/2021 […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple- Bottom-Line- Approach”), while at the same […]
JMS Mining Pvt. Ltd. Vs PCIT (ITAT Kolkata) Current appeal has been filed against the order dated March 30, 2021 (Impugned order) passed by Ld. Principal Commissioner of Income-tax (Respondent) under Section 263 of Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT Act). It is challenged on the ground of the invocation of jurisdiction by the Respondent without […]
Corporate houses spend a huge sum on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the welfare of workers and local people in the country. This was stated by Minister of State for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept wherein enormous Companies is required to spend a small portion of their Profit (i.e. 2% of Profit) towards CSR Activities which includes promoting health care, promoting education, rural development projects, ensuring environmental sustainability and conservation of natural resources etc.
Mandatory CSR Registration Number, 80G and 12A Registration for NGOs to undertake CSR activities The concept of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) was introduced under the Companies Act, 2013 with the enforcement of Section 135 under the Act. Companies have certain responsibilities towards the stakeholders including the society in which it operates. Thus companies which cross […]
As per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 (Act), a company liable to spend on Corporate Social Responsibility activities (CSR) as defined under section 135 of the Act, read with Schedule VII and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, can implement its CSR policy and spend its funds for CSR activities by […]
The Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021: How has it affected the Corporate Social Responsibility Regime in India? On 22 January 2021, the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 (2021 Rules) were brought into effect by the Government of India, replacing the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (2014 Rules). […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BACKGROUND: A corporate entity uses the resources of society, it operates its business activity in a society, therefore it is responsibility of a corporate to take care of society in which it operates. Therefore, Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an obligation of a corporate entity to give back to the society a […]
