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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
As per the notification issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs dated 22nd January 2021 it is mandatory for all NGO’s who want to raise CSR Funding to enroll with MCA w.e.f 01/04/2021 to get CSR funding. Eligibility It may be noted that the following entities are eligible to file e-form CSR-1 on MCA Portal […]
The amendments to the CSR provisions brought by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020, (‘CAA, 2020’) have finally been made effective by MCA, vide its notification dated January 22, 2021. Along with this, MCA has notified the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 Definitions: Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means the activities […]
As per guidelines issued by MCA, From 1st April 2021, CSR Funding will be released only to that NGOs, Trusts, Religious Trusts, Societies, 12AA registered entities, 80 G granted entities, Section 8 Company that are registered with MCA by filing Form CSR-1.So, if such institutions willing to receive CSR Funding then it is mandatory for […]
WHY CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? ‘Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large. ‘ – World Business Council For Sustainable Development Our definition :- […]
Form CSR- INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OF EFORM CSR (Form for voluntary reporting of Corporate Social Responsibility) Note: 1. Instructions are not provided for the fields which are self explanatory 2. If the space within any of the fields is not sufficient to provide all the information, then additional details can be provided as an optional […]
COMMENTS ON COMPANIES (CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY) AMENDMENT RULES, 2021 Effecting date of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 came into effect on 22 January 2021. Therefore, these amended rules are applicable for the Financial Year 2020-21 Before understanding the latest amendments under Companies (Corporate […]
MCA has notified Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021 on 22nd January, 2021. The application needs to be filed on Form CSR-1 uploaded on the MCA portal. Who can Undertake the CSR Activities? Every entity who is covered under these rules, shall undertake any CSR activity through itself or through– a company established […]
In pursuit of Corporate Governance, Corporate excellence and better compliance with Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under from time to time, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced sweeping changes in the way the corporate functions, change in role of stakeholders and professionals at large. One of the major sea […]
All about filing of eForm CSR-1 (Registration of Entities for undertaking CSR Activities) Law(s) Governing the eForm CSR-1 Section and Rule Number(s) eForm CSR-1 is required to be filed pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 4 (1) and (2) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. Purpose of […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) The Companies Act 2013 (Companies Act) has introduced several new provisions which transpiration the squatter of Indian corporate business. One of such new provisions is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The concept of CSR rests on the ideology of requite and take. Companies take resources in the form of raw materials, human […]
