Company Law : Understand CSR in India, its applicability, permitted activities, non-permitted contributions, penalties for non-compliance, and r...
Corporate Law : India's CSR law mandates companies to spend on social welfare. Explore genuine reasons for CSR shortfall and reasons that may seem...
Company Law : learn about corporate social responsibility under companies act 2013 ....
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Company Law : Government penalized companies for CSR non-compliance under the Companies Act. Details of penalties, CSR spending, and fund transf...
Company Law : Overview of proposed amendments in the Companies Act, 2013, CSR monitoring framework, and steps to ensure compliance and prevent m...
Company Law : Review CSR activities as mandated under Section 135 of the Companies Act, including sector-wise and state-wise CSR expenditure fro...
Company Law : Govt discusses proposed amendments to Companies Act, 2013 to enhance ease of business and CSR regulations, ensuring compliance and...
Company Law : Analysis of CSR compliance under the Companies Act, 2013. Details on CSR spending mandates, sectoral allocations, and state-wise e...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act eligible towards donations, even if donations are part of ...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi rules in favor of Schenker India, allowing CSR donations under Section 80G despite mandatory nature. Read key takeaways...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai ruled in favor of Jamnagar Utilities, allowing CSR donations as deductions under Section 80G, rejecting the Revenue's ...
Income Tax : ITAT Chennai rules CSR donations to PM Relief Fund qualify for 80G deduction, overturning AO's decision. Read key judicial precede...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that the expenditure incurred on CSR activities may not have direct nexus with the activities of the assessee but ...
Company Law : Regional Director modifies CSR penalty for Clairvoyant India, waiving fines for directors, and reducing company penalty due to pro...
Company Law : Vishnupriya Hotels appealed against CSR non-compliance penalties. The Regional Director reduced the fine after reviewing submissio...
Company Law : Last date of filing Form CSR-2 separately on or before 31st December, 2024, (after filing Form No. AOC-4 or Form No. AOC-4-NBFC (I...
Company Law : Ingeteam India Pvt Ltd faces penalty for failing to comply with CSR obligations under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013....
Company Law : MCA amends Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. CSR-2 form filing for FY 2023-24 extended to December 31, 2024. Learn more about this...
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.
Some Important Definitions: Goods means every kind of movable property other than money and securities but includes actionable claim, growing crops, grass and things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before supply or under a contract of supply. [Sec. 2(52) of CGST Act] Services means anything other […]
Article explains about Applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions, Constitution of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Amount Spend on Corporate Social Responsibility, Framing Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility, How to Spend Amount on Corporate Social Responsibility Activities, Non- Applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions, Procedure for formation of Corporate Social […]
Applicability of Corporate Social Responsibility Every company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year shall constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board consisting of three […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India has instituted National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards to recognize companies that have made a positive impact on the society through their innovative & sustainable CSR initiatives.
As GST was IT driven indirect tax system, it thrown many challenges for IT professionals and policy makers also. It has affected almost every business transaction may be supply of goods, services, purchases, sponsorship, donations, charity and even non-business transactions to the extent. One of such transactions is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Whenever any violation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant Companies are initiated as per provisions of Companies Act, 2013 after due examination of records. So far, sanction for prosecution has been accorded in 366 cases. All CSR related offences are compoundable. So far 118 applications for compounding have been made and 37 cases have been compounded.
How Modi Tighten disclosure norms for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Policy) spending to its new India under Companies (Amendment Act),2019 A high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities. India Inc may soon have to make higher disclosures on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, […]
