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 : Section 135 mandates companies above certain thresholds to spend 2% of profits on social initiatives, establish CSR committees, an...
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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
Company Law : Overview of proposed amendments in the Companies Act, 2013, CSR monitoring framework, and steps to ensure compliance and prevent m...
Income Tax : The issue was whether CSR expenditure disallowed under Section 37(1) can still qualify under Section 80G. The Tribunal held that b...
Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment based solely on an audit objection is invalid as it constitutes a change of opinion. It emphasize...
Income Tax : ITAT held that CSR contributions can qualify for deduction under Section 80G if conditions are met. The ruling clarifies that ther...
Income Tax : ITAT held that revision under Section 263 cannot be invoked when the Assessing Officer has already examined the issue. The ruling ...
Income Tax : The issue was whether CSR expenditure qualifies for deduction under section 80G. The Tribunal held that deduction is allowable as ...
Company Law : The authority penalized the company for failing to transfer unspent CSR funds within the statutory deadline. It held that delayed ...
Company Law : The authority penalized the managing director for wrongly declaring CSR as not applicable in financial filings. It held that signa...
Company Law : The adjudicating authority penalised a company for not spending mandatory CSR funds and failing to transfer unspent amounts on tim...
Company Law : The regulator held that non-spending of CSR amounts and failure to transfer unspent funds within timelines violates section 135. S...
Company Law : The regulator held that failure to spend CSR funds or transfer unspent amounts within statutory timelines violates sections 135(5)...
An independent CSR Audit/ Review and issue of CSR Audit/Review Report by the Company Secretaries in Practice shall not only give the existing CSR mechanism much needed support and give necessary comfort to the stakeholders, regulators and the society at large that the companies are Complying with the legal requirements but will also give authentic information about the Utilisation of CSR funds by the companies in specified CSR activities. The proposed coverage of the CSR Audit is placed at Annexure I.
1. Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 pertaining to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is applicable to all Companies during the immediately preceding financial year having: Net profit before tax of Rs. 5 Crore or more or Networth of Rs. 500 Crore or more or Turnover of Rs. 1,000 Crore or more 2. In this regard, […]
A mandatory community social service as per Section 135 of The Companies Act, 2013 with penal implications for non compliance Eligibility Criteria Every Company having: a) A net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more OR b) Annual turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more OR c) A net profit of Rs 5 crore or […]
After independence struggle when the industrialists were pressurized to show their dedication towards the benefit of the society. Mahatma Gandhi urged to the powerful industrialists to share their wealth for the benefit of underprivileged section of the society.
The Committee has made far reaching recommendations. The main recommendations include, making CSR expenditure tax deductible, provision for carry forward of unspent balance for a period of 3 – 5 years, aligning Schedule 7 with the SDGs by adopting a SDG plus framework (which would additionally include sports promotion, Senior Citizens’ welfare, welfare of differently abled persons, disaster management and heritage protection), balancing local area preferences with national priorities, introducing impact assessment studies for CSR obligation of 5 crore or more, and registration of implementation agencies on MCA portal.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Under Section 135 Of Companies Act, 2013 As Amended Vide The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019 Read With Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014: A Journey From Voluntary To Forced Contribution. 1 Applicability as per Section 135(1) Every company including its holding or subsidiary, and a foreign company defined under clause […]
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.
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is understood to be the way firms integrate social, environmental and economic concerns into their values, culture, decision making, strategy and operations in a transparent and accountable manner and thereby establish better practice within the firm, create wealth and improve society. CSR is also called Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Responsibility. As […]
Companies Amendment Act, 2019– Section 135: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – In-depth Analysis Section 135 has been amended with respect to spending of CSR amount by companies, transfer of unspent amount, penal provisions and power to CG to issue directions. Amendment: Clause (a) in sub-section (5), — (i) after the words “three immediately preceding financial years,”, […]
The Companies Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to tighten the Corporate Social Responsibility provisions as enumerated under the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 which presently requires certain classes of Companies to shell out 2% of the average net profits of the Company for the three immediate preceding years towards CSR spending. The provision also […]