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 It was highlighted that outdated informati...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...
FAQs on the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 and Rules thereon The ICAI hosted on its website exposure draft of Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) on the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 and Rules thereon.
In simple words, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the responsibility of company towards society. CSR is attracting attention day by day. Like ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’ campaign started by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the responsibility of each and every citizen of India, similarly Corporate Houses are also responsible for addressing the needs and desires of society in which they exist with intent to development of the nation.
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates every company above the given threshold levels to comply with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions of the Act, and to disclose contents of its CSR policy in its Board’s Report. The penalty provision for non-compliance in this regard is prescribed under Section 134 (8) of the Act.
Sk. Md. Asif Ali CONCISE NOTE ON CSR Eligibility Every company (Private or Public) having Networth of Rs. 500 Crore or more or Turnover of Rs. 1000 Crore or more or 3. Net profit of Rs. 5 Crore or more in any of the 3 preceding financial years. (Circular 18 June by MCA)
With CSR to be a compulsory compliance for a prescribed set of companies, India has become the first country in the whole world to make it mandatory for the corporate. CSR should not be taken as an obligation but a social responsibility which should be fulfilled strategically, systematically and thoughtfully.
CS Nisha Sharma S.No. Committee/Mechanism to be adopted Applicability Constitution Section and Rules applicable 1. Audit Committee 1. Public Companies having: Paid up share capital>= 10 cr. Turnover>= 100Cr. Aggregate outstanding loans /borrowings/debentures/deposits> =50cr 2. Listed Companies. 1. Minimum 3 directors (Independent directors with majority) Section 177 read with Rule 6 of Companies (Meeting of […]
The totality of CSR can be best understood by three words: ‘corporate’, ‘social’ and ‘responsibility’ in broad terms, CSR relates to responsibilities corporations have towards society within which they are based and within which they operate, not denying the fact that the purview of CSR goes much beyond this.
(i) In item (i), after the words and sanitation, the words including contribution to the Swach Bharat Kosh set-up by the Central Government for the promotion of sanitation shall be inserted; (ii) In item (iv), after the words and water, the words including contribution to the Clean Ganga Fund set-up by the Central Government for rejuvenation of river Ganga; shall be inserted.
The Government of India enacted the Companies Act 2013 in August 2013. Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act) deals with the subject of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It lays down the qualifying criteria based on net worth, turnover, and net profit for companies which are required to undertake CSR activities
CA Divyang Gupta Article discusses Corporate Social Responsibility Applicability/ CSR Applicability, Mandatory Expenditure on CSR, Medium of Expenditure on CSR Activity , Activities for CSR Expenditure, Responsibility of Board of Directors related CSR Applicability, Clarification/Other provision w.r.t to expenditure on CSR and Income Tax Deductibility for CSR Expenses. Corporate Social Responsibility With the enactment of […]
