This is just a reminder to those who have not yet filed their FCRA Annual Return (FC-4) for the Financial Year 2019-20.
“Please note last date for filing FC-4 is 30th June 2021”
Applications for Annual Return have to be filed online, considering huge rush gathering, DON’T WAIT FOR THE LAST DATE. As often on last date one may face heavy traffic, and may not be able to access the website so easily.
Some important points to be taken care of before filing of FC-4 FY 2019-20 were as follows:
- You can file this return, only if your organisation has been able to open FCRA Designated bank a/c in SBI, Main Branch, Parliament street, New Delhi- 110001.
- Organisation must have Darpan unique ID before filing FC-4
- FC4:
- Donor-wise details of FC rec’d
- You would need to give project-wise details including opening balance, receipts, utilisation and closing balance. Please ensure total of these details matches with other figures in the return.
- Total exp. on objects of your Association and Administrative Exps.
- Total purchase of Fresh Assets (during the year)
- FC transferred to other Associations during FY 2019-20
- In the Final Form Total Utilisation is auto-populated (e). This includes (b) Total utilisation including Admin Expenses + (c) Total purchase of Fresh Assets + (d) FC Transferred to Other Association. Pl ensure e=b+c+d.
- Documents required for filing FC- 4:
- Duly sign CA Certificate.
- Declaration to be sign by the Chief Functionary.
- Audited FCRA Financial Statements for the FY 2019-20. Pl ensure figures match with total figures declared in FC4.
- FCRA bank a/c statements duly certified by the banking officer.
- You may add any other document considered necessary by you.
Wishing you all the best in filing your Annual Return correctly and in a timely manner.
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Socio Research & Reform Foundation (NPO)
512 A, Deepshikha, 8 Rajendra Place,
New Delhi – 110008
Please help to us for filing the FC Annual return FY 2019-20 and extension of due date.
Yours Faithfully
Smitarani Pattanaik
Secretary
Nari Surakshya Samiti
Are there any chances of further extension of due date to file 2019-20 annual return?
Dear Sir,
Greetings from Nari Surakshya Samiti, Angul, Odisha, India.
Nari Surakshya Samiti is a women voluntary Organization working for the down trodden women and children since 1990-91.
We have sent quarterly FCRA return at last December 2020. Now we are submitting Annual FC return dated 24.09.2021, but it has not submitted successfully. Our FCRA no-104890063 and we have opened new FC account at SBI , Delhi Branch on 19th July 2021.
IMPORTANT JUDGEMENT PRONOUNCED TODAY in HC of Delhi in W.P.(C) 6031/2021 & CM APPL. 19077/2021, CM APPL.
19078/2021 on 01.07.2021
As per Section 12 of the FCR (Amendment) Act, 2020 amended Section 17 of the FCRA and, by virtue of said amendment, foreign
contribution can be received only in a branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) located at New Delhi, to be specified by notification by the Central Government.
In tandem with this amendment, para 7(a) of the FC-4 Form(which has to be submitted online), too, accepts the entry only if the
account is in the SBI, New Delhi Main Branch, 11, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -11001 which was, vide notification no. 3479(E), dated 7th October, 2020, prescribed as the bank in which the FCR account is to
be opened.
The petitioners submit that this has resulted in a peculiar situation in which, though 31st March, 2020 would be the relevant date
for filing of the return for the year 2019-2020, the requirement of the account under the FCRA/FCR Rules being in the SBI, New Delhi was introduced only in September, 2020 and the bank was notified only on
7th October, 2020. Prior thereto, the petition asserts that there was no requirement of the FCR account being in SBI.
The petitioners’ accounts wherein foreign contributions were received were not in the SBI, previously. As a result, the
petitioners submit that it has become impossible for them to submit
the return under FC-4 Form for the year 2019-2020.
JUDGEMENT ::
The citizen cannot be penalised for a discrepancy in the form prescribed by the respondent which has resulted in the form being unable to be submitted even in the case of a law abiding citizen.
In view thereof, till the next date of hearing, the respondent is restrained from taking any coercive action against the petitioner for
failure to file the requisite return under the FC-4 Form before 30th June, 2021.
In case the respondent comes up with a solution to the impasse, it is at liberty to move the court by way of an appropriate application so that a quietus can be can be achieved to the dispute.