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Filing of return by NGOs under Lokpal and Lokayuktas

Dear Sir Thanks for the information. Please guide us in Is it Mandatary to file annual returns of assets and liabilities of all director board members under the Lokpal and Lokayukt as if FCRA funding received more than 10Lakh With … Continue reading

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Extension of date for opening of Bank Account at SBI NDMB main branch to 30 June 2021

Further to our earlier post relating to extension of Renewal Date, it may be noted that Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the due date for opening of FCRA Account in State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch (NDMB) … Continue reading

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Extension of the validity of FCRA registration to 30 September 2021

We are happy to inform you all that Ministry of Home Affairs extended the validity of registration certificates whose registration expiring / expired during the period between 29th September 2020 and 30th September 2021 (Notice: F. No. II/21022/36(58)/2021-FCRA-II). The new … Continue reading

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Renewal of 12AA and 80G

Greetings ! Our NGO, a section 8 co, has 12AA certificate. Didn’t have 80G as we never applied for. Hence no question of rejection. Now we are applying for revalidation of 12AA, I couple of queries: 1) Shall we apply … Continue reading

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What if original 12A certificate lost?

Unavailability of Original 12A certificate: Amended Rules requires uploading of certified copy of 12A registration certificate. However, there are multiple institutions which were granted registration almost 45 years back and either the certificate has got badly mutilated or lost. But, … Continue reading

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Can non formal education be the part of CSR activities?

Children Toy Foundation, seeking views and guidance from educationists and experts on CSR policy of Government to express their views and guidance on their our work relating to CSR programmes can be undertaken by cos-public or private. In a way … Continue reading

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Consequences for non FCRA Registration

We have applied for a grant from Australian Government for the building and trial of a new solution in the Healthcare sector. We have been told that if we do not have FCRA clearance (which we do not have presently), … Continue reading

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Things to be remember during filing of Form CSR-1

Thank you all for actively participating in the webinar on latest Income Tax [S.10(23), S.12A, S.80G renewal] and Form CSR 1. Sorry for certain technical glitches and loss of internet during the presentation. Hope it did not affect your learning … Continue reading

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Implementation of Accounting Software with audit trail postponed ‎

Ministry of Corporate Affairs which had earlier mandated that effective 1-4-2021 all companies (including S.8 companies) must use an accounting software, where any changes in an accounting entry made must be identified and auditor must be able to track the … Continue reading

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HOW TO FILL FORM ‘CSR-1’‎

All those NGOs wanting to access CSR funds, would now need to register themselves at Companies Act web portal using eForm CSR 1. The Form is available on the MCA Portal http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/companyformsdownload.html and is also available on this blog. You … Continue reading

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