Author Archives: SRRF

Applicability of Service Tax

Dear Sir, My organization is working in Orissa on disaster management. We availed services from one agency (local based) and their total bill throughout the financial year crossed Rs. 14 lakhs . Agency is not claiming the service tax. Please let me … Continue reading

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Draft Central Bill on Road safety

Dear Friends, Please consider sending our group’s comments on the subject bill to the ministry. My preliminary comments: ( Detailed comments require in depth study) The bill deals with constitutionally guaranteed fundamental human rights to life, free and safe mobility, equality … Continue reading

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INCLUSIVE ROADS Drive by BLIND WOMEN

INCLUSIVE ROADS Drive by BLIND WOMEN We don’t say, make a different way for us. We want you to use roads rightly so that we can use them too’. That was the theme of the INCLUSIVE ROADS AWARENESS DRIVE by … Continue reading

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Can balance funds of project be returned to foreign source from fcra by bank transfer

Dear Friends, Can balance funds of project be returned to foreign source from fcra bank account via wire transfer. Kindly advise. Thanks, Regards, Arvind Balamkar Finance Associate for TeachForIndia

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Payment to All India Radio from FC Funds

Following query received form Ms. Surabhi Agarwal: Dear Sir, Greetings We have planned a programme on Violence against women and wish to broadcast this on All India Radio. Please suggest whether this activity can be done through FC grants. Regards … Continue reading

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Payment of TDS through local account

Dear Sir, We pay TDS as mentioned below in three steps: 1. TDS deducted in FCRA books of a/c and paid through FCRA designated bank a/c into a local account. 2. TDS deducted in Local books of a/c paid through … Continue reading

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Would bank interest be treated as Income of a NGO

Dear Dialogue members, I have a query regarding the income calculation of NGOs while calculating the tax liabilities. Please let me know “if the interest received on the bank deposits/ fixed deposits in an NGOs bank account should be calculated … Continue reading

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Is donor entitled to insist on conditions?

Dear Friends, Would like to understand the Legal/Statutory basis of a donor NGO, insisting from the Donee NGO 1) Registration under 12 A to receive the Grant 2) Expecting an Auditor Certified Utilisation Certificate for financial closure of the Support. … Continue reading

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Treatment of FC / LC Accounts under Training programmes

Dear Friends, One Indian Nodal Agency (first recipient) gave foreign funds to another NGO with FCRA (second recipient) for some specified project. The second recipient attended two training courses – one conducted by the first recipient and the second training … Continue reading

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Difficulties in FCRA approval

Dear Dialogue Members,   We are the Miracle Foundation India that supports children’s homes in India.  We have previously filed and received two prior permissions.  However, it is over a year and half  since our 3rd prior permission has not … Continue reading

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