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TDS on International payment for NGO

Posted on October 13, 2012 by SRRF

Dear members, We have also a query on TDS on  International transaction/payment . Our organisation has  FCRA & 12A Certificate.  If any funder (abroad) has deducted any TDS from our payment . What is the remedy  to claim that TDS … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 1 Comment

Trusts/societies and Companies Act-section 25

Posted on October 13, 2012 by SRRF

Dear Friends, Given the resource crunch, NGOs/CSOs have to think of earning for serving. So as not to get entangled in Tax web, some of them are planning to go for separate body under (not- for-profit) Companies Act-25. They can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 1 Comment

Service tax liability for NGO

Posted on October 11, 2012 by SRRF

I have a query on service tax payment & registration:- Our organization has got 12 AA registration. For the car hiring charges/security charges do we need to register ourself for the service tax and do we need to pay the … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 4 Comments

Slums contribute most to city’s economy but continue to remain eyesores

Posted on October 9, 2012 by SRRF

Slums are part and parcel of most cities. In fact in India slums cover 30-50% of the population. Different governments have tried to solve the problem of slums in their own ways, for example, Madhya Pradesh started with grant of … Continue reading →

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Unregulated growth of markets add to woes of pedestrians

Posted on October 8, 2012 by SRRF

SRRF Dialogue has been consistently highlighting the issue of pedestrian safety. In a recent article in Hindustan times, the issue of pedestrian safety has been raised.  It has been quoted that pavements & roads in Amar Market in Delhi has … Continue reading →

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Marginalised Catching up with others

Posted on October 5, 2012 by SRRF

For India, development has always being a mixed bag of opportunities as well as neglect and deprivations. It is a well established fact that majority of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, landless agricultural labourers, poor farmers and slum dwellers, etc … Continue reading →

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Latest requirements for LO/BO/PO

Posted on October 4, 2012 by SRRF

We share with you contents of a recent circular by RBI (link) , making reporting by Liaison Offices / Project Offices / Branch offices far more stringent. As per the new requirements alongwith Activity Report an annexe needs to be … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 3 Comments

Section-25C

Posted on October 3, 2012 by SRRF

Dear Friends, Greetings from Hyderabad! I have the following question: There is a registered Trust/Society with a Chief Functionary in place The same Trust/Society goes ahead with the registration as a Section 25 company. My question to all of you … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 3 Comments

Win-Win situation both for people and Tigers

Posted on October 1, 2012 by SRRF

With shrinking forest space, conflict between Man and the Tiger has become quite common. Government’s efforts to rehabilitate villages out of tiger reserve are meeting with more and more resistant, and it has become even more difficult with the Forest … Continue reading →

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STATE WISE LIST OF FCRA CANCELLED ASSOCIATIONS

Posted on September 29, 2012 by SRRF

Dear Sir, Our Institute Bal Bharti Society is 40 Yrs old. Earlier, it was run in rented building Nr. Gulab Baugh Udaipur, but since 2003 we have shifted to our own premises. BBS was registered under FCRA in 1991 (FCRA … Continue reading →

Posted in FCRA, TAX, LEGAL | 1 Comment