Category Archives: FCRA, TAX, LEGAL

Dear Friends Is it legally valid to provide a Grant-in-Aid to a Registered Federation of Self Help Groups for which 12A is Applied For and awaited. Funds are domestic in nature and raised by the Donor Organisation. Does the Donor … Continue reading →

FCRA Department vide its circular dated 21/12/2017 has made it mandated all ‎individuals / organizations who receive contribution under the FCRA, 2010 to ‎migrating their designated FCRA Bank Account with the PFMS (Public Financial ‎Management System) compliant bank, as per … Continue reading →

Is it ok for a non FCRA NGO to receive upto USD 10,000 per annum? Do they need a separate bank account for this? Please let me know. Many thanks, Stanley, ODAF

Would like to know what will be the procedure to change the name of an existing registered charitable Trust. Is it possible to change the name or do we have to register a new Trust? Thanks Mukti K Bosco Founder … Continue reading →

FCRA department has came out with a circular on 04th October 2017 to obtain “UNIQUE ID” for all NGOs / organisations registered with FCRA Department or wishing to apply Prior Permission / Registration  by registering to NITI Aayog portal “NGO-DARPAN”. … Continue reading →

Dear SRRF Members, As per finance Act 2017 Limit for payment of expenses by cash is reduced from Rs. 20,000 to 10,000/-. When from will this 10,000 limit apply? Is it from 1st April 2017? Regards, Vidya Sagar Devabhaktuni President, … Continue reading →

How to pay the salaries to staff who are working in foreign for our organization? What are taxes ‎applicable to them? Kindly guide us.‎ ‎(M.C.Ramesh)‎ General Secretary ‎ Vidyaranya Bangalore

We were happy to come across your site giving helpful clarifications to various queries. The service you are thus providing is really appreciable. Thank you very much. In a clarification dated Feb 6, 2016, there was a mention that for … Continue reading →

How do we settle advances of staff in FCRA? We have a vehicle revolving fund from a FC donor, where an advance is given for vehicle to staff and they repay in installments. When we deposited in the FCRA receipt … Continue reading →

Dear Members Greetings! I would like to know the possibility of making a payment to a Foregin National (after entering into a written agreement) in Foregin currency to his foreign bank account (the account is in UK) and he will … Continue reading →