Category Archives: FCRA, TAX, LEGAL

FCRA Dept has been going through a turbulent time as it reviews its internal practices. This is resulting in anxious times for a large number of NGOs whose renewal is still pending, not knowing when and if their FCRA will … Continue reading →

Companies Act: Currently all entities are likely to be busy in closing their accounts, in this regard you may like to know about latest requirements for information to be disclosed in Financial Statements. All companies (including S.25/S.8 companies) would need … Continue reading →

Dear Members, Please provide your/expert inputs in the following areas: a) Is it legal if any registered society/ organisation based in India hosts another global network body/ organisation? In that case, all financial administration would be managed by host agency … Continue reading →

If a foreigner joins as an unpaid volunteer in a NGO for a long term period more than 180 days or for around 2-3 years on an employment visa or student visa and foreigner is registered with FRRO as per … Continue reading →

What happen when a NGO receives the FCRA amount in its NON FC accounts? How it can be send back to the Donor ? Regards Neeraj Kumar Sinha

Dear Members, Greetings to ALL! My query is about receipt of individual donations from NRE account to a NGO which does not have FCRA certification… What can be done if donations of Rs. 2,500 – 10,000 are received in NGO’s … Continue reading →

As you may be aware that FCRA Dept had issued a Notice dated 18th July 2016 requiring all ‎organisations to update their Utilisation Accounts on FCRA website. Now the Department has ‎published a list of FCRA registered NGOs who have … Continue reading →

Dear SRRF Dialogue Members, I have one NGO in which they open sub-utilisation accounts for their various projects and intimate the same within time as prescribed in the Act & Rules. My query is whether NGO can start utilising funds … Continue reading →

Dear Dialogue member Greetings! is intimation to FC dept. is required for opening a sub designated FC account? Sakshi Sharma

Dear Members, Our NGO has received a foreign donation directly into our Utliisation account, instead of the FCRA Main account. How can this be corrected? Regards, Sujatha Krishnaswamy