Category Archives: FCRA, TAX, LEGAL

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

Query on section 18 of FCRA Act, 2010

Following query received from Mr. Vidya Sagar Devabhaktuni, President, SKG Sangha. Kindly provide your responses. Dear Sir, can anybody through light on the following provisions: 18. (1)  Every person who has been granted a certificate or given prior approval under … Continue reading

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Comparing woes of civil society sector with other sectors

We are all aware of problems that NGOs are facing trying to raise resources from foreign sources to fund their activities. On the other hand the Government is liberalizing receipt of foreign funds in other sectors. For example, it has … Continue reading

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Bangladesh NGOs – Legal Compliance

Dear Members, Greetings from SRRF!!! Following query received from Mr. Ajaya on the topic “Bangladesh NGOs Legal Compliance”. Kindly provide your responses. Dear Friends, We are implementing projects in Bangladesh and need some information. Can anybody help me out what … Continue reading

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Provident Fund

Dear Friends, Greetings from CWS! We are facing a typical problem with the PF department on which I would like to seek your advice. CWS functions with its partners i.e. it sub grants funds to other organizations. Under the current … Continue reading

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Clarifications on ITR 7

Following query received from Mr. Sunil Kumar Suryavanshi of SAMARTHAN CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. Dear Sir IT department provide ITR-7 online filling facility from this year. Some point are confuse to us as below: PART A-GEN d) Details of the … Continue reading

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ESI applicability on non-profit organisations

Dear Dialogue Members, Greetings from SRRF!!! A query has been rec’d from an NGO running an orphanage in southern India. It is a society registered under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act of 1975. An inspection was undertaken at the orphanage by … Continue reading

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FCRA obligation for accepting reimbursement cost from foreign countries

Dear Dialogue Members, Greetings from SRRF!!! Following query received from Mr. Subodh of BRLP. Dear Sir, I am from a Govt Society . People from foreign country like Indonesia / Bangladesh want exposure visit of our society. We have to … Continue reading

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TDS on Bank Interest for NGOs

Dear Dialogue Members, Greetings from SRRF!!! Following query received from Mr. Vidya Sagar Devabhaktuni of SKG Sangha. Dear Sir, This is an NGO registered under the societies registration act. We have the following doubts: When we receive foreign funding for … Continue reading

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Taxability of Corpus

Dear Dialogue Members, Greetings from SRRF!!! We have received following query from Mr. Sudhendu Das of SSDC: Dear Sir, Greetings from SSDC! if  we generate corpus fund in our national account for use any accident or serious cases in future, … Continue reading

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CSR is now mandatory as Companies Bill passed by Rajya sabha

Dear SRRF Dialogue Members, As you all know that SRRF organised a RoundTable yesterday on CSR and released a Report on 100 top Corporates CSR programmes. The event was well attended. Through this post we bring all of you up … Continue reading

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