Transfer of foreign funds to Private Trust/Private Limited Company

Hi All,

Can an NGO transfer foreign funds to private trust or Private
Limited Company as an Sub Award and if so, what is the process and
legal work to be looked into

Would TDS be applicable and at what rate?

Regards

Ruben Menon

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PF related query

Hi

My office has got its staff affiliated to Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) w.e.f. February 2012. We had applied for the affiliation in February 2012; however, the approval came in April 2012. By that time, the salaries for February and March 2012 were already processed without EPF deduction. My office deposited the arrears for February and March 2012 in April 2012 (after the approval received from EPFO)

Now few staffs are asking for a PF deduction certificate for February and March 2012 (employee contribution) for income tax purpose (deduction u/s 80C) for the FY 2011-12.

In this context, can the office issue PF deduction certificate to staff for February and March 2012?

Regards

Srikrishna Bedbak

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Query:- FCRA- Receipt of medicines from abroad.

Dear Sir,

Greetings from New Life!

We received Vitamin A capsules from a foreign agency for one of our projects. However the capsules were sent to one of the organisation in India and then resent to us from the Indian organisation. How this is to be accounted for? Is this to be reported to the Home Ministry. I think the old form for reporting articles received from abroad is Form 6. Now what is the form in which we should report?

Regards

F. Beatrice Vanaja,
Chief Administrative Officer,

New Life,

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Query-How to file the FCRA return by organisation having prior permission?

Hello Every One,

I got a question related to FCRA annual return.
What is the process to file the annual return for those organisation who have received
FCRA prior permission. Is it online ?.

Please suggest, as we are going to file annual return for the first time.

Thanking you,

With warm regards,

Ravistan Anthony

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Query-How to manage disposal of FCRA assets?

Hi

Does anyone know what are the norms for disposal of old vehicles under FCRA? We have very old vehicles; can we dispose of them? Do we need permission from someone and what does one do with the money?

Thanks

Reena

SMRC

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Query- Donation by Indians staying abroad

Dear Friends

I need clarification on FCRA contribution by Indian staying abroad. If an Indian staying abroad having Indian Passport and giving donation to the Trust, will it be treated under FCRA or not.

Thanks

Wing Commander (Retd) Ashish Kumar Saxena

Chairman

Akash Memorial Charitable Trust

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Query-FC-6

Dear Friends,

Gretings from CWS!

This is with reference to FC-6:

In serial number 3:  “Purpose of FC funds received and utilized”, in the last column there is some information sought i.e. “Place with address of the specific activity”. I would like to know the extent of details that is expected to be provided in the column.

This is being asked specifcally in the context of CWS since we are operating in 5 states with around 120 networking partners.

Thanks and regards,

______________________

B V Soma Sastry

Centre for World Solidarity

12-13-438, Street No. 1, Tarnaka

Secunderabad 500 017

Andhra Pradesh

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Query- Payment of PF

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Hyderabad!

As you are aware that from March 2012, the PF has been made online and the organizations are expected enter one instrument/cheque/DD number for the contributions. Moreover, it becomes difficult with the banks since they also expect us to submit a single instrument for challan.

I would like to clear some of by doubts:

  1. NGOs pay salaries from FC and LC accounts. In some cases the bank for LC and FC accounts are also different. So we have to give atleast 2 instruments/cheques to bank which they are reluctant to accept.
  2. In view of the above, is it a possibility that we open a separate account specifically for PF and transfer all the PF contribution to that account and release one cheque to bank?
  3. In case we do that, will it not amount to mixing of LC and FC funds.

Please send your feedback on the same.

Thanks and regards,

______________________

B V Soma Sastry

Centre for World Solidarity

12-13-438, Street No. 1, Tarnaka

Secunderabad 500 017

Andhra Pradesh

www.cwsy.org

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Query

Dear Members

We have received a query from  Akung, from Priscilla Centre, Guwahati, Assam-781001.  Akung has requested for the English version of the RTE document. Anybody having the translated version requested to share the same.

 

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Individual Effort turns a whole area into Green Oasis

Most of us do not take initiative on the pretext that a single man cannot make any impact of any significance to its environment. Well Gurdev Singh of Ganduwa village in Sangrur district of Punjab, is an exception. A frail man with little infrastructure to support has been able to turn whole of his village and surrounding area into an green oasis, envy of most villages in this part of the world.

Ganduwa village is part of Malwa region made infamous due to farmer suicides due to brackish water and infertile soil. However the village is one of the coolest and greenest in the area. Gurudev over last 25 years has single handedly been planting Triveni trees in his village. Triveni is a cluster of trees of peepal, neem and bohar. He has not bought a single sapling, since he finds these in the creeks of walls or wells. All he does is, takes these saplings from these creeks and plants them in nearby land and nurtures them. Initially planting on land of others did create problem, however he convinced people of the value, even taking help of religious scriptures. His greatest joy is when he sees people sitting under the shade of these trees. Singh is credited to have planted almost 1200 trivenis till now and has also inspired some of the younger men in the village to plant trees. Who says one man cannot make a difference. All that is needed is resolve and perseverance.

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