Contribution to Political Parties

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..... Contribution to Political Parties - News and Press Release Dated:- 27-2-2015 - News - Contributions to political parties are governed by Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013 . A company that is not a Government company and which is in existence for at least last three financial years may contribute up to 7.5% of its average net profits during the last three years to a political party/parti .....

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..... es registered under the representation of Peoples Act, 1951. This is subject to further elaborations, disclosures and restrictions in the said section. Following permission to establish Electoral Trust companies under the Income Tax Act, a company can also make contributions within the above limits and restrictions to Electoral Trust Companies and reflect these contributions in their books of ac .....

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..... counts. The Electoral Trust Companies are required to indicate the amounts passed on to them by companies and contributed by them to a political party or parties in the manner laid down in section 182(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 . There is no proposal to review the above arrangements. The relevant provisions of the Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951 have already been incorp .....

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..... orated in the Companies Act, 2013 . Section 181 and 183 of the Act allows companies to contribute to bonafide and charitable funds and to national funds etc. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has concurred with the Legislative Department of Ministry of Law and Justice for inclusion of repeal of Companies (Donation to National Funds) Act, 1951 in the common Bill for repealing of this and other Act .....

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..... s. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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