New form ‘CSR-2’ introduced to furnish report on Corporate Social Responsibility vide Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2022

The Central Government notifies Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2022 to amend the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

Key points:

• In the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, in rule 12 dealing with Filing of financial statements and fees to be paid thereon, the following sub-rule shall be inserted:
  

“(1B) Every company covered under the provisions of sub–section (1) to section 135 shall furnish a report on Corporate Social Responsibility in Form CSR–2 to the Registrar for the preceding financial year (2020–2021) and onwards as an addendum to Form AOC–4 or AOC–4 XBRL or AOC–4 NBFC (Ind AS), as the case may be:
Provided that for the preceding financial year (2020–2021), Form CSR–2 shall be filed separately on or before 31st March 2022, after filing Form AOC–4 or AOC–4 XBRL or AOC–4 NBFC (Ind AS), as the case may be.”.

• In the said rules, in the Annexure, a new form CSR-2 dealing with Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) shall be inserted.