TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Denial/Refusal of Applications of Registration and Renewal – Reasons for denial/refusal
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....ribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 ("FCRR, 2011" or "the Rules"). Applications fulfilling the eligibility criteria including the conditions of registration under section 12(4) of the Act are granted certificate of registration. Applications not fulfilling the eligibility criteria including conditions of registration are denied. An E-mail message from FCRA portal is sent to E-mail ID of the association whose application is denied, conveying the reason of denial of application duly mentioning the relevant provision(s) of the Act. Applicant associations are also intimated through SMS. 2. The Ministry has received representation from some of the associations stating that reasons for denial of their application are not clear. The matter has been....
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....e bearer(s)/Member(s) /key functionary(ies) is/are not found at the given address provided by the association in its form FC-3C/FC-3A OR field inquiry has revealed that Office bearer(s) /Member(s) / key functionary(ies) is/are factious / benami / only for namesake. Section 12(4)(a)(i) 6. The association does not exist at the given address provided by the association in its form FC-3C/FC-3A Section 12(4)(a)(i) 7. The certificate of registration of the association has already been cancelled. Therefore, as per section 14(3) of FCRA, 2010, the association is not eligible for accepting FC for three years from the date of cancellation Section 16 read with section 14(3) 8. Association has diverted foreign contribution for carrying out ant....
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....Annual Returns is a violation of Section 18 of FCRA 2010 read with rule 17 of FCRR, 2011]. Section 12(4)(a) (vii) 3. Association has violated any one or more of the provision(s) of the Act or Rules. [Some example of violations are :- (a) Admin expenses more than 20% (b) discrepancy in Annual Returns (c) non-compliance of mandatory intimations (d) not utilizing contribution for the purpose for which the contribution has been received (e) not intimated change of office Bearer/Member/Key Functionaries as mandated in Rule 17A (f) not uploaded Bank statements, Income and Expenditure Account, Receipts and Payment account and Balance sheet along with Annual Return in Form FC-4 (g) not intimated any change in details such name/address, nature, b....