Now a day, Banks are more emphasizing on demanding Search Repots from Limited Companies while opening of Bank Accounts or giving the Loan to such Companies. The need for Search Reports arises to keep themselves (Banks) safe and to ensure that the company is not the defaulting one or having not the defaulting directors and to know the complete history and information about the company.

1. For incorporating a private limited company, there must be: At Least 2 Promoters: Promoters who will promote/ incorporate the company. Promoters may be individual or body corporate. AND

Provident Fund is a Social Security Benefit to employees. During an employee’s productive life he along with his employer contribute monthly to a PF Fund which then serves as a nest on retirement for his/her old age. This act is an important piece of Labour Welfare legislation enacted by the Parliament to provide social security benefits to the workers.

SSI stands for Small Scale Industries. A small scale industry (SSI) is an industrial undertaking in which the investment in fixed assets in plant & machinery, whether held on ownership term or on lease or hire purchase, does not exceed Rs. 1Crore. However, this investment limit is varied by the Government from time to time.

MCA STARTED DISABLING THE DIN OF DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NOT FURNISHED THEIR PAN MCA vide General Circular No. 4/2012, In continuation of General Circular Nos. 32/2011 dated 31.05.2011, 66/2011 dated 04.10.2011 and 70/2011 dated 15/12/2011 had extended the time limit of filing DIN-4 by DIN holders for furnishing PAN and to update PAN details upto 30.04.2012. And it was [...]

To import in India or export out of India, IEC Code i.e. Importer Exporter Code is mandatory. IEC Code is unique 10 digit code issued by DGFT – Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. No person or entity shall make any Import or Export without IEC Code Number.

Change in the constitution of the firm and its dissolution [Section 63(1)] – When change occurs in the constitution of the firm, any of the new, continuing or the outgoing partner, while when a registered firm is dissolved, any person who was a partner immediately before the dissolution or the agent of any such partner or person specially authorized on his behalf, may give notice of such a change to the Registrar, specifying the date thereof.

The law relating to a partnership firm is contained in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.Under Section 58 of the Act, a firm may be registered at any time (not merely at the time of its formation but subsequently also) by filing an application with the Registrar of Firms of the area in which any place of business of the firm is situated or proposed to be situated.

While applying DIN of an applicant, following Documents are required to be attached with the DIN 1 Form as Proof of Identity and as Proof of Residence (As per DIN Help Form): Proof of Identity of applicant – In case of Indian nationals, Income-tax PAN is a mandatory requirement for proof of identity. In case of foreign nationals, passport is a mandatory requirement for proof of identity.

Any Institution, Mandal, Religious Sangh, or welfare Association etc. ate to be Registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 in order to get society registered. The object clauses should be in consonance with section 20 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860.