Earlier, the word Audit was connected only with the finance. It revolves around checking company’s books of accounts, financial figures and reports but now the scope of word Audit has been widened after an enactment of Companies Act, 2013 which introduced the concept of ‘Secretarial Audit’. Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with […]
Many a times, profitable companies end up in a situation of generating more cash than they can reasonably reinvest in their business at attractive returns on capital. As cash holdings on a company’s balance sheet increases, there is increased pressure from shareholders to return some of this excess cash to them. There are two ways […]
A holding company is a parent business entity and usually that doesn’t have any commercial activity or any business operations. Its purpose, as the name implies, is to hold the controlling stock or membership interests in other operating companies called as Subsidiary. It’s typically positioned between the operating company and the shareholders, and it owns […]
Merger and amalgamation are restructuring tool which helps companies in expansion and diversification of their business and to achieve their underlying objectives. Merger means an arrangement whereby one or more existing companies merge their identity into another to form a new entity which may or may not be one of those existing entities. The term […]
In the wake of recent corporate scams and initiation of legal proceedings against several company directors including independent director, it becomes very important for the directors to understand their duties and liabilities as a directors in Indian corporate regulatory environment. It is very important to understand that, a person is appointed as a director under […]
Family held and run businesses are the oldest and most prevalent form of business ownership anywhere in the world. Family businesses form the backbone of any country’s prosperity and economy. In India, keeping business ownership within a family is a deeply-rooted practice since ages. India enjoys a rich and glorious history of family-owned businesses. Initially, […]
The concept of LLP in India was introduced off late in 2008 by enacting the LLP Act, 2008 thereby allowing businesses to be registered as a new and hybrid structure. It was anticipated at that time that many corporate houses would consider LLP as a vehicle to run their business operations, mainly due to lower […]
Compounding is a settlement mechanism, by which, the offender is given an option to pay money in lieu of prosecution, thereby avoiding a long and lengthy litigation proceedings. Thus, it is short cut mean to get the default tag removed by paying a sum of money. It is beneficial for both the Government and Defaulter. Government gets some revenue for minor defaults and the offender will get their hands clean.
Introduction Mauritius, known officially as the Republic of Mauritius, is a small island nation situated in the Indian Ocean having approximately 800 km off the East Coast of Madagascar. Mauritius is considered to be one of the few countries which have a hybrid legal system which is based on English and French law. The country is […]
Preparation of Annual Return Every company shall prepare a return (called the ‘Annual Return’) in the e-form MGT-7 containing the particulars as they stood on the close of the financial year regarding— -its registered office, principal business activities, particulars of its holding, subsidiary and associate companies; -its shares, debentures and other securities and shareholding pattern; […]
