The Companies Act is a legislation that governs the formation, functioning, and management of companies. Explore the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act.
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Secretarial Standard on Notice of General Meeting seeks to prescribe a set of principles for the convening and conduction of General Meeting and matters relating thereto.This Standard also deals with conduct of e-voting and postal ballot. IMPORTANT: If any time there is any amendment come into Companies Act, 2013 and such changes or any provisions […]
To acquire any such shares , stocks, debenture, debenture stock, bonds, obligation or securities by original subscription, exchange or otherwise and to subscribe for the same either conditionally or otherwise, to guarantee the subscription thereof issued or guaranteed by any government, state, public body, or authority, firm, body corporate or any other entity or persons in India or elsewhere
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2015 [Pursuant to Section 2049(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule No. 09 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration Personnel) Rules, 2014] To, The Member, ——————- ——————- We have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to […]
The position of Directors does pose some ambiguity. It is very well possible that in the first instance even a director may not be able to give a clear reply about his legal position. To understand this intricate subject one has to fall back upon the basics of the corporate existence, where and how the directors fit in, and a plethora of court judgements constituting precedent laws.
Section 77 to 86 read with Companies (Registration of charges) Rules, 2014 deals with provisions relating to the Charges under Companies Act, 2013. Section 77 exclusively talks about ‘creation of charge’. Sub-section (1) of Section 77 states that it shall be the duty of every company creating a charge within in India or outside India
After commencement of Companies Act, 2013 from 01stApril 2014 compliance requirement of Companies has been increased. Therefore it’s difficult for the Private Company to continue and for peoples to incorporate new Companies. The new Company law was pain for the youth. Although it allows a single-person company to be set up, when it needs to […]
CS Raghav Bansal SECRETARIAL STANDARD-1 Today companies are not isolated entity they have crossed the borders have internationally recognized so there is a clear need to bring uniformity in secretarial standards and thus introduction of Secretarial Standard-1 has timely and appropriate. Secretarial Standard also intends to reduce the ambiguity in law and to adopt best […]
The useful lives of assets working on shift basis have been specified in the Schedule based on their single shift working. Except for assets in respect of which no extra shift depreciation is permitted (indicated by NESD in Part C above), if an asset is used for any time during the year for double shift, the depreciation will increase by 50% for that period and in case of the triple shift the depreciation shall be calculated on the basis of 100% for that period.
Schedule II of the Companies Act 2013, replaced Schedule XIV of the Companies act 1956 provisions governing the charge of Depreciation. The Companies Act 2013 requires companies to charge Depreciation as per Schedule II which provides useful lives to compute depreciation.
The major features of this free utility includes: (version 1.5) 1. Auto calculation of itemized depreciation for New Assets as per Schedule II and subsequent years’ depreciation on itemized assets. 2. Calculation of tentative date of addition for additions made before 31st March 2014.
