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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The new era of Accounting and presentation for corporate entities has been set by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) by notifying 39 new Indian Accounting Standards (INDAS) vide its notification dated 16th February,2015. These INDASs are applicable to companies other than Banking, Insurance & Non Banking Finance companies.
As a good corporate governance measure the new Companies Act 2013 and the listing agreement have provided elaborately for a company to formulate a Policy of remuneration of its Directors, KMP and other employees. The relevant provisions shall have to be kept in view as well as each company shall have the flexibility to lay down its criteria as best suited to it and the business environment in which it functions.
Managerial Persons covered are Managing Director, Whole-time Director, Part time Directors and managers who shall be paid remuneration subject to and in accordance with provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013. As compared to various sections and chapters viz section 198, 309, etc of Companies Act, 1956 which deals with Managerial remunerations separately, the new Act […]
The Listing Regulations 2015 will apply to the following securities on recognized Stock Exchange(s): Specified securities listed on Main Board or SME Exchange or Institutional Trading Platform; Non-Convertible Debt Securities, Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares, Perpetual Debt Instrument, Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares;
Who can conduct Secretarial Audit? Only a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India holding certificate of practice (company secretary in practice) can conduct Secretarial Audit and furnish the Secretarial Audit Report to the company. [Section 204(1) of Companies Act, 2013]
Under Section 2(18) of the Income tax a company is said to be a company in which the public are substantially interested in the following circumstances: (a) if it is a company owned by the Government or the Reserve Bank of India or in which not less than forty per cent of the shares are held (whether singly or taken together) by the Government or the Reserve Bank of India or a corporation owned by that bank; or
In the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, in Form No. MGT-7, in paragraph I, under serial number (i), after Global Location Number (GLN) of the Company, the following shall be inserted, namely:- Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the Company.
Explanation of section 151(1) defines ‘small shareholder’ as a shareholder holding shares of nominal value of not more than twenty thousand. Here person elected by small shareholder as ‘director’ may or may not be a shareholder of a company but a person electing such ‘director’ shall be the ‘small shareholders’.
Companies Act, 2013 on financial reporting is being aligned to international practices and the introduction of Internal Financial Controls (IFC) in the Act is reflective of this trend. The Act has imposed specific responsibilities on the Board of Directors/ Audit Committee as well as on Independent Directors towards the company’s internal financial controls.
1. Forward to Stock Exchange promptly copy of proceedings of AGM. [Clause 31(d) of Listing Agreement]. 2. Submit to the Stock Exchange details regarding the voting result within 48 hours of conclusion of AGM. [Clause 35A of Listing Agreement]