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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Private companies under the Companies Act 1956 have been provided with various exemptions/privileges which due to implementation of Companies Act 2013 got reduced/restricted leading to difficulties in smooth functioning of business by private limited companies. Government in consideration of the representations received from various stakeholders considered such exemptions/ privileges to certain extent.
Applicability: Section 185 applies to both Public and Private Companies. Section 185 prohibits the companies: I. For providing any loan to its directors or any other person to whom such a director is interested. II. For giving any guarantee or security in connection with such loan taken by director or any other person to whom such a director is interested.
The Company act 1956 didn’t include cash flow statement in the Definition of Financial statement. The Applicability of Cash Flow Statements governed by the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006. Enterprises which fall in any one or more of the following categories, at any time during the accounting period, are classified as Level I enterprises:
As per Sec 149(3) of the companies Act 2013 – Every company shall have at least one director who has stayed in India for a total period of not less than one hundred and eighty-two days in the previous calendar year. This provision applies to all Companies including private companies.
Even after six decades of Independence, India is still an under-developed country. Still problems like hunger, poverty, illiteracy, ill-health and malnutrition are prevalent in the society. There is need to look after the socio economic problems prevailing in the society not only by the individuals and Non Governmental Organization
Section 2(88) defines “Sweat Equity Shares” so as to mean such equity shares as are issued by a company to its directors or employees at a discount or for consideration, other than cash, for providing their know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions, by whatever name called
These Secretarial Standards (SS-1 and SS-2) shall apply to Board Meetings and General Meetings, in respect of which Notices are issued on or after 1st July, 2015.
Suyog S Kabra Checklist For Meetings Of Directors Or Committees under Companies Act, 2013 [Note : Adherence by a company to Secretarial Standards with respect to General an board meetings specified by Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved as such by the Central Government is mandatory, as per the provisions of sub section […]
The company has allotted shares/debentures and entered the names of allottees in the register of members/ debenture holders. (Note – where register and index of beneficial owners is maintained with depository, it shall be deemed to be corresponding register of members)
The preference shares shall be liable to be redeemed within a period not exceeding twenty years. A company engaged in the setting up and dealing with or infrastructure projects may issue preference shares for a period not exceeding thirty years, subject to the redemption of a minimum of ten percent of such preference shares per year from twenty first year onwards or earlier, on proportionate basis, at the option of the preference shareholders.
