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.
Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
Company Law : The article explains that SBI and PNB are statutory bodies created under separate Acts and are therefore not governed by the Compa...
Company Law : The article examines the Hamlin Trust ruling, where the NCLAT held that CFO appointments must satisfy Section 203 eligibility requ...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
Company Law : Where a composite scheme of arrangement satisfies the procedural requirements of sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 an...
Company Law : NCLT Mumbai compounded the offence for failure to hold the AGM within the time prescribed under Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2...
Company Law : The NCLT Ahmedabad refused to condone a 4,215-day delay in filing an appeal for restoration of a struck-off company. The Tribunal ...
Company Law : MCA extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
Company Law : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
SECTION 185(1) (1) No COMPANY shall, directly or indirectly, advance any loan, including any loan represented by a book debt to, or give any guarantee or provide any security in connection with any loan taken by,— (a) any DIRECTOR of company, OR of a COMPANY which is its HOLDING COMPANY OR any partner or relative […]
Ease of Doing Business The Government of India has undertaken a number of steps to ensure the quick registration of companies in India, which are as under: i. A single integrated new web form called SPICe+ along with AGILE PRO-S has been deployed. This form provides eleven services related to ‘starting a business’ namely (i) Name Reservation, (ii) Incorporation, (iii) […]
Stay on top of tax compliance and statutory due dates for April 2022 with our comprehensive compliance calendar.
MCA has vide notification dated 31.03.2022 extends Implementation of Audit Trail software to financial year commencing on or after the April 1, 2023 and also extended CSR-2 due date till May 31, 2022. Extension of due date for filing form CSR-2 The MCA vide its notification dated 11th February, 2022 had introduced form CSR-2 by […]
In this article author discusses, Which year figures should be mentioned in Column 3 of Form CSR-2 and Whether we have to mention figures of FY 2019-20 (i.e. 31.03.2020) or FY 2020-21 (i.e. 31.03.2021)? Reason of Confusion on this point: Instruction kit mentioned that, needs to mention figures of FY 2020-21. Logic says that, Company […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has taken various measures to reduce the compliance burden considering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic:-The Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 was launched to make a fresh start for companies to become fully compliant by allowing them to file belated documents in MCA 21 registry without any additional fees from 1st April to 31st December, 2020.
ICSI requested MCA to provide clarification on the queries being shared to enable the professionals to file the e-form. It is also requested to extend the timelines to file Form CSR-2 by the companies for the preceding financial year 2020-2021 from 31st March, 2022 to 30th June, 2022. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India IN […]
Running a private Limited Company has its own benefits and limitations as well. When a brand decides to go huge, then having a Public company comes as a first thought in the managements mind. You will feel why ? Let me tell you with the following examples :- 1) A Private Company has a limitation […]
In Part I and II of the article we discussed Amendment for use of Accounting Software having Audit Trail, Amendments for the preparation of Financial Statements (Schedule III), Applicability of the CARO 2020, Amendments in Auditor’s Report, Amendments in definition of Small company, Amendments related to One Per and Amendments applicable to OPC and Small Company. In this Article […]
COMPLIANCE UNDER COMPANIES ACT AND SEBI (LODR) REGUATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2022 Apr-22 ROC sr. no. Compliance Remarks Timelines Status 1 MSME -1 details of all outstanding dues to Micro or small enterprises 30/04/2022 2 DIR – 3KYC KYC of Directors 30/04/2022 Stock Exchange LODR – Equity sr. no. Compliance Remarks Timelines 1 […]
