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...
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Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
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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...
HOW TO REGISTER/ASSOCIATE THE DSC OF DIRECTOR/PARTNER ON MCA V3 PORTAL 1. GO TO MCA PORTAL CLICK ON MY APPLICATION AND CLICK ON REGISTER 2. USER REGISTRATION- SELECT USER CATEGORY AS REGISTERED USER AND ENTER PAN OF DIRECTOR/DESIGNATED PARTNER 3. ENTER PERSONAL DETAILS AND CONTACT DETAILS 4. SET PASSWORD AND PASSWORD RECOVERY QUESTION THEN CLICK […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs with a view of transparency and disclosure, made significant amendments in Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013 by directing the Companies/Statutory Auditors to provide additional details of certain transactions in the Balance Sheet/Profit & Loss Account/Schedules on Balance Sheet/Profit & Loss Account. These changes are made applicable w.e.f. 01-04-2021 […]
The Conversion of Public Company into Private Company is mentioned in the Companies Act, 2013, and Incorporation of Companies Rules, 2014. The Private Company has less compliance as compared to Public Company to be followed under the Companies Act, 2013. The need for less compliance leads to increase Conversion of Public Company into Private Company. Earlier, […]
Meaning of Secured Debentures: When a debenture is secured, it’s backed up by collateral. In other words, the lender receives a kind of insurance against the loan not being paid back. If the borrower defaults and can’t pay off their loan, the lender can redeem what is owed by acquiring the assets belonging to the […]
Request for relaxation on levy of additional fee in filing of e-forms AOC 4, AOC 4 (CFS), AOC 4- XBRL, AOC 4 Non XBRL and MGT 7/MGT 7A for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021 under the Companies Act 2013 DIRECT TAXES PROFESSIONALS’ ASSOCIATION Income Tax Building, 3, Govt. Place West, Ground Floor, Kolkata 700001 […]
Conversion of Loan into Share Capital of a company is a common practice in the market because many companies that have borrowed money from their directors, financial institutions, or any other entity are obligated to repay the debt within the time frame set forth in the loan agreement or on mutual terms agreed upon by […]
More than 3.82 lakh companies struck off till financial year 2020-21 in Special Drives taken by Registrar of Companies Under the Special Drives taken by Registrar of Companies, 3,82,875 number of companies ware struck off u/s 248 (1) of the Companies Act till the financial year 2020-21. This was stated by Union Minister of State for […]
Certain Stakeholders have raised concerns over Associating DSC in V3. They are advised to follow the below simple steps: (1) You can associate your DSC as a Business user in V3. (2) Login using your credentials. (3) Go to MCA Services ->FO LLP Services – >Associate DSC (4) Download & run ’embridge’ – 2nd option […]
MCA FILING UPDATE 1. In Google Chrome, the MCA site crashes. 2. Instead of using Internet Explorer, please utilize Firefox. 3. There are a few bugs in Associate DSC. 4. Please raise tickets right once if you find any errors. 5. In the event of challan issues, save the form, then go to Track SRN, […]
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE COMPANY A business name change is the process of developing a new name for a business and legally registering the business under the new name. While there is a technical difference between a business name and a brand name, for the purposes of this article we are using the terms […]
