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...
MCA extends last date of filing of Cost Audit Report to the Board of Directors under Rule 6(5) of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 to 30th November, 2021 from existing 31st October, 2021. Further Extension of last date of filing of Cost Audit Report to the Board of Directors under Rule 6(5) […]
Relaxation on levy of additional fees in filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4, 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
The career of a company secretary is solely for dedicated people who have the ability to pay attention to detail. The corporate secretary must be able to communicate effectively with people from all other departments in the company to ensure that company practices are legally and financially acceptable. The main purpose of the company secretary […]
Who can become Independent director (ID): As the name suggests, he should be independent in relation to a company having integrity and possessing relevant expertise and experience. Having neither pecuniary relationship nor related to promotor or director of the company.
INTRODUCTION There are different ways in which one can share good fortune with others in an organized and enduring manner and receive legal protection as well as tax benefits. The most of common structures for providing social benefit i.e. Non-Profit Organization in India are Trust, Society and Section 8 Companies. Any organization donating its funds […]
New Form MGT-7A Abridged Annual Return for Small Company and OPC : Applicability and Due Dates MCA notified new FORM MGT-7A – Abridged Annual Return for OPCs and Small Companies for Financial Year 2020-21 vide Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2021 with effect from 5th March, 2021. As per the Notification, in the Companies […]
At present, provisions under section 135 of the Act regulate large companies i.e. (a) companies having net worth of INR 500 crores or more; (b) turnover of INR 1,000 crores or more; or (c) net profit of INR 5 crore or more, during the immediately preceding financial year, to spend at least 2% of the average net profits during the three immediate preceding financial years towards CSR activities.
ICSI request MCA to consider the extension of Last date of filing e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (XBRL) and MGT-7 without additional fees for such companies till 31st December, 2021.
Eight Important Aspects to be considered for filing MSME-1 with MCA form for the period April 2021 to September 2021 1. WHAT IS MSME : In terms of Government of India Gazette Notification S.O. 2119 (E) dated June 26, 2020 the definition of micro, small and medium enterprises is as under: (i) A micro enterprise is an […]
The uncertainty on whether corporations can avail input tax credit (ITC) for any expenditure made under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a longstanding one. In the absence of a clear-cut law, corporations have had to rely on specific AAR rulings to ascertain whether they can avail ITC for their CSR expenditure. However, inconsistent findings by […]
