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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‘Nidhi’ means a company which has been incorporated for cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members. Nidhi Company is a company registered under Companies Act and notified as a Nidhi company by Central Government .It is a non-banking finance company doing the business of lending and borrowing with its members or shareholders.
Companies Auditors Report Order, ‘CARO’ 2020 | Key analysis & Changes MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs), in consultation with the NFRA (National Financial Reporting Authority) and by virtue of Section 143(11) of Companies Act, 2013 (Companies Act), has issued Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (CARO, 2020) on 25th February, 2020 which supersedes Companies (Auditor’s Report) […]
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS SERIES – I 185. Loan to Directors, etc. (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 […]
Nidhi Company Nidhi as the Hindi word denotes “sampatti” is a type of public company which may be incorporated with an exclusive object of cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members, deposits from, and lending to, its members only, for their mutual benefit. What is a Nidhi Company? Nidhi Company is incorporated […]
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple- Bottom-Line- Approach”), while at the same […]
SEARCH REPORT OF XYZ (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED. SEARCH REPORT XYZ (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (CIN: 0000) We have carried out the search, on….. vide SRN……….. of the documents of ‘XYZ (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED‘ as available on the official website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs i.e. www.mca.gov.in. We hereby submit our report in this regard as under: General […]
Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘CA 2013’) relating to private placement norms for issue of securities, was substituted by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 w.e.f. 07.08.2018. Simultaneously, Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 was amended by the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Second Amendment Rules, 2018 w.e.f. 07.08.2018. The amendments […]
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a combination of a company and a partnership firm. It has limited liability of a company and flexibility of a partnership. An LLP is governed by the provisions of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. The vary purpose of introduction of this new form of business entity is to provide a […]
Name change process of Private Company: Steps for name change 1. Board approval for new name 2. Approval of name in RUN form 3. Approval letter 4. EGM for Member approval 5. Form filling to MCA- MGT-14 and INC-24 6. On approval New COI issued by ROC 7. Name change in PAN, TAN, bank account, […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) wide 2 different notifications dated 22 July, 2021, notifies Companies (Incorporation) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2021 and Commencement of Section 4 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 So let us discuss these notifications in detail in this article. Summary/ Gist of Notifications Insertion of Rule 33A- Allotment of a new […]
