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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The memorandum of association of a company is an important corporate document in India. It is often simply referred to as the memorandum. In the India, it has to be filed with the Registrar of Companies during the process of incorporating a company. It is the document that regulates the company’s external affairs, and complements the articles of association which cover the company’s internal constitution. […]
Incorporation / Steps / Procedure / Formation of Company via Spice+Part B as per Companies Act 2013 Name Application / Reservation for Company via SPICe+ Part A (Complete steps / procedure for Name Application, refer below Article Link) Link: https://taxguru.in/company-law/name-application-reservation-company-via-spicepart-a.html After Approval of Name under SPICe+ Part A, Click on Application No under Existing Applications […]
Applicability: Public companies( not applicable to Government companies and its subsidiaries) if the articles of association provided for retirement of all directors in the annual general meeting, then all the directors are liable to directors. According to sec 152(6) of the companies act,2013 2/3 of the total directors(*) are liable to retire by rotation and […]
Q.1 What is the process of intimating Ministry of Corporate Affairs about any change in Managing Director, Directors, Manager, CEO, CFO or Secretary of a company? A company can intimate changes among Managing Director, Directors, Manager and Secretary of a company by filing eForm DIR-12 with Registrar of Companies (ROC) within 30 days (Event date […]
Q.1 Please specify the services for which Stamp Duty can be paid through MCA21 system? Ans. Stamp Duty applicable on filing of e-form SPICe (including MOA & AOA), SH-7 and FC-1 shall be electronically paid through MCA21 system. A person applying for certified true copy is also required to pay stamp duty through MCA21 portal. Q.2 […]
State wise stamp duty rules for eForm INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, Memorandum of Association (MoA), Articles of Association (AoA), eForm SH-7 and eForm FC-1) Also Read- FAQs on Stamp Duty on Form INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, MoA, AoA, & SH-7 Stamp duty rules for Form INC-2/ INC-7/ INC-29, MoA, AoA, and SH-7 Name of state/ union territory […]
Central Government hereby designates Special Courts in the States of Maharashtra, West Bengal (WB) and Tamil Nadu (TN) for the purposes of trial of offences under Companies Act, 2013, in respect of cases filed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th November, 2020 S.O. 4283(E).—In […]
Merger and amalgamation are restructuring tool which helps companies in expansion and diversification of their business and to achieve their underlying objectives. Merger means an arrangement whereby one or more existing companies merge their identity into another to form a new entity which may or may not be one of those existing entities. The term […]
In the wake of recent corporate scams and initiation of legal proceedings against several company directors including independent director, it becomes very important for the directors to understand their duties and liabilities as a directors in Indian corporate regulatory environment. It is very important to understand that, a person is appointed as a director under […]
We Indians have charity inherited in our heart, we have grown by seeing that our fathers’ and forefathers are donating in various temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches. We are donating or doing philanthropic works without knowing that, who is the true beneficiary of our donation or charity. The fact if also highlighted in Bain & […]
