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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CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
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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...
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A Private Limited company is the most common form of starting a business. It gives the benefit of higher goodwill, more recognition and is more preferred over other forms of business. Incorporation of Private Limited is done with the help of a professional. A professional helps you to complete all the compliances of the company. […]
A ‘Merger’ is a combination of two or more entities into one; merger essentially means an arrangement whereby one or more existing companies merge their identity into another to form a new and different entity which may or may not be one of those existing entities. It is a corporate strategy of combining different companies […]
Updated extract of Section 135 Section 135 of COmpanies Act, 2013 alongwith SCHEDULE VII Notified Date of Section: 01/04/2014 Corporate Social Responsibility 135. (1) Every company having net worth of rupees five hundred crore or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crore or more or a net profit of rupees five crore or more […]
Due to COVID 19 and Lock down situation in Country, Ministry of Corporate Affairs has given further relaxation for submission of forms by Companies/ LLP for following Matters: ♦ Name Approval ♦ Incorporation ♦ Resubmission of Forms Issue description Period/Days of Extension New Due Date 1 Name Reservation Date for Incorporation of […]
Background With the advancement of web-based facilities, the world is becoming technology driven to a very large extent. Connecting number of people virtually is not an unachievable or cumbersome task anymore.Although, in the past as well, MCA had come up its Circular on “Green initiatives in the Corporate Governance” in the year 2011[1] , providing […]
Company after transferring dividend to unclaimed suspense account shall file details of the amount transferred along with list of shareholders in form IEPF-1 within 30 days of such transfer
One of the most discussed and confusing provision of The Companies Act, 2013 is related party transaction. From time to time, a company avails the services or gives services to the persons who are at management of company. To protect members and stakeholders of the company, the companies Act, 2013 governs the related party transaction […]
Buyback of Securities of Unlisted Company includes the Provision of Chapter IV-Share Capital and Debentures and The Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 under the Companies Act, 2013. PROVISIONS UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (‘THE ACT’) FOR BUY-BACK OF SHARES: Under Section 68, 69 and 70 of the Companies Act, 2013 a company may […]
There are various forms of company registration like Private limited company, Public Limited Company, Limited Liability Partnership, One Person Company etc. Each of these forms of company has its own merits and demerits. Like in Public Limited Company you need at least 3 Directors and 7 members. The compliances of Public Limited Company are more […]
Section 165(1) A person cannot hold directorship including alternate directorship in more than 20 companies. Section 165 (1) not applicable to section 8 company. In the above limit of 20 dormant company is excluded. The maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director shall not exceed ten. In […]
