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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Share transfer means transfer of ownership rights in shares from one person to another. Though the securities or other interest of any member in a public company shall be freely transferable, such transfer mandatorily involves the Compliance of Companies Act, 2013 and the Indian Stamp Act. The applicability of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 […]
The following are the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 which are either not applicable to Private Limited Companies or certain provisions of the Companies Act are applicable to such companies with exceptions, modification and adaptions.
1. Form BEN-2: Form BEN-2 is the form where the beneficial owner who is required to declare a disclosure to the Registrar his interest in the shares of the company within thirty days of acquiring such beneficial interest in such a company. Section 90(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates every company to file a declaration […]
Relaxations in Conducting of Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the F.Y. 2020-2021. Circular No-20/2020 Dated- 5th May 2020 This Circular is passed for clarification of holding AGM through Video Conferencing (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM). Link for the original Copy of the Circular is https://taxguru.in/company-law/mca-clarifies-holding-digital-agm-through-vc-oavm.html As all body corporate and stakeholder are in vague […]
The Companies Act 2013 consolidates and amends the law relating to companies and leaves no room for any mistake. Every newly incorporated Company or a Company which has been incorporated in India need to ensure compliance with Companies Act, 2013. One who is unaware of law may not escape liability for violating the law. Thus […]
Understanding the meaning of the term Amalgamation The term “Amalgamation” has not been defined under the Companies Act 2013. Basically, amalgamation is an external form of corporate reconstruction where two or more companies combine with each other (Transferor Company) resulting into formation of a new entity (Transferee Company). As per Accounting Standard – 14 (AS-14), […]
Article consolidates Recent Circulars issued by MCA during Lockdown period i.e. Circular No. 11/2020 to Circular No. 18/2020. These Circulars were issued to Provide relief from Compliance which are falling during the Lockdown period- S. No. Circular / Notification No Date Details of Notification Clarification 1 Circular No. 18/2020 21-Apr-20 Holding of AGM by Companies […]
1. No additional fee: No Additional Fee shall be charged for late filing during a moratorium period from 01st April to 30th September 2020, in respect of any document, return, statement etc., required to be filed in the MCA-21 Registry. (MCA may come with one more clarification on this). 2. Board Meeting Gap : As […]
Issue of Share on Rights basis is covered under Section 62 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014. -The Right Issue of Shares is a formal invitation to the existing shareholders of the Company to buy additional new shares; such shares are issued in proportion to existing shareholding. -One pre-emptive […]
MCA clarifies on holding of Digital AGM through VC or OAVM For companies which are required to provide the facility of e-voting under the Act, or any other company which has opted for such facility and For companies which are not required to provide the facility of e-voting.
