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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Background MCA on 30th March, 2020 has come up with the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme 2020‘ (the scheme) to provide an opportunity to the company to make good any previous filing defaults, irrespective of duration without any additional fees. It is a one-time waiver of additional filing fees for delayed filings with MCA. It is […]
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has introduced the ‘Companies Fresh Start Scheme,2020’ a first of its kind opportunity to companies to make good any filing related defaults, irrespective of duration of default, and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity.
With the outbreak of COVID-19 across India, measures were taken by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) for reducing the compliance and financial burden on the companies operating in India. The relaxations are also aimed at providing defaulting companies with an opportunity to restart their businesses by filing pending documents with no penalty for delay. […]
Frequently Asked Questions on Company Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India on 30th March, 2020 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a Circular 12/2020 dated 30th March, 2020, in order to facilitate the companies registered in India to make a fresh start on a clean slate, […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) has introduced ‘COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME 2020’ (CFSS-2020) to enable all companies registered in India to make good of any filing related defaults irrespective of the duration of default and make a fresh start as a fully compliant Indian entity. COMPANIES FRESH START SCHEME, 2020: Companies Act 2013, requires […]
THE INSTITUTE OF Company Secretaries of India IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Statutory body under an Act of Parliament (Under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Corporate Affairs) 03.04.2020 Dear Professional Colleagues, Subject: Clarification/ Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (S S-2) As you are […]
Opportunity For Defaulting Companies To File Pending Annual Statutory Documents / Forms And Other Documents / Forms Without Any Penalty AN INTRODUCTION Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) introduced a scheme which gives an opportunity to the Companies to make all its pending compliances (including annual filing) without any additional fees. This means that the Companies […]
There has been a lot of representation from the stakeholders before the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) to provide a one-time opportunity to file all the pending documents including the Annual Filing of the Company without charging additional fees. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, MCA by exercising his power under section 460 read […]
The Indian Corporate landscape has come a long way. The Liberalization in 1991 paved the way for foreign companies to set up operations in the country. It has been greatly recognized that with the passage of time, the laws evolve; hence, in the same way the regulatory legal framework of companies has also matured. One […]
Introduction & Brief Background: In line with its circular dated March 24, 2020, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) has introduced Companies Fresh Start Scheme,2020 (‘CFSS Scheme’) vide circular no. 12/2020 and 13/2020 dated March 30, 2020 under Section 460 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) read with Section 403. Important Definitions under the Scheme: […]
