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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Eform BEN-2 is required to be filed pursuant to Pursuant to Section 90(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 4 of the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules 2018, which are reproduced for your reference. Section 90(4): Every company shall file a return of significant beneficial owners of the company and changes therein with the […]
Format of Authority Letter for Filing NFRA Form 1 To, Chairperson National Financial Reporting Authority 8th floor, Hindustan Times House Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi- 110001 I, <<Name>>, <<Designation>> hereby authorize following official to sign, fill and submit NFRA-1 on behalf of the organization. Name: Designation: Official Email ID: Official Contact No.: Official Identification Number: […]
ICAI GUIDANCE NOTE ON DIVISION II-IND AS SCHEDULE III TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (Revised July 2019 Edition) The Government is bringing out several changes in the Companies Act, 2013 from time to time to enhance transparency by way of mandating additional disclosures. Towards the same, the Ministry for Corporate Affairs has issued a Notification […]
ICAI GUIDANCE NOTE ON DIVISION I-NON IND AS SCHEDULE III TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (Revised July 2019 Edition) The Division I to the Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 lays down the format for preparation of the financial statements by the Companies that are required to comply with Companies (Accounting Standards), Rules, 2006, […]
A Reporting Company can follow the below mention steps in order to ascertain, whether any SBO exist or not: 1. Check whether you have shareholders in form of Body Corporate/HUF/Partnership/LLP/Trust/PIV (“Indirect Entities”)? 2. If answer is no, then no reporting required. 3. If answer to (1) is Yes, check whether they hold 10% or more? […]
A total of 29 sections were amended and 2 new sections were inserted through the earlier ordinances, which were promulgated on 2nd November, 2018 (Ordinance 9 of 2018) and on 12th January, 2019 (Ordinance 3 of 2019). -The Companies (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2019 was issued by the Government on 19th February, 2019 -It is based on […]
Rule 3(1) : Classes of companies and bodies corporate governed by the Authority (NFRA): (a) companies whose securities are listed on any stock exchange in India or outside India; (b) unlisted public companies having paid-up capital of not less than rupees five hundred crores or having annual turnover of not less than rupees one thousand crores or having, in aggregate, outstanding loans, debentures and deposits of not less than rupees five hundred crores as on the 31st March of immediately preceding financial Year;
Company shall issue private placement offer letter to the identified persons in prescribed form PAS-4. Company shall maintain a complete record of private placement offer in form PAS-5. Private placement offer or application shall not carry any right of renunciation.
Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 3 prescribe that every existing body corporate other than a company governed by these rules, shall inform the Authority within thirty days of the commencement of these rules (subsequently extended till 30 days from the date of deployment), in Form NFRA-1, the particulars of the auditor as on the date of commencement of these rules.
Considering that all the other compliances have now been completed and reported to the MCA, the MCA has now pulled up its socks on the reporting requirements of Significant Beneficial Ownership by the Companies. MCA, on July 1, 2019, issued Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 thereby notifying e Form BEN-2 required to […]
