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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As per rule 12A of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014, every individual who has been allotted a Director Identification Number (DIN) as on 31st March of a financial year as per these rules shall, submit e-form DIR-3-KYC to the Central Government on or before 30th April of immediate next financial year.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 29th March, 2019 introduced the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2019 and amended Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 had been amended. New rule 38A has been inserted in the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014. As per the newly inserted rule 38A, the application for incorporation of a company under rule 38 (SPICe) […]
MCA had notified Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) fourth Amendment Rules, 2018. As per the Amendment Rules notified on July 10, 2018 all the Individuals holding DIN were required to file DIR 3 KYC form on or before October 15, 2018. The Rule 12A further provided that ‘Every individual who has been allotted a […]
Every company incorporated up to 31st December 2017, is mandatory required to file ACTIVE on or before 25th April, 2019. Last date to file this form: 25th April 2019 without any fee and from 26th April, 2019 form will be filed with penalty of Rs. 10,000/-. Requirements
Pending the deployment of DPT-3 Form on MCA 21 portal and in order to avoid inconvenience to stakeholders on account of various factors, it is stated that the additional fee, as provided under the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, shall be levied after 30 days from the date of deployment of the DPT- 3 form on MCA 21 portal.
Further deferral of SA 701 cannot be permitted and it remains applicable for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1st April, 2018:‑(i) SA 701 was issued in May, 2016 with applicability for all audits of the year 2017-18 onwards. On the grounds of lack of adequate time for preparedness the said applicability date of SA 701 was postponed to the financial year 2018-19 onwards. Effectively, a period of almost two years was available for awareness building and training of the Auditors and any practical difficulties can be addressed only after implementation of the SA 701.
1. What Is MCA E-Form AGILE INC-35? Application for Registration of the Goods and Service Tax Identification Number (GSTIN), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Registration Plus Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Registration. 2. Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019 Earlier Vide Rule 38, An Application For Incorporation Consists Of Following: SPICe INC-32, INC-33 & INC-34 Now […]
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) had vide notification dated 2nd November 2018 directed all companies, who get supplies of goods and services from micro and small enterprises and whose payments to micro and small enterprise suppliers exceed 45 days from the date of acceptance or deemed acceptance to file a half […]
Drastically praiseworthy change vide Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019 As per new amendment Rule 16, it is hereby clarified that Form DPT-3 shall be used for filing return of deposit or particulars of transaction not considered as deposit or both, Rule 16A, every company other than Government Company shall file a onetime return […]
Section 3 of the Companies Act, 2013 talks about formation of company and according this section company can be formed for any lawful purpose. This section mandates minimum number of person(s) or member(s) required for forming a company and following are three types of company on the basis of membership as per section 3 of […]
