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.
Corporate Law : Understand foreign contribution, FCRA eligibility, Section 2(1)(h), Section 3 prohibitions, and registration requirements under th...
Company Law : Learn which companies must file MGT-7 or MGT-7A, when MGT-8 certification is mandatory, and how the Companies (Management and Admi...
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
Company Law : The article explains that SBI and PNB are statutory bodies created under separate Acts and are therefore not governed by the Compa...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : The MCA has widened CSR eligibility by recognizing subscriptions to Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments as a valid CSR activity...
Company Law : Provisional list of audit firms of listed companies yet to file NFRA-2 for 2023-24. Filing deadline was 30.11.2025; fines apply fo...
Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
Company Law : Where a composite scheme of arrangement satisfies the procedural requirements of sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013 an...
Company Law : NCLT Mumbai compounded the offence for failure to hold the AGM within the time prescribed under Section 96 of the Companies Act, 2...
Company Law : The NCLT Ahmedabad refused to condone a 4,215-day delay in filing an appeal for restoration of a struck-off company. The Tribunal ...
Company Law : MCA extends the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 up to 31 August 2026 due to data center restoration following the...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
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...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
1. This move by the Government of India is an integrated part of the colossal drive against shell companies to eradicate the use of companies in generation and accumulation of black wealth. This will also promote good corporate governance and companies will be cognizant of the legal compliances. It will also embark on a new […]
Meaning of Dormant Company 1. As per Section 455 of the Companies Act, 2013, a company which has not been carrying out any business or has not had any significant accounting transaction during the last two financial years, or has not filed financial statements and annual returns during the last two financial years may apply […]
MCA vide its notification dated 21st February, 2019 amended the companies (Incorporation) rules 2014 to Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rule 2019, which came into Force w.e.f 25th Feb., 2019. As per Rule 25A of Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rule, 2019 Every company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017 shall file the particulars of the company and […]
It has been more than a month since the Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019 mandating all the Companies that are incorporated on or before December 31, 2017 to file ACTIVe Form. While by now everyone knows what is ACTIVe form and what all information are required to be filed with form. […]
Compliance Requirement Under Companies Act, 2013 And Rules Made Thereunder for the Month of April 2019 which includes filing of MCA E- Form INC 20A, Form NFRA-1, Form MSME -1 , Form BEN-1, Form BEN – 2, Active Form INC -22A and E-Form DIR – 3 KYC. Out of these Form BEN – 2 and Form […]
MSME Form I is the half yearly return to be filled by every specified company with the Registrar of companies. This return contain detail of all the outstanding payments to the micro and small for the goods and services supplied by them. All the payments which is due from more than 45 days needs to be reported under this return.
I. Meaning: Wholly owned subsidiary is an incorporated entity formed and registered under the Companies Act, 2013. It is a distinct legal entity, apart from its shareholders. II. Constitution: 1. Company form of organization 2. Separate legal entity III. Requirement of Prior Approval of RBI: Not required In case of FDI in sectors permitted under […]
1. INTRODUCTION: A Private Limited Company in India can raise the funds through various sources using different types of instruments. The widely used instruments in fund raising are Equity Shares and Preference Shares. Convertible notes are emerging concept in India but the same is allowed only to Startups recognized by Govt of India and upto […]
This paper analyses the 2018 amendment which introduces ‘beneficial ownership rules’ and introduces ‘significant’ beneficial ownership in India. However, since it is recent, there is a lot of scope to determine how it should be interpreted, in a manner that should fall within the object of the 2017 amendment, which is to curb money laundering. The paper also assesses its impact on corporate layering and tax avoidance strategies used by companies. The introduction of the amendment changes certain ‘tax planning’ strategies to ‘tax avoidance’, which the paper will also scrutinize. The paper would ultimately like to offer a more ‘universal’ approach in tax matters, as opposed to the traditional ‘single entity’ approach that is usually followed while piercing the corporate veil.
Introduction Though India has one of the best corporate governance framework, still we are witnessing the corporate scams, poor corporate governance which leading to corporate governance as an unfinished agenda for regulators and this creating the need for further reforms in corporate governance. The expectations of regulators from independent directors are increased now. Earlier the […]
