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.
Company Law : Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013 requires execution of a proper instrument of transfer for transfer of interest of a member in a ...
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CA, CS, CMA : The article explains how buy-back taxation shifted from company-level tax to shareholder taxation under the Finance Act, 2024 and ...
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Ministry has came up with Rules with respect to National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). The rules will come into force on the date of Notification in Official Gazette. Reading this article, you will come to know Applicability of these Rules and How Disciplinary Powers have been segregated between NFRA and ICAI now.
MCA has notified the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) Rules, 2018, which inter-alia includes provisions relating to Classes of companies to be governed by NFRA along with its Functions and duties, ICAI to Recommend and NFRA to monitor and enforce compliance of accounting/ auditing standards. Besides, NFRA has been empowered to issue directions to any auditor for taking appropriate measures to improve audit quality, etc.
MCA vide its notification dated 13 November 2018 notified Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Fourth Amendment Rules 2018. Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2018 will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification New Delhi, the 13th November, 2018 G.S.R.1108(E).- […]
Committee of Experts on regulating audit firms and net- works set up by Ministry of Corporate Affairs in response to the issues raised by the Honorable Supreme Court in the judgement of S.Sukumar Vs. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(February 23, 2018) submitted its report on October 25, 2018. It deals with steps to be taken to strengthen the legal regime of auditors and promote audit as a profession. I am here through this article to express my views on audit profession in India with my vast decades of combined audit experience in India as well as U.S.A.
The twin objectives of the Ordinance are the promotion of Ease of Doing Business along with better corporate compliance. The key aim of the amendments are as follows.
Article discusses Impact of Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018 which are Effective from November 2nd 2018. Vide Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018, 31 amendments were made in Companies Act, 2013 which are discussed in the article. Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018 Re-categorise compoundable offences to in house adjudication framework, Amends adjudication of penalties, Imposing penalty for repeat defaults, Enhances […]
Key Points – Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 With Corresponding Sections of Companies Act, 2013 On President’s assent to promulgation, Companies Act, 2013 has been amended through Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 passed by Ministry of Law and Justice on 2nd November, 2018. Major amendments along with their Corresponding sections of the Companies Act, 2013 are being […]
Notified from: 26th December 2016 Applicability: Applicable to both public & private companies. However, Section 248(2) is not applicable to section 8 companies. Strike off grounds: Sec 248 of Companies Act, 2013 deals with the provisions of strike off the name of company from register of companies. This section provides for two grounds for strike […]
The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 promulgated on November 02, 2018 thereby amending some of the sections of the Companies Act, 2013. Giving effect to the recommendations placed in the Report of the Committee to review Offences under the Companies Act, 2013, the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 provides much needed relief to the corporates and professionals […]
Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 has brought in major changes in the many of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. In this article, author discusses major amendments by Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 mentioning Corresponding section of the Companies Act, 2013 Section – Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 Corresponding section of Companies Act, 2013 Amendments Declogging the NCLT […]
