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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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified Companies (Significant Beneficial Ownership) Amendment Rules 2019, to amend the Significant Beneficial Ownership Rules 2018 notified last June. The Rules aim to look-through corporate layers to reveal individual shareholders that ultimately derive economic benefits from and/or control a corporate entity in India. The amendment introduces Rule 2(h) which seeks […]
What are Micro, Small and Medium (MSME) Enterprises? In accordance with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, the manufacture and service enterprise is defined in terms of investment in plant & machinery and services respectively as micro, small and medium enterprise as explained below:
COMPARATIVE PROVISIONS – Post Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019 – MCA Notification Dated 08.02.2019 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) by its notification dated 13/06/2018 had notified the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018. Post notification there were number of suggestions, recommendation through stakeholders and to have better clarity in the 2018 rules the MCA […]
ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES (ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS) AMENDMENT RULES, 2019 NOTIFICATION DATED 22.01.2019– Accordingly, in order to protect and safeguard the interest of deposit holders or creditors of the company, the Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), hereby, makes the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019 to amend the Companies […]
After a play of hide and seek for nearly 6 months the Significant Beneficial Owners (SBO) Rules makes a comeback. The MCA vide its notification dated 08.02.2019 has revised the SBO rules vide Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019. The Rules will be effective from date of their publication in the Gazattee of India. […]
WHAT IS NIDHI COMPANY Nidhi means a company which has been incorporated as a Nidhi with the object of : -Cultivating the habit of thrift and savings amongst its members, – receiving deposits from, and lending to, its members only, for their mutual benefit, and Which complies with rules of Chapter XXVI of Companies Rules, […]
Reporting Of Outstanding Receipt of Money or Loan By A Company Which Not Considered As Deposits in Form DPT 3 as notified by Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019. MCA NOTIFICATION These rules may be called the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2019. In the said rules, in rule 16, the following Explanation […]
MSME FORM I REPORTING (Mandatory Reporting of specified Companies in respect of MSME Dues) MCA NOTIFICATION MCA has directed that all companies, who get supplies of goods or services from micro and small enterprises and whose payments to micro and small enterprise suppliers exceed forty five days from the date of acceptance or the date of […]
Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018, namely These rules may be called the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019.
Compliances for SME IPO: This article would be a brief synopsis for all the Legal and ROC Compliances for SME IPO. Once the Company is formed, Company is required to appoint the auditor within 30 days and pass the necessary resolutions required, pay the stamp duty of the shares, allot the shares to the subscribers. […]
