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 Model Governance Code for Meetings of Gram Panchayats is ICSI’s social initiative to facilitate the implementation of standard practices in convening the meeting of Panchayats. Though voluntary in nature, this Code is intended to sensitize the elected representatives of the panchayats regarding their roles and responsibilities, bring about awareness and more so be the guiding light as to how good governance can be inculcated at the last leg of the democratic structure of the country.
It is not less than a nightmare for all those Directors who were recently trapped after being disqualified from their directorship. MCA, after releasing a list containing number of names of disqualifying directors, has actually changed the rule of game.
The Ministry has struck off names of 2,17,239 companies from the records as on September 22 as these have not been carrying out business activities for a long period and have also defaulted on compulsory filings while more such companies are likely to face action. It has been informed that as on September 22, a total of 3,19,637 directors have been identified and flagged as disqualified under Section 164 (2) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013 It is estimated that the final list may touch the figure of about 4.5 lakh (directors).
The purpose of this Article is to enlighten upon the remedial measures for the removal of disqualification of Directors by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). The MCA has displayed lists of directors, who are disqualified for a period of 5 years with effect from 01.11.16 until 31.10.21, on the MCA Portal on the basis of RoC jurisdiction.
In the article author explains provisions of Section 164 and 167 of Companies Act, 2013 related to Disqualification of Director. Author further explains how a director get rid from status of disqualification, if any to enable them to be eligible to appoint as director or continue as director in other Companies.
Government of India receives vital information from 13 Banks regarding the bank account operations and post-demonetization transactions of some of the 2,09,032 suspicious companies that had been struck off the Register of Companies earlier this year;
Addition of names of the newly appointed Directors in the MCA database in the Companies where all the directors stand vacated due to disqualification under section 164(2)(a) r/w 167(1) of the Companies Act, 2013-reg
As we all know that Lok Sabha has passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on 27th July, 2017 which contains the major amendments where one of the major amendment is additional fees of Rs. 100 per day in case of delay in filing of annual return and financial statement with the specified time under Act.
Foreign Company Approvals, Reporting and Taxation for opening and operating Branch Office/ Liaison Office/ Project Office in India. Taxation of foreign income entails the taxation by one country of income that its residents earn in another country. India limits the foreign tax credit to the lesser of foreign tax paid or local tax payable.
Issues: 1. How to decide a relevant Name? 2. How to get the decided name approved in one go? The above two questions have become a major task these days. To get rid of these issues, following steps must be kept in mind
