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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In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 89 and Section 90, read with sub-section (1) of section 469, of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules
Suggestions/ comments on the draft rules along with justifications in brief may be sent latest by 07.03.2018 through email at comments pvt.place@mca.gov.in It is requested that the name, contact number, email address and postal address of the sender be indicated clearly at the time of sending suggestions/comments in the following format
Every applicant, who intends to be appointed as director of an existing company shall make an application electronically in Form DIR-3, to the central Government for allotment of a Director Identification Number (DIN) along with such fees as provided under the companies (Registration offices and Fees) Rules, 2014.
In this article, Author tries to include all the compliances that are to be followed by every Private Limited Company under the Companies Act, 2013 in every financial year after incorporation of Company.
In September, 2017, the Ministry identified 3,09,614 such directors associated with the non-compliant companies and they were barred from continuing as directors. Subsequent to this, a lot of hue and cry and representations followed from the industry, and as a result, Condonation of Delay Scheme, 2018 [CODS-2018]was proposed, and further put forward by the Ministry vide a Circular. This article shall discuss the Scheme in brief, and what possibly seems to have been missed in this New Year’s gift by the MCA.
The reforms in the Corporate Sector become a reality with the advent of the Companies Act, 2013 which increased the compatibility of Indian Companies on the global platform and raised the standards of Corporate Governance, Investor protection, Accountability and disclosures.
The calendar year of 2018 started with the enactment of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017.The Act brings with it the key changes in the company law especially related to disclosure, compliance, corporate governance, accountability. The entire Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 is vast area of study. The idea behind this article is to present the gist of amendments as a ready recokner for reference to the esteemed members. The flow of article starts with the background and introduction of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017. As we approach ahead, comes the various definitions and gist of amendments made under the aforesaid Act and finally a conclusion at the end of the article.
Now a days its a common issue among professionals like CA/CS/CMA that how to get Register DSC on MCA portal using emSigner, recently launched, so here are the few important tips, which may help you while registering DSC on Ministry of Corporate Affairs portal.
MCA has notified below mentioned 41 sections of Companies Amendment Act, 2017 w.e.f. 9th February, 2018 vide its notification dated 09th February 2018.
In this editorial the author shall discuss the some queries raised by professionals and Corporates / Key Effects in relation to Condonation of Delay Scheme, 2018. More than one month has been passed when the scheme notified by the MCA. However, still there are many issues are unanswered under this scheme:
