Income Tax : Explore our analysis on including Company Secretaries as Accountants under the Income-Tax Bill 2025. Benefits include improved com...
CA, CS, CMA : In the rapidly evolving landscape of corporate governance and environmental stewardship, company secretaries in India are finding ...
CA, CS, CMA : The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India has revolutionized the country’s taxation system, aiming to si...
CA, CS, CMA : The role of company secretaries in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and public sector undertakings (PSUs) has undergone a significan...
CA, CS, CMA : A Practicing Company Secretary ensures legal compliance, corporate governance, and advisory roles in businesses. Learn about their...
CA, CS, CMA : Apply for ICSI Merit-Cum-Means Assistance Scheme 2025 by May 25. Eligibility: Passed Executive Exam in Dec 2024, income limits app...
CA, CS, CMA : Apply for CS December 2024 exam marks verification from Feb 26 to Mar 18, 2025, via the SMASH portal. Fee: ₹250 per subject. Che...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI announces key dates and fees for the June 2025 exams. Enrollment begins February 26, with deadlines for fee submission and ex...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI allows CS exam students to access answer book copies online for the December 2024 session. Apply from Feb 26, 2025, via the o...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI will announce CS Professional & Executive exam results for Dec 2024 on Feb 25, 2025. Marks statements will be available onlin...
Income Tax : Supreme Court held that as per regulation 114(4) of the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982 election can be challenged by the ca...
Corporate Law : Sanjay Ghiya Vs Union Of India (Rajasthan High Court) Rajasthan High Court held that CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Or COMPANY SECRETARIES ...
CA, CS, CMA : Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretar...
CA, CS, CMA : Working experience as an Assistant Company Secretary or a Management Trainee cannot be treated as equal to a Company Secretary so ...
Company Law, Corporate Law : Practicing professionals are prohibited from acting as full time directors. They can only act as non-executive directors not perfo...
Company Law : United Technologies faces penalties for non-appointment of company secretary under the Companies Act, with fines for company and d...
Company Law : Amara Raja Media faced a penalty for delayed appointment of a Company Secretary. The penalty was reduced to ₹1.5 lakh after an a...
Company Law : Regional Director, Eastern Region, modifies penalty for secretarial audit violations under Section 204, reducing it to ₹32 lakh ...
Company Law : Abhitech Energycon fined for failing to appoint key managerial personnel as per Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013. Detailed p...
Company Law : MCA imposes Rs. 40,000 penalty on Triveni Nidhi Ltd. for non-compliance with Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Details o...
Role of Secretarial Standards Set a unified code of secretarial practices and ethics to be followed by corporates Facilitate dispute resolution between various stakeholders Provide clarity where the law is silent or ambiguous Boost confidence of investor and in particular, the Institutional Investor. Provide assurance to Directors, in particular Independent Directors and to Bankers, Regulators and other stakeholders Set higher benchmarks of Ethics and Corporate Governance
The Apex Court in its landmark judgement on whether the foreign law firms / lawyers are permitted to practice in India held that practicing of law includes not only appearance in courts but also giving of opinion, drafting of instruments, participation in conferences involving legal discussion.
Secretarial audit of corporate law compliances, listing agreement compliances, SEBI rules and regulations and other laws specifically applicable to the corporates.
1. Dividend shall be paid out of the profits of the financial year for which such Dividend is sought to be declared and/or out of profits for any previous financial year(s) which remains undistributed after providing for depreciation in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Dividend may also be declared out of money provided […]
Introduction:‑ – This Act Come into force on 28th May, 2016 as per Central Government notification in the Official Gazette May, 2016. – IBC Code applicable to whole India except jammu & Kashmir. – The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is the bankruptcy law of India which seeks to consolidate the existing framework by […]
In common parlance audit refers to the systematic examination and verification of the records, transactions, documents and physical inspection of the activities by qualified personnel.
Since inception of the provisions of appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary ,this position always being treated as a significant position in the company. As per companies Act, 1956
Before writing on SS-3 one Quick Question is Whether adherence of this Secretarial Standard is Mandatory or recommendatory for the Corporates. These standards are issued by ICSI, However, adherence of these standards are Recommendatory
SECRETARIAL STANDARD ON DIVIDEND- The following is text of the Secretarial Standard-3 (SS-3) on Dividend, issued by Council of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Adherence to this Secretarial Standard is recommendatory.
Around 2.24 lakh companies have been struck-off till date for remaining inactive for a period of two (2) years or more;. Around 3.09 lakh Directors disqualified who were on the Board of Companies that have failed to file Financial Statements and/or Annual Returns for a continuous period of three (3) financial years during 2013-14 to […]
