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UNIQUE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (UDIN) Guidelines 2019 is Approved by ICSI Council on 27th June, 2019 Objective of the Guidelines 1. enable the stakeholders to verify the authenticity of various documents certified by Company Secretaries in Practice; 2. prevent counterfeiting of various attestations / certifications; 3. provide ease of maintaining the Register of Attestation / […]
Employee Company Secretary Identification Number ( eCSIN ) -Guidelines 2019 are Approved by the ICSI Council on 27th June 2019 and these areSubject to the Clause (1) of the Part II of the Second Schedule to the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 Objective of the eCSIN Guidelines 2019 (1) to monitor the appointment and cessation of […]
We request your goodself to kindly consider amendment in the explanation to section 288(2) of the Income Tax Act,1961 so as to include the Company Secretaries as defined under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Company Secretaries Act,1980 who shall be deemed ‘to be in practice ‘ under sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Company Secretaries Act,1980 in the definition of ” Accountant”.
Article explains Who is a Company Secretary, Who is required to have company Secretary/ KMP, Time Period for such appointment of Company Secretary, Process for appointment of company secretary, Roles and Responsibilities of Company Secretary, Core Duties of the Company Secretary, Appointment of Company Secretary – Offence & Penalty: Section 203(5) and also provides Draft […]
The attestation of a Company Secretary (CS) on a certificate or any such document is of immense value since it usually signifies that the CS, in his professional opinion, has ensured that there is no misrepresentation by the entity issuing/submitting such a document. It was being observed that certain unscrupulous individuals were forging signatures while […]
Since inception of the provisions of appointment of Whole Time Company Secretary is being treated as a significant position in a company. As per the Companies Act, 1956 Companies having paid-up capital 5 Crores or more was required to compulsorily appoint a CS in Whole time employment.
UDIN- ICSI Unique Document Identification Number [1]In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Part II of the Second Schedule to the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 as amended by the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006. The council member in its 261st meeting held on 27th June, 2019 issued Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) […]
UDIN 1. MEANING: It stands for UNIQUE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. The UDIN is an 18-Digit system generated number and it has the following format: For E.g.: 19A58903AKTSBN1659 First 2 Digits Last 2-Digit of the Current Year (in this case 19) Next 6 Digits ICSI’s Membership No. i.e., AAAAAA (in this case A58903) Next 10 Digits […]
The well recognized bodies like ICAI, ICMAI, ICSI, Etc., are well constituted with their own laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, and professional ethics for deliverance of the professional services by their certified members. Prime among those things is confining to the particular profession alone in which those professional bodies have issued the certificate to practice.
It is requested to kindly consider amendment in the explanation to Section 288(2) of the Income ‘lax Act. 1961 ‘so as to include the profession of Company Secretary within the meaning of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 in the definition of Accountant
