CA, CS, CMA : The reform shifts routine compliance to para-professionals, creating fee pressure and client shifts. Professionals must move towar...
Company Law : This explains how Company Secretaries ensure legal, governance, and compliance preparedness before listing. The key takeaway is th...
CA, CS, CMA : Effective study strategies for CS students, including overcoming challenges like lack of focus and poor presentation. Learn tips f...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore how the role of a company secretary has transformed from a traditional administrative position to a strategic governance p...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of how AI is reshaping the role of Company Secretaries in India, from automating compliance tasks to new responsibilitie...
Company Law : ICSI highlights delays in marking defective forms by RoCs under CCFS 2026. It urges MCA to mandate time-bound processing or allow ...
Company Law : The representation points out that e-form design is imposing requirements beyond the law. It seeks alignment of system validations...
Company Law : The issue is ambiguity in filing authority during liquidation. ICSI has requested clarity to enable liquidators to maintain statut...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI has opened empanelment for General Observers with detailed eligibility conditions to maintain fairness. It emphasizes indepen...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI broadened eligibility criteria to allow final-year students and various professional streams to register. The decision enhanc...
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 : The case involved non-compliance with mandatory appointment of a whole-time company secretary. The authority held that delayed rec...
Company Law : The authority penalized prolonged non-compliance with mandatory appointment requirements under Section 203. Despite later rectific...
Company Law : Holds that failure to appoint a whole-time Company Secretary within the statutory timeline attracts penalty under section 203(5). ...
Company Law : The ROC held that non-appointment of a mandatory Company Secretary within the prescribed timeline constitutes a serious compliance...
Company Law : The issue involved non-compliance with mandatory appointment of a Company Secretary. The authority imposed penalties for violation...
AIFTP requested Finance Minister to Increase monetary limit for appointment of Company Secretaries from existing Rs. 5 Crore to Rs. 20 Crore at earliest As the limit of Rs 5 Crore Paid up capital was fixed more than 10 years ago i.e. w.e.f. 15-03-2009.
Secretarial Audit: Introduction Secretarial Audit is a health check-up process of an organization whereby the Practicing Professional verifies the correctness and reliability of the compliance management system in order to ensure compliances of applicable laws by the company. Secretarial Audit is a process to check compliance with the provisions of various laws and rules/ regulations/procedures, […]
What options do I have after Company Secretary? Have you ever thought what should be done to enhance your career after CS!! If not, then this can be the right moment to think. Though Company Secretary is all together a complete course offered by The ICSI which can make us land in a good job, […]
Regulation 24A of SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015 & SEBI Circular dated Feb. 8, 2019 1. The Annual Secretarial Compliance Report is applicable to all Listed Entities. 2. Listed entity means an entity which has listed, on a recognized stock exchange(s), the designated securities issued by it or designated securities issued under schemes managed by it, […]
The Board’s Report is an important means of communication by the Board of Directors of a company with its stakeholders. The Board’s Report provides the stakeholders with both financial and non-financial information, including the performance and prospects of the company, relevant changes in the management and capital structure, recommendations as to the distribution of profits, […]
Ceiling on number of Annual Secretarial Compliance Reports to be issued by PCS – (i) The ceiling on number of Annual Secretarial Compliance Reports to be issued by PCS is 5 (five) reports individually/ per partner in each financial year w.e.f. April 1, 2020 and an additional limit of 5 (five) Secretarial Compliance Reports individually/ per partner in case the Unit has been Peer Reviewed.
The due date for the filing of Form BEN-1 is 9th May, 2019 and that of Form BEN-2 is within 30 days of receipt of declaration in Form BEN-1 However, the said e-forms Form BEN-1 and BEN-2, have not yet been made available on the MCA website is leading to practical difficulties for companies in […]
Every Company, while carrying out its business activities, has to comply with the prescribed rules and regulations relating to the Companies Act, Securities laws, FEMA, Industry Specific laws and General and should also pursue the good governance practice Secretarial Audit covers non-financial aspects of the business having impact on the efficient performance of the company […]
The SEBI vide its Circular dated February 8, 2019, specified that the listed entity and its unlisted material subsidiaries shall continue to use the same Form No. MR-3 as required under Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder for the purpose of compliance with Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) regulations, […]
Today, I have a great news to share with you all, especially for the students of Professional courses viz., CA – Chartered Accountancy, CS – Company Secretary, CMA – Cost and Management Accountancy and also useful for other students. On 11th of April, 2019 The Supreme Court of India under the Coram, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER directed THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANIES SECRETARIES OF INDIA to provide Certified Copies […]
