CA, CS, CMA : CSEET is the entrance exam for the CS Executive Programme, managed by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The ca...
Income Tax : Explore our analysis on including Company Secretaries as Accountants under the Income-Tax Bill 2025. Benefits include improved com...
CA, CS, CMA : SEBI’s new secretarial audit regulations create confusion due to misalignment with ICSI guidelines, raising concerns about regul...
CA, CS, CMA : Discover the major highlights of the revised Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by ICSI, effective from April...
CA, CS, CMA : Explore the amendments in Secretarial Standards on General Meetings (SS-2) by ICSI. Understand the changes effective from April 1,...
CA, CS, CMA : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced the first bi-annual Western Region Convocation for FY 2026–27...
CA, CS, CMA : Along with releasing the E-Admit Cards, ICSI advised students to thoroughly review examination instructions and verify all persona...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI announced two Northern Region Convocation sessions on 9 June 2026 in Amritsar, mandating advance registration, identity proof...
Company Law : ICSI recommended restoring public access to basic company master data without mandatory login requirements. The representation sta...
Company Law : The issue concerns eligibility and participation rules for the convocation. ICSI has clarified that members who do not attend will...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi orders a review of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India's income tax exemption claim, sending the matter b...
CA, CS, CMA : Aakansha Vaid Vs ICSI (Appellate Authority of ICSI) he Authority records its displeasure about the conduct of the Complainant duri...
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 : Gayathri Pasarakayala Vs Disciplinary Committee (ICSI Appellate Authority) It is clear that the Disciplinary Committee has not fol...
Income Tax : Shri Hitender Kumar Mehta Vs Shri Rajiv Bajaj (ICSI Discipilinar Committee) The Disciplinary Committee, after considering all mate...
CA, CS, CMA : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has updated member appointments for the Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, and Compa...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Corporate Affairs updates tribunal members for ICAI and ICMAI election dispute cases, effective from April 17, 2025....
CA, CS, CMA : Learn about ICSI's recent decisions on governance, infrastructure, amendments, and student initiatives from its 312th Annual Counc...
CA, CS, CMA : Justice Talwant Singh appointed as Chairperson of the Appellate Authority for professional institutes under the Chartered Accounta...
CA, CS, CMA : ICSI has proposed Draft Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 to amend the Company Secretaries Regulations, 1982. Thes...
Dear future Company Secretaries, You all would be worried of your exams as only one month is there to fight and win the battle of CS Exams. Some of you will be fighting for the first time and some of you will be fighting the battle with a hope that this time I will win……Take […]
It has been noticed that the compliance of the same is not being undertaken in true letter and spirit and that some of the corporates and professionals are resorting to unscrupulous practices by undertaking multiple appointments and resignations, solely for the purpose of compliance pertaining to e-form INC 22A (ACTIVE) without understanding and realizing the significance of this compliance.
Q.1. What is E-form ACTIVE? ACTIVE stands for Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has introduced the same for address validation of Active companies. Q.2. What is the applicability of the form? The form is applicable to every company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017. Such companies shall […]
Companies deals with more stringent regulations as compared to Non-corporate Entities which majorly pursue common objectives or formed to provide benefits/services to its members. Non-corporate Entities may be incorporated in the form of society, trust, club, welfare association, civic bodies etc. Usually the Governing Body/Council of Non-corporate Entities comprises of members chosen from among the […]
Guidance Note on Annual Secretarial Compliance Report by ICSI highlights the process and scope of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report and also provides detailed checklists with respect to all mandatory laws as specified in the prescribed format by SEBI. Corporate Governance and Compliance are intricately linked. Governance is the overall management approach, Board Members and Senior […]
This guidance note on Related Party Transactions is formulated by the Secretarial Standards Board of ICSI and aims to explain the procedures, practices and compliances associated with Related Party Transactions (RPTs). In the interest of good corporate governance, companies should maintain an arm’s length relationship in all transactions, including Related Party Transactions (RPTs) which are […]
ICSI has apprised the practical difficulties being faced by the stakeholders for your kind consideration vide letter dated April 08, 2019 namely. the Auditors’ details not getting prefilled in certain cases; compliance by dormant companies; companies in management disputes and issues faced by corporates having different financial year. Consequent to such difficulties, the companies are finding it difficult to undertake necessary compliance of filing the form by due date.
Clarification is solicited with respect to the core intent of Section 92(3), in relation to ‘placing of copy of the annual return’. Herein, it is unclear as to whether the Annual Return to be placed is for the previous year or current year.
Presently, the Audit Report is required to be submitted by the Corporates to the Stock Exchanges with which the company is listed. However, with the Rule 9A being enforced and the said reporting mandate being extended to unlisted public companies, it is imperative that a standardised format is provided amongst stakeholders for the ease and assistance of both the corporates and professionals alike and to support the existing governance structure.
Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretaries Act, 1980. We are cognizant of the fact that guidelines of the appellant, framed by its statutory council, are to govern the modalities of its day-today concerns and to effectuate smooth functioning of its responsibilities under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980.
