Company Law : The framework under the Companies Act, 2013 requires companies to transfer unclaimed dividends after seven years to IEPF along wit...
Company Law : Procedure under the Companies Act, 2013 and IEPF Rules, 2016 Introduction Equity shares for which dividends have remained unpaid o...
Company Law : This explains why genuine shareholders face rejection in IEPF claims due to procedural lapses. The key takeaway is that compliance...
Company Law : Form IEPF-5 updated from 6 Oct 2025. New provisions include entitlement and authority letters, share-only claims, and validation o...
Company Law : Learn the process of dividend management and how to claim shares from IEPF with steps for verification and refund under the Compan...
Company Law : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has invited feedba...
Company Law : Proposed amendments aim to reduce timelines and simplify procedures for refunds of unclaimed shares and dividends. The changes foc...
Corporate Law : Clarification on share certificate claims under Rs. 5 lakh, legal heir acceptance, and applicant authenticity measures by the Inve...
Company Law : Government updates on share certificate claims: FIR condition removed for values up to Rs. 5 lakh. Companies must ensure authentic...
Company Law : The Indian government has reduced reporting forms for companies on unclaimed dividends and integrated fund transfers with Bharatko...
Company Law : ROC Gwalior imposed penalty under Section 124(7) after finding non-compliance with IEPF-2 filing requirements under Section 125(2)...
Corporate Law : IEPFA issues final notice for companies to file Form IEPF-1A with Excel template by Aug 30, 2025, to ensure investor claims are pr...
Company Law : Smt. Deepti Gaur Mukerjee appointed as chairperson of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority by the Ministry of Corp...
Company Law : MCA amends Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority rules, replacing "one member" with "chief executive officer" for annua...
Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has updated the IEPF rules to simplify the process for investors to claim lost or unclaimed secu...
Central Government hereby appoints the Shri Rajesh Verma as Chairperson and Shri Anil K. Sharma, Shri P. S. Narasimha, Shri Rakesh Jain and Shri Gopal V. Kumar as Members to the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority with effect from the date of publication of this notification. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 8 […]
INTRODUCTION The purpose of enlightening us to this concept is to make an assessment of the prevailing investor protection and education regime in India. It throws light at the laws, rules, and regulations governing investor protection and education in the country and reviews the quality of their enforcement. Investor protection affects significantly the financial structure […]
Company after transferring dividend to unclaimed suspense account shall file details of the amount transferred along with list of shareholders in form IEPF-1 within 30 days of such transfer
Transfer of Unclaimed shares to Investor Education and protection fund (IEPF) (if condition fulfilled) (A) Manner of Dealing with Unclaimed Shares (Regulation 39(4) read with Schedule VI of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015) The listed entity shall comply with the following procedure while dealing with securities which remain unclaimed and/or are lying in the escrow account. […]
General Circular No. 16/2020 File No. 16/01/2018-IEPFA (Vol. II) Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority Ministry of Corporate Affairs Government of India Ground Floor, Jeevan Vihar Building, 3, Parliament Street, New Delhi-01, Dated: 13th April, 2020 To All Stakeholders, Nodal Officers (IEPF) of Companies, All Regional Directors and Registrar of Companies Subject: Filings under section […]
IEPF Compliance Checklist for a Financial Year Updated as per Section 125 of Companies Act, 2013 and Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. S. No. Particulars of compliance Timelines 1 Form IEPF-3 Within 30 days of the end of the Financial Year 2 The Company shall inform the […]
Procedure for Claiming Unclaimed Dividend/Shares from Investor Education Protection Fund (IEPF) and Steps to be Followed by Company to Process the Claim IEPF – 5 CLAIM PROCESS FOR CLAIMANTS UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013 1. Claimant to register themselves online on this weblink http://www.mca.gov.in/mcafoportal/loadUserRegistration.do?link=loadUserRegistration 2. Claimant to login and fill web based IEPF – 5 form. […]
Brief Note of IEPF Forms or Step wise checklist of IEPF form Every Company which has any *unclaimed amount shall file e-form IEPF-2 within 60 days of Annual General Meeting with Ministry of Corporate of Affairs mentioning unclaimed and unpaid amounts separately for each of the previous seven financial years (number could be zero for […]
Declaration of Dividend is one crucial thing in any Company as it is their way of keeping their Shareholders happy. This also is an indicator to some extent about a Company’s performance. Section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with the process of Declaration of Dividend. However, it is not the declaration, but the […]
The Investor Education & Protection Fund (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules 2016 have been amended vide GSR No.571 (E) dated 14.8.2019 to simplify the process of refund of claims filed with The Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (the Authority).
