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 : Amendment to IEPFA Rules: CEO now required to sign annual statements alongside the Chairperson. Know the changes in IEPFA (Form of...
Company Law : Learn about the treatment of unpaid and unclaimed dividends, their transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), ...
Company Law : Learn the process to transfer unpaid dividends and shares to the IEPF and how to claim them. Follow the steps for both companies a...
Corporate Law : Learn how to recover lost shares, transfer physical shares, and more from IEPF. Get step-by-step process, categories, and FAQs. Ex...
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 : The unclaimed funds in the IEPF have grown to ₹8,237.20 crores by FY 2023-24. The Government has no plans to use it for CSR acti...
Company Law : IEPFA invites stakeholders to share insights on streamlining claims settlement process under the Companies Act, 2013. Deadline: Ap...
Company Law : Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) signs MoU with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for promoti...
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...
Company Law : General Circular No- 07/2024: Forms IEPF-3 merges with IEPF-4 and IEPF-7 with IEPF-1 in MCA Version 3. Simplifying compliance for ...
Company Law : Circular No. 06/2024 MCA has waived the additional fee for filing various IEPF e-forms (IEPF-1, IEPF-1A, IEPF-2, IEPF-4) and e-ver...
INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND ♦ Applicability: -Chapter VIII Declaration and Payment of Dividend – Section 123 to 127 –Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014 –Companies (Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 Compliances: 1) Corporate Compliances CORPORATE COMPLIANCES SR. NO. PARTICULARS (Applicable Section 123 – Declaration […]
Detailed compliance checklist for a Company w.r.t. Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) BACKGROUND Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) is a Fund established by the Central Government to pool all the unpaid / unclaimed amounts belonging to the Investors and remaining unpaid / unclaimed for 7 (seven) years. The Fund has been created for […]
These rules may be called the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Second Amendment Rules, 2021.
STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFER OF SHARES TO IEPF AUTHORITY In my previous article I have discussed about the Compliances of Unpaid/Unclaimed dividend that a Company has to follow. Continuing the same, in this article I will be providing the practical aspect of the procedure of Shares transfer to IEPF authority alongwith sample documents […]
Form IEPF-2 is required to be filed by the company/Corresponding New Bank which shall contain investor wise details of unclaimed and unpaid amounts in respect of dividends, debentures, deposits, etc.
Article explains procedures under Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. Article explains the relevant Rules of IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, Forms to be filed for compliance of that rule, Timeline for compliance of Rule, Attachments \ Additional Information Required to be attached with […]
Analysis of Amendment in Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 vide Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2021 Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 09th June 2021 has amended the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer […]
ICAI analyses amendment in Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 vide IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2021 which were notified by Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 09th June 2021. THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (Set up by an Act […]
MCA notifies Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2021 to amend the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. MCA inserts new Rule 6A. Manner of transfer of shares under sub-section (9) of section 90 of the Act to the Fund […]
Procedure for transferring unclaimed or unpaid dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) in brief Applicable Provision: Rule 5 of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 r/w Section 125 of Companies Act, 2013. Below-mentioned is the procedure as given under Rule 5: 1. The amount of […]
