Now-a-days many people receive mail from their banks stating that their bank account will become Inoperative/ Dormant for non-operation of Saving as well as Current Account? Many people got confused or stressed because of such mails, hence today I am writing this article to help my readers to understand and face this issue confidently....
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What is cKYC? Probably some senior persons in the banking industry are aware of the formation of Central KYC registration agency in 2011 and its role etc. cKYC stands for Central KYC which is a centralised repository which allows storage of personal information of the customer centrally. Earlier, when a customer went to a financial [&hell...
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First time in Companies Act, 2013 and rules thereto, the concept of Director KYC was introduced in the year 2018. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) vide its Notification No. 615(E) Dated July 05, 2018 has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 as the Companies (Appointment and Qualificat...
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Due to the lock down amidst Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, Government of India has allowed the employees covered under the Employees Provident Fund Act to withdraw their Provident Fund accumulations as advance withdrawals. The employees in service to withdraw 75% of accumulated balance or 3 months of salary (Basic +DA) or the claim amount...
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It is the responsibility of every employers of establishments covered under the Employees Provident Fund Act to ensure updation of KYC details by the employees covered under the Employees Provident Fund Act. Every employee covered under the Employees Provident Fund Act has to update their personal KYC details from their respective Provide...
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Press Release No.: 25/2020-SEBI -
(29/04/2020) -
SEBI has from time to time, taken steps to simplify the process of KYC for investors and intermediaries. SEBI has allowed the use of technological innovations which can facilitate online KYC. The use of technology would facilitate the investors to complete the KYC without the requirement of physically visiting the office of the intermedia...
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Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/73 -
(24/04/2020) -
In order to enable the Online KYC process for establishing account based relationship with the RI, Investor’s KYC can be completed through online / App based KYC, in-person verification through video, online submission of Officially Valid Document (OVD) / other documents under eSign, in the following manner:...
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As we all know that, whenever we visit TRACES website for any of TDS return related work at that time, we always face this issue that every time for any single process eg justification report or conso file, etc we always need to feel KYC and gone through that lengthy process. Hence now department has […]...
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a General Circular No. 07/2019 dated: 27.06.2019 and has clarified the following: 1. As per the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014, every individual who has been allotted a Director Identification Number (DIN) as on 31st March of a financial year as per these rule...
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All the Individuals (whether Indian or any other nationality and whether residing in India or not) having DIN as on March 31 are required to file KYC form....
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RBI/2018-19/190, DBR. AML. BC. No. 39/14.01.001/2018-19 -
(29/05/2019) -
Important changes carried out in the Master Direction in accordance with the aforementioned amendments are listed hereunder: a) Banks have been allowed to carry out Aadhaar authentication/ offline-verification of an individual who voluntarily uses his Aadhaar number for identification purpose. (Section 16 of the amended MD on KYC)...
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Central Government of India has created CERSAI (Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India) to ensure single KYC across all financial products. It provides an ease to the every financial consumer by submitting one time KYC at the CERSAI portal and escaping from the requirement of giving KYC ever...
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G.S.R.797(E) -
(21/08/2018) -
MCA has extended the last date of filing DIR -3KYC without any filing fees upto 15/09/2018 from 31/08/2018. The fees of ₹5,000/- shall be applicable & payable on all delayed filings w.e.f 16/09/2018. The Same been done by amending Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 vide Notification dated 21st August 2018 or via C...
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Who have to File DIR-3 KYC? Every Director who has been allotted DIN as on or before 31st march of a financial year submits e-form DIR-3KYC with central government....
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Q.1 Who have to File DIR-3 KYC? Ans: Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before 31st march, 2018 and whose DIN status is ‘Approved’....
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As the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has started overhauling and cleaning its records and registry, it has initiated the process of Annual KYC of all the Directors (e-form DIR-3KYC) and giving a snag to the irregularities occurred due to outdated filing and unsystematic procedures. In the Editorial, Author has made an effort to throw ligh...
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As per new provisions, Every Director is required to file E-form DIR-3 KYC on or before 31st August 2018. Details regarding the same are as follows:- Introduction:- The Ministry of Corporate Affairs as part of updating its registry, is conducting KYC of all Directors of all companies annually through a new eform viz. DIR-3 KYC. […]...
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The following points to be taken into account as per DIR-3 KYC for providing details and information: Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before 31st March, 2018 and whose DIN status is ‘Approved’ would be mandatorily required to file form DIR-3 KYC....
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Recently notified new eFORM DIR-3 KYC by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), states that, 'As part of updating its registry, MCA would be conducting KYC of all Directors of all companies annually through a new eform viz. DIR-3 KYC to be notified and deployed shortly'....
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MCA is conducting KYC of all Directors of all companies annually through a new eform viz. DIR-3 KYC. Important points to be noted: 1. Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before 31st march, 2018 and whose DIN status is ‘Approved’. 2. Due date of filing of DIR-3KYC is on or before 31st August, […]...
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In this editorial the author made an effort to discuss the key check points for professionals while preparing, verifying and certifying the e-form DIR-3 KYC. As its is mentioned in the form that it should be certified by the professionals which includes-...
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MCA introduced the KYC norms for all directors of all Companies. To implement this, MCA has amended the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 effective from 10th July, 2018. In this write up we discussed about the various practical aspects of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) fourth am...
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Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/FIIC/CIR/P/2017/068 -
(30/06/2017) -
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has recently introduced a facility of E-PAN (electronic PAN card) vide press release dated April 11, 2017. Accordingly it is clarified that E-PAN issued by CBDT can also be produced by FPI for KYC The other instructions contained in Circular CIR/IMD/FPIC/123/201 6 dated November 17, 2016 remains unchan...
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Keeping in mind highest standards of Chartered Accountancy profession in India, Council of ICAI thought it necessary to issue such KYC norms to be observed by members of profession who are in practice....
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RBI/2016-17/176 DBR.AML.BC. No. 18/14.01.001/2016-17 -
(08/12/2016) -
i. Explanation to Section 3(a)(ii)d pertaining to ‘definition of beneficial owner in case of trust’ which reads as - Explanation: Term ‘body of individuals’ includes societies has been deleted....
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Why is KYC Needed? Since your KYC is one of the stepping stones when commencing a new financial relationship, it becomes obvious that you must keep all these documents well guarded and make sure they are not easily duplicated. If you let your documents float around the city then you could land in a major mess which could upset all your fu...
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Whether intermediaries are required to carry out in-person verification (IPV) of the client, if KYC verification of the client is carried out through Aadhaar based e-KYC service offered by UIDAI as per the aforementioned SEBI Circular?...
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RBI/2014-15/532 DCBR.BPD(PCB/RCB)Cir.No.24/14.01.062/2014-15 -
(01/04/2015) -
The default rule is that any two documents, out of those listed in paragraphs of the Master Circulars mentioned above, should be provided as activity proof by a proprietary concern. However, in cases where the banks are satisfied that it is not possible to furnish two such documents, they would have the discretion to accept only one of th...
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What is KYC? Why is it required? Response: KYC means 'Know Your Customer'. It is a process by which banks obtain information about the identity and address of the customers. This process helps to ensure that banks’ services are not misused. The KYC procedure is to be completed by the banks while opening accounts and also periodically u...
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Client Information as well as due diligence on clients has become a necessity for professionals in today’s complex business scenario. Such an exercise can be made possible in a structured way. Many professional bodies today advise their members to have KYC about their clients so that professionals can freely exercise and deliver their p...
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RBI/2011-12/506 DBOD. AML.BC. No 93 /14.01.001/2011-12 -
(17/04/2012) -
On a review, it has been decided to include the following documents in the indicative list of required documents for opening accounts of proprietary concern: The complete Income Tax return (not just the acknowledgement) in the name of the sole proprietor where the firm's income is reflected, duly authenticated/ acknowledged by the Inc...
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Circular No. MIRSD/SE/Cir-21/2011 -
(05/10/2011) -
Capital market regulator Sebi vide CIRCULAR MIRSD/SE/Cir-21/2011 , Dated- October 5, 2011 announces introduction of uniform forms and documents for the purpose of customer identification by different market intermediaries like stock exchanges and mutual funds, a step intended to bring uniformity to the process. The new rule will be ef...
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At a time when the government is grappling with the black money menace, the RBI has penalised as many as 48 small banks in just six months, for lapses in implementing customer identification norms and various other violations. In the first six months of 2011, the apex bank has slapped penalties on 48 erring banks , mostly co-operative, a...
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India is likely to allow foreign individuals to invest in mutual funds in the next two weeks but with a cumulative cap of USD 10 billion, an official said today. The detailed guidelines are being worked out jointly by the finance ministry, RBI and Sebi. These will be notified by the capital market regulator, the Finance Ministry officia...
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RBI/2010-11/303, DBOD. AML. BC. No. 65/14 .01.001/2010-11 -
(07/12/2010) -
It has been brought to our notice that “Money mules” can be used to launder the proceeds of fraud schemes (e.g., phishing and identity theft) by criminals who gain illegal access to deposit accounts by recruiting third parties to act as money mules In some cases these third parties may be innocent while in others they may be having co...
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Circular No. Cir/IMD/DF/9/2010 -
(12/08/2010) -
SEBI vide circular No. SEBI/IMD/CIR No.12 /1 86868 /2009 dated December 11, 2009 has inter alia advised mutual funds to confirm whether all the investor related documents are maintained/ available with them. Further in case the investor related documentation was incomplete, the trustees of the mutual funds were advised not to make further...
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Circular No. IRDA/F&I/CIR/AML/99/06/2010 -
(16/06/2010) -
Various queries have been raised by insurers on who can be termed as customer(s) for the purposes of AML guidelines. Keeping the objective of the PMLA and AML guidelines in view, it is hereby clarified that details of the person who funds/pays for an insurance contract, either as beneficial owner or otherwise become relevant and important...
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RBI/2008-09/447, A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.63 -
(22/04/2009) -
Further, it may be noted that in terms of Regulation 2 of Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time, "preference shares" mean compulsorily and mandatorily convertible preference shares and "debenture" means compulsorily and mandatorily convertible debentures....
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MEAL vouchers and prepaid cards have come under the regulatory scanner. In an attempt to check possible moneylaundering, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed that only banks and finance companies be allowed to issue prepaid cards which are accepted outside a closed group. This means that issuers who are neither banks nor finance compa...
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The decision to make half-yearly internal audits obligatory for stock broking houses spells doom for smaller firms that are already burdened with low-trading turnover, dipping revenues and increased policy levies. According to a section of brokers, half-yearly internal audits will not only be difficult to implement, but also make a dent i...
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RBI/2007-08/239 DBOD.AML.BC. No.63/14.01.001/2007-08 -
(18/02/2008) -
It was further clarified to banks that 'being satisfied' means that the bank must be able to satisfy the competent authorities that due diligence was observed based on the risk profile of the customer in compliance with the extant guidelines in place. An indicative list of the nature and type of documents/ information that may be relied u...
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