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Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India has on 26 May 2010 introduced Easy Exit Scheme, 2010 (EES) under the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) to provide a fast track exit for “defunct companies” to get their names struck off from the records of the Register of Companies (ROC). The salient features of the scheme are as under:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has give an opportunity to the defunct companies, for getting their names struck-off from the Register of Companies, the Ministry has decided to introduce a scheme namely, Easy Exit Scheme, 2010 under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956. The scheme is operational from 30th May 2010 to 31st August 2010.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has shelved its idea of auditing the books of listed companies by independent auditors.It was part of the joint plan of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the ministry to conduct peer review of audits, which involves getting the audit reports of a company vetted by another auditor for a second opinion.
The corporate affairs ministry will initiate talks with the commerce ministry and RBI to allow global audit firms like KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouseCoopers to open shops in the country. “This matter is not for us alone (to decide), it is a matter which involves the RBI as also the commerce ministry
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 621 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorize the following officers in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for the purposes of filing and conducting prosecution under the Companies Act, 1956.
Q. What is Easy Exit Scheme (EES), 2010? A. “Easy Exit Scheme, 2010” is a scheme to give opportunity to the defunct companies to get their names struck off from the register under Section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
THE government on Friday introduced a scheme that will facilitate easy exit for unlisted companies willing to wind up their defunct business. A defunct company is one whose business is lying in a dormant state. The new scheme will give such companies an opportunity to get their names struck off from the Register of Companies(RoC).
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has sought time to respond to a public interest litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court, which alleges that the Registrar of Companies (ROC) discriminates against lawyers by only allowing chartered accounts, company secretaries or cost accountants to certify electronic submissions to the corporate registrar.
Regulations regarding maintenance of cost accounting records and cost audit are likely to change. If the recommendations of the expert committee appointed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs are accepted, all manufacturing companies with a paid-up capital of Rs 50 crores (500 million) or more will be required to get their cost accounting records audited by a statutory cost auditor.
Foreign audit firms may soon get full practising rights in India. Recommendations to give them full rights and make them accountable are in the final report on the multi-crore Satyam Computers scam submitted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to the ministry of corporate affairs.
