The Companies Act 2013 is a crucial legislation in India governing the incorporation, functioning, and management of companies. Learn about the key provisions, compliance requirements, and legal framework under the Companies Act 2013.
CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive guide covering 175 legal compliances for July 2026 under FEMA, Income Tax, GST, SEBI, Companies Act, Labour Laws, ...
Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires most companies to hold four Board Meetings annually, while OPCs, Small Companies, and Dormant Com...
Company Law : This guide provides a complete AGM compliance tracker covering pre-AGM, AGM-day, post-AGM, and IEPF obligations under the Companie...
Company Law : MCA has revised the Director KYC framework, requiring DIR-3 KYC (Web) only once every three financial years. The changes reduce co...
Company Law : Learn how the Companies Act, 2013 regulates managerial remuneration through profit-linked limits, approval requirements, and gover...
Company Law : MCA has cautioned stakeholders against phishing calls, WhatsApp messages, emails, fake websites, and ZIP attachments impersonating...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the Government to amend the law to allow Company Secretaries in Practice to appear before DRTs and DRATs. It argues...
Company Law : ICSI has urged the MCA to ensure eligible companies comply with Section 203 by appointing Whole-time Company Secretaries. The repr...
Corporate Law : NSO has launched the Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) to collect comprehensive economic and oper...
Company Law : ICSI has requested the MCA to grant compliance relaxations following technical disruptions caused by the Data Centre fire. The pro...
Company Law : Madhya Pradesh HC dismissed a winding up petition, holding that a bona fide dispute over liability required adjudication before th...
Company Law : NCLT retained the freeze on assets citing serious SFIO findings but ordered defreezing of the salary account and family members' a...
Corporate Law : The Court ruled that, without a transfer application and parallel insolvency proceedings, shifting a winding-up case to NCLT was u...
Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...
Company Law : The NCLAT held that CFO nominees must satisfy the eligibility requirements under Section 203 of the Companies Act. It set aside th...
Company Law : MCA has allowed companies to file Form DPT-3 for FY 2025-26 without additional fees until 31 July 2026 due to disruptions caused b...
Company Law : MCA notifies the New Development Bank under Section 2(11)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013, specifying it as a body corporate for th...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a director after Form AOC-4 contained an incorrect AGM due date. The order emphasizes that directors are resp...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai imposed a penalty after finding that an individual held two Director Identification Numbers in violation of Section 155...
Company Law : ROC Mumbai penalized a Whole Time Director for filing Form DIR-12 with an incorrect CFO appointment date. The order reiterates tha...
NBFCs are registered under the companies act, 2013/1956 and are engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stock/bonds, debentures and securities issued by government. NBFCs are the financial institutions which function according to set of rules and regulations prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Further, these rules and regulation keep […]
What if your company requires funds/capital to transact any business activity? The best and simplest way to introduced capital in the Company is by way of right issue of shares. In simple language, Right issue is a right or a preference given to existing shareholders while issuing shares of the Company as compared to others. […]
The Directors‘ Report arose out of a general move for greater transparency in corporate governance. It is useful for shareholders to find out issues such as whether the company has good finances, whether the market has potential, and whether the business has the structural capacity to expand into new opportunities. Section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 mandates certain […]
Internal Financial Control came into existence to promote risk management and governance process within the organization so that we don’t have another Satyam case in the future. In this article we have discussed the Internal Financial Control (IFC) from the Business perspective and from Auditor’s perspective:
Article explains due date for filing of ROC Forms for Financial Year 2020 which includes Form ADT-1 – Appointment of Auditor, Form AOC-4 and Form AOC-4 CFS (in case of consolidated financial statements) Filing of Annual Accounts, Form MGT-7– Filing of Annual Return, Form CRA-4- Filing of Cost Audit Report, Form MGT-14- Filing of resolutions […]
Even though the companies act, 2013 talks about compounding of offences but the word compounding is defined under the companies act, 2013 and neither was it defined under the companies act, 1956. The legal meaning of compounding is “to settle a matter by payment of money, in lieu of other liability.” In terms of a […]
As per Section 204 read with rule The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 of the Companies Act, 2013 Applicability of Secretarial Audit 1. Every listed company In case of unlisted Public company: 2.Every public company having a paid-up share capital of fifty crore rupees or more; or 3. Every public company […]
Given the difficulties faced by the stakeholders on account of the threat posed by COVID-19, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) have issued a circular (No.14/2020) on 8th April 2020 for allowing the conduct of members meeting through video conferencing (VC)or other audio visual means (OAVM). The Companies Act, 2013 (Act) does not provide provisions […]
BOARD MEETING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING OR OTHER AUDIO VIDEO MEANS Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 issued various procedure for convening and conducting the Board meetings through video conferencing or other audio-visual means. Some of the procedures are as follows: – Necessary arrangements to be made to avoid failure of video or […]
PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND: Board Meeting: Dividend shall be declared only on the recommendation of the Board, made at a meeting of the Board. Where a company has an Audit Committee, this Committee shall consider the annual financial statements before submission to the Board. Dividend shall be recommended by the Board after consideration […]
