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...
Table below contains Compliance Calendar for the Public Limited Companies for the financial year (FY) 2020-2021 (April 01, 2020- March 31, 2021) under under Companies Act, 2013 and explains when and which Company Law Form Needs to be submitted with ROC, Section of Companies Act, 2013 under which Company Law Form needs to be submitted, […]
We are aware of the destruction that the Coronavirus / COVID – 19 has caused to the global economy. Day to day lives of Humans around the globe has changed by 360 degrees. The pandemic challenges the Board of Directors to safely travel and to conduct meetings during these times. April – September are the […]
In wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, with a view to provide relief to Companies has introduced various relaxations for conducting Board Meetings. Same are listed below for your ready reference: 1. Relaxations provided vide general circular no. 11/ 2020 dated March 24, 2020 https://taxguru.in/company-law/covid-19-special-relief-measures-companies-llp.html i. The mandatory requirement of holding […]
Share transfer means transfer of ownership rights in shares from one person to another. Though the securities or other interest of any member in a public company shall be freely transferable, such transfer mandatorily involves the Compliance of Companies Act, 2013 and the Indian Stamp Act. The applicability of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 […]
The following are the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 which are either not applicable to Private Limited Companies or certain provisions of the Companies Act are applicable to such companies with exceptions, modification and adaptions.
1. Form BEN-2: Form BEN-2 is the form where the beneficial owner who is required to declare a disclosure to the Registrar his interest in the shares of the company within thirty days of acquiring such beneficial interest in such a company. Section 90(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates every company to file a declaration […]
Relaxations in Conducting of Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the F.Y. 2020-2021. Circular No-20/2020 Dated- 5th May 2020 This Circular is passed for clarification of holding AGM through Video Conferencing (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM). Link for the original Copy of the Circular is https://taxguru.in/company-law/mca-clarifies-holding-digital-agm-through-vc-oavm.html As all body corporate and stakeholder are in vague […]
The Companies Act 2013 consolidates and amends the law relating to companies and leaves no room for any mistake. Every newly incorporated Company or a Company which has been incorporated in India need to ensure compliance with Companies Act, 2013. One who is unaware of law may not escape liability for violating the law. Thus […]
Understanding the meaning of the term Amalgamation The term “Amalgamation” has not been defined under the Companies Act 2013. Basically, amalgamation is an external form of corporate reconstruction where two or more companies combine with each other (Transferor Company) resulting into formation of a new entity (Transferee Company). As per Accounting Standard – 14 (AS-14), […]
Article consolidates Recent Circulars issued by MCA during Lockdown period i.e. Circular No. 11/2020 to Circular No. 18/2020. These Circulars were issued to Provide relief from Compliance which are falling during the Lockdown period- S. No. Circular / Notification No Date Details of Notification Clarification 1 Circular No. 18/2020 21-Apr-20 Holding of AGM by Companies […]
