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...
In this spark editorial, the author begins by referring the provisions of section 73 of Companies Act, 2013 relating to Acceptance of Deposit by Companies. Author shall Shed Some Light on sources of permissible deposits, limits of deposits, provisions of deposits, compliances for acceptance of such deposits etc.
The Provisions of Significant Beneficial Ownership (SBO), in a different form, been part of the Companies Act, 1956, under section 180(7) (3). The new avatar comes under Section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended in 2017. The issue of the misuse of multi-layered corporate entities has grabbed attention of various policymakers and regulators. […]
It is stated that the issuance of any clarification on different provisions of Companies Act falls in the domain of this Ministry, and ICAI is neither empowered nor competent to issue such clarification and especially so without prior consultation with this Ministry.
SEBI comes out with format for annual secretarial audit of listed entities and their material subsidiaries Sebi on February 8, 2019, came out with the format for listed entities for preparing their annual secretarial audit and compliance reports to implement the recommendations put forth by the Kotak Committee with regard to Secretarial Audit. Every listed […]
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 on December 26, 2016. The section deals with the power of the Registrar to remove name of a Company from the Register of Companies. This section provided an opportunity to defunct/inactive Companies to get their names struck off from the Register. It […]
The Rules, as name suggests, provide for a declaration by the Company to ROC about the Significant Beneficial Owner and compliance related to the same to enable Government authorities to keep a track of the actual holders of the ownership of the corporate entity.
Company shall disclose/publish its name, address of its registered office, the Corporate Identity Number, Telephone number, fax number if any, email and the name of the person who may be contacted in case of any queries or grievances on the landing/home page of the said website. Company should also disclose its website address on its […]
Rule 16 of The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 prescribes about the Return of Deposits to be filed with the Registrar. A new Explanation has been added via this amendment. It says
eForm INC-22 (Notice of situation or change of address of the registered office of the company) – Article explains Law(s) Governing the Form INC-22 , Purpose of the eForm INC-22 , Form Number as per Companies Act, 1956, Specific Instructions to fill the Form INC-22 at Field Level, Time Limit for filing of Form […]
As per the Latest Notification, the company shall submit a half yearly return to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs by stating the details of the amount of payment due to Micro and Small Enterprise Suppliers along with the reason of delay. The clarification of said notification as in following points:
