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...
Central Government appointed Shri Rangachari Sridharan as the Chairperson, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), with effect from the 1st October, 2018 (afternoon) for a period of three years or till the incumbent attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th November, 2018 S.O. 5848(E).—In exercise […]
High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility — 2018 (HLC-2018) is hereby re-constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri. Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to review the existing framework and guide and formulate the roadmap for a coherent policy on CSR.
What is NFRA? National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is a single independent authority proposed in Companies Act, 2013 for the establishment and enforcement of accounting and auditing standards and oversight of the work of auditors. Why the Need for NFRA? Restructuring or introducing new regulating authorities across the globe has been carried out in response to financial scams owing […]
It has been Five years since the Companies Act, 2013 provided for the creation of a National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), and now Government has finally taken steps to implement NFRA. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification dated November 13, 2018, has notified National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) Rules, 2018, determining the jurisdiction, function […]
The Companies Act, 2013 requires the Board of Directors to devise proper system to ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable laws and to report that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide notification dated March 30, 2017 notified Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2017 and Amendment to Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013. Vide this amendment, the following new clause was inserted in Rule 11 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
Deposits have been defined under the Companies Act, 2013 (2013 Act) to include any receipt of money by way of deposit or loan or in any other form by a company. However deposits do not include such categories of amounts as may be prescribed in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI“). Chapter V of […]
Manoj Saxena, a fresh graduate decides to start his own company in India. With much enthusiasm he submitted all the documents required for the company to be incorporated to MCA. After a few days his company name gets registered and he begins to work.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (#MCA) has issued a new form under the provision of Companies Act, 2013 has issued a new eForm CFI (CSR) to enable the reply towards the CSR Notice received by the Company.
One of the major highlight of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 is re-categorisation of certain ‘acts’ punishable as compoundable offences to ‘acts’ carrying civil liabilities i.e. re-categorisation from Fine to Penalty.
