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Registers of Members, Beneficial Interests & SBO under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The Companies Act, 2013 requires companies to maintain registers of members and disclose beneficial ownership. These provisions en...

March 13, 2026 783 Views 0 comment Print

Section 90 of Companies Act, 2013: Register of Significant Beneficial Owners

Company Law : Learn about Section 90 of the Companies Act and its rules on identifying significant beneficial owners (SBOs), including filing Fo...

September 10, 2025 2970 Views 0 comment Print

Section 79 of Income Tax Act, 1961: Immediate vs. Beneficial Ownership

Income Tax : Understand Section 79 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, concerning loss set-off in closely held companies. Explore judicial interpretat...

July 18, 2025 3138 Views 1 comment Print

Concept of Beneficial Interest and Significant Beneficial Ownership

Company Law : Two significant provisions under this law are Section 89 and Section 90, which deal with the concepts of Beneficial Interest and S...

July 4, 2025 3609 Views 1 comment Print

Significant beneficial ownership: Extending ambit of significant influence?

Company Law : RoC penalizes LinkedIn India & Samsung Noida for SBO non-disclosure, expanding the interpretation of control under India’s Compa...

April 4, 2025 1614 Views 0 comment Print


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Compliance Alert: Significant Beneficial Ownership Rules 2018

Company Law : Learn about latest compliance update from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India regarding Significant Beneficial Ownership r...

October 18, 2023 7167 Views 0 comment Print


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Delay in Filing Significant Beneficial Ownership- MCA imposes ₹7 Lakh Penalty

Company Law : A massive delay in filing BEN-2 for significant beneficial ownership led to maximum penalties. The authority held that prolonged n...

April 1, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Imposed Due to Failure to Identify Significant Beneficial Owners

Company Law : The authority penalized the company for not identifying SBOs despite clear evidence of control and influence. It held that such id...

March 27, 2026 573 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Levied for Not Filing BEN-2 Due to Misinterpretation of SBO Definition

Company Law : The issue was whether SBO exists without majority shareholding. The authority held that control and influence also determine SBO, ...

March 27, 2026 927 Views 0 comment Print

MCA imposed Penalty for Non-Compliance with SBO Reporting

Company Law : A company and its directors were penalized under Section 90(11) of the Companies Act for failing to issue notices to Significant B...

December 1, 2025 1509 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty for Non-Filing of Form BEN-2 Due to Dissolved SBO

Company Law : SRA Systems Limited was not penalized for failing to file Form BEN-2 as the foreign shareholder was dissolved before the complianc...

November 12, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print


MCA imposes penalty on company for not filing return of Significant Beneficial Owners

November 9, 2022 7800 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-section (4) of Section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013, stipulates that every company shall file a return of Significant Beneficial Owners of the company and changes therein with the Registrar containing names, addresses and other details in Form No. BEN-2 within 30 days from the date of receipt of declaration from Significant Beneficial Owner, as prescribed in Rule 4 of Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018.

Declaration in Respect of Beneficial Interest in any Share

October 13, 2021 8376 Views 0 comment Print

Generally, there are two types of shareholders in the company- Registered shareholder and Beneficial Shareholder. Registered shareholders are those whose names are registered as shareholder in the register of members of the company. On the other hand, beneficial shareholders are that shareholders whose name is not entered in the register of members however they hold […]

Provisions of Beneficial Interest under Companies Act, 2013 & Rules

May 24, 2021 35946 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions of Beneficial Interest Under Companies Act, 2013 And Rules Framed Thereunder INTRODUCTION A beneficial interest is the right to receive benefits on property, assets, or securities held by another party. The term beneficial interest is generally related to and used for trust, as nature of a trust, there is an author who creates the […]

Transaction that Considered Significant Beneficial Owner

May 12, 2021 3150 Views 0 comment Print

As per Section 90 of the Act 2013, every significant beneficial owner is required to disclose the nature of his/her interest and other particulars within the prescribed period of time to the Company, and same will be inform to the Registrar of Companies. In the said connection, MCA has issue Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, […]

Flowchart on Section 90 Significant Beneficial Owner

October 7, 2020 48876 Views 4 comments Print

Section 90 of Companies Act, 2013- ‘Register of Significant Beneficial Owners in a Company’ Read with ‘The Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018‘ and ‘The Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019‘ The Section and Amendments therein Hello all, we all know Section 90 of the Companies Act 2013, which was related to the investigation […]

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