Annual Compliance Audit Under SEBI (Investment Advisers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 SEBI has come out with final version of amendment with respect to SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 vide their press release PR No.37/2020 on 3rd July, 2020. As per the notification these amendments shall come into force on the ninetieth day from the date of […]
A news item has been published today in a leading newspaper that the Government is considering proposal to merge the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
The World Bank and the Government of India today signed the $750 million agreement for the MSME Emergency Response Programme to support increased flow of finance into the hands of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
More than 4.27 crore E-Way Bills generated in June 2020 against average of 5.3 cr per month of pre-COVID period. Value of E-way bills generated in June is close to pre-lockdown figures. Unlock 2.0 set to witness a further surge. New Delhi, 5thJuly 2020: E-way bill generation data, one of the prominent indicators of economic […]
It could be observed from all the actions taken by the Government that it is ensuring that while the country is struggling with the pandemic, the businesses go on smoothly. Previously, the regulator, SEBI had allowed postponement in the time-limit for the submissions required to be done by all the REITs and Invits. However, announcing by way of circular on […]
In case of Private Limited Companies; Section 29 (1) (b) of Companies Act 2013 includes Private Limited Companies also w.e.f. 14.08.2019. However, the class of companies to which it should apply is yet to be prescribed (last checked on 4th July 2020). Presently the Company law makes it mandatory only for Unlisted PUBLIC Limited companies […]
MCA has also vide its Circular dated 15th June, 2020 extended the period for holding EGM through Video Conferencing or other Audio Visual Means from 30th June, 2020 to 30th September, 2020. On account of ongoing restrictions due to COVID-19, we request you to kindly consider further extension of period of relaxation for the following provisions :
Company Secretaries in Practice are also facing same difficulties in the issuance of the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report as been faced by the Auditors due to continuing lockdown in the Country particularly in the State of Tamilnadu, location of the listed companies, its subsidiaries and associates in containment zones and other operational challenges i n the audit process due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There remained practical difficulties in filing e Form MGT 14, e Form CHG-1 and e Form CHG-9, wherein the requirement of obtaining condonation of delay, for filing beyond 300 days / 120 days, as the case may be, remain unchanged.
Submission of annual return on FLA through the web-based FLAIR portal for financial year 2019-20 has been started. Entities which are filing FLA return for the first time/ with revised UIN (Unique identification number) are required to register themselves first for generating login credentials and they can file FLA return. However, the entities which have […]