Month: April 2011

Allotment of DIN

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has already simplified the procedure for obtaining DIN online. MCA vide Circular No. 11/2011 dated 7thApril 2011 has taken another step towards simplification in allotment of DIN where in DIN will be allotted online on the basis of mandatory filling of  specified fields in DIN  -1. The Ministry has also clarified that the existing DIN holders who …

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Interpretation of the word “Partnership” for the purpose of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and Company Secretaries Act, 1980

Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Circular  No. 10/2011 dated 4th April 2011 clarified that the words “partnership” wherever occurring in the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 shall mutatis mutandis be construed as including those Limited Liability Partnerships where all the other partners are natural persons(individuals).

Mandate to certain class of companies to file balance sheets and profit and loss account for the year 2010-11 onwards by using XBRL taxonomy

Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide General Circular No. 09/2011 dated  31st March, 2011 has mandated certain class of companies to file balance sheets and profit and loss account for the year 2010-11 onwards by using XBRL taxonomy. The Financial Statements required to be filed in XBRL format would be based upon the Taxonomy on XBRL developed for the existing Schedule …

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Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011

The  Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Notification dated 31stMarch, 2011 has amended the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 which will be called as Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011. As per the amendment, the remuneration limit for the applicability of these rules have been revised from Rs. 24 Lakhs per annum or Rs. 2 lakhs per month to Rs. …

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Director’s Relatives (Office or Place of Profit) Amendment Rules, 2011

The  Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Notification dated 6th   April 2011 have amended the Director’s Relatives (Office or Place of Profit) Rules, 2003 and the amended rules are called ‘Director’s Relatives (Office or Place of Profit) Amendment Rules, 2011’. According to the said amendment there is a revision in the remuneration limits for seeking central government approval for appointment of relatives etc. of …

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Export of Goods and Software – Realisation and Repatriation of export proceeds – LiberalExport of Goods and Software – Realisation and Repatriation of export proceeds – LiberalExport of Goods and Software – Realisation and Repatriation of export proceeds – Liberalisation

The Reserve Bank of India vide its earlier circular dated 29th June, 2010 had enhanced the period of realization and repatriation to India of the amount representing the full export value of goods or software exported, from six months to twelve months from the date of export. This relaxation was up to March 31, 2011. RBI has vide …

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ESCROW Accounts for securing FDI transactions

To provide structured flexibility and easiness to the resident/non-resident shareholders of Indian Company, Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular RBI/2010-11/ 498 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 58 dated May 02, 2011 has decided to permit AD category  -1 banks to open and maintain, without prior approval of the Reserve Bank, non-interest bearing Escrow accounts in Indian Rupees in India on …

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