Month: May 2011

Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Background of LLP in India – In the Indian context, businesses are typically structured or organized as sole proprietor concerns, partnership firms or companies (either public or private limited). These types of business organizations have their individual advantages and disadvantages. For example, a partnership firm provides flexibility in internal organization, right to participate in the …

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Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010

In this article an endeavor is made to discuss the basic provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 with particular focus on the changes brought about vis-à-vis Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976. The basic purpose of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) is to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of …

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Overseas Direct Investment, Liberalization/Rationalization

The RBI vide a recent circular, dated May 27, 2011 has made certain changes to the  prevailing ODI Regulations. The objective is to provide operational flexibility to Indian Corporates having investment abroad. Some of the changes brought about are with respect to: Performance Guarantees issued by the Indian Party. Restructuring of the balance sheet of …

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Clarification regarding effective date of Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification no. 09th May 2011 has amended the Companies Regulations, 1956 and these regulations are called Companies (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. In the Companies Regulation, 1956 in Part B, in regulation 3,5,7,9 and 14 for the word “Regional Director” the word “Registrar of Companies” shall be substituted. In the …

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Clarification regarding effective date of Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had notified Companies (Particular of Employees)Amendment Rules,  2011 vide GSR 289 (E) dated 31.03.2011 raising the limit of employee’s salary to be disclosed in the Directors Report from Rs. 24 Lakhs  per annum or Rs. 2 lakhs per month to Rs. 60 Lakhs per annum or Rs. 5 Lakhs per …

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Loan to Public Limited Companies under Section 295 of the Companies Act, 1956

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has noticed that companies are making applications for getting prior approval of Central Government when they propose to make any loan to, or give any guarantee or provide any security in connection with a loan made by any other person to a Public Limited Company of which any such director …

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Corrigendum to Circular dated 31st March, 2010 on filing of Balance Sheet and profit and Loss Account in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) mode

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had issued a Circular bearing No 09/2010 dated 31.03.2010 as per which it had mandated certain class of companies to file balance sheets and profit and loss account for the year 2010-11 onwards by using XBRL taxonomy. MCA has now issued a Corrigendum vide circular No. 25/2011 dated 12th May, …

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