Month: March 2019

Active Company Tagging Identities And Verification(ACTIVE) For All Companies (INC-22A)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been initiating various steps to identify companies which are registered under the Companies Act but are not performing any business activities. One of those, was the  action taken by the authorities to strike-off names of lakhs of Companies from the official records for not carrying out business activities  which …

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Analysis and disclosures on holding Beneficial Interest under Companies Act, 2013

BENEFICIAL INTEREST I.  Background: The concept of beneficial ownership refers to having a beneficial interest in any property, goods including securities. A beneficial interest is “that right (in the form of profit, benefit or advantage) which a person has in a contract made with another (third party)”. Beneficial interest is often referred to in matters …

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Daily Penalty Imposed For Delay In Annual Filing and Consequences For Non-filing

We have sent out quiet a few mailers intimating you about the daily penalty imposed by the regulator for delay in Annual filings which will result in a huge financial burden on the company. We now want to highlight a few more practical issues faced in the process. Requirements for Annual Filings as per the …

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Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 – Highlights

The Hon’ble President has given his assent for promulgation of the Companies Amendment (Ordinance), 2018 with effect from Friday 2nd November, 2018 with a dual objective of promoting ease of doing business and better corporate compliance. The key highlights of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 for Corporates are as summarised below. The amendments mainly aim to bring about: …

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