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Management and Administration Title Section 150 to 169 of Companies Act, 1956 Section 88 to 100  of Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 Register of Members Section’s 150, 151, 152, 152A, 157 and 158   Register of members and debentures holders to be maintained.     Particulars required to be …

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Loans to Directors under Section 185 of Companies Act, 2013

Introduction: Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 which has been notified on 12th September 2013 has replaced the old section 295 of the Companies Act, 1956 which provides for loans to directors. Section 185 now applies to all companies including private companies. Earlier private companies were exempted from the provisions of the old section …

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Labour Law & Other Compliance’s for the month of November, 2014

S.No. Compliance Forms to be Filed Relevant Law Due Date 1 Excise Duty payment GAR 7 Central Excise Rules, 2002 5th November, 2014 2 Payment of service tax to the department GAR 7 Service Tax Rules, 1994 5th November, 2014 3 Half Yearly Return for the period of 01-04-2014 to 30-09-2014 ST-3 Service Tax Rules, 1994 …

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Partners Column

Dear Friends! The month of October made every Company Secretary face the biggest challenge of completing the Annual Filings of the Companies within the due date.  While the government did give some “ sigh of relief”  to companies by passing an amendment on matters relating to Consolidated Financial Statement (CFS) which states that a company …

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Comparison of Definition of Deposit under Companies Act, 1956 & Companies Act, 2013

Companies(Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 1975 Companies(Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014 Changes in the New Act. Definition: (Rule 2 (b) ) Deposit means any deposit of money with, and includes any amount borrowed by, a company Definition:  (Sec 2(31) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 2(1)(c)) Deposit includes any receipt of money by way of deposit or …

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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)

1. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India – Issue of equity shares under the FDI Scheme against legitimate dues: An Indian company under the automatic route may issue shares/convertible debentures to a person resident outside India against lump-sum technical know-how fee, royalty External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) (other than import dues deemed as ECB or Trade …

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Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

SEBI Amendments to Clause 49 of Equity Listing Agreement – SEBI has vide its circular CIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/7/2014 dated September 15, 2014 made amendments in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement : Some of them are as follows : The Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement shall be applicable to all companies whose equity shares are …

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