Category: Private Limited Company

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 22nd January, 2019 has brought in amendments in the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014. The said Rules now mandate every company to file e-form DPT-3 irrespective of whether it has accepted deposits or not. Continue reading “Return of Deposits to be Filed by Every Company in E-form DPT-3”

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), on the 22nd of January 2019, notified a requirement for companies that have dues outstanding to MSME enterprises to file the particulars of all current outstanding dues to the concerned Micro and Small Enterprises in Form MSME 1. The filing of such returns comprises of two parts, namely initial returns (MSME-1) and half-yearly return (MSME-2). Continue reading “Filing of MSME Form 1 with MCA”

The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 has reintroduced the concept of Certificate of Commencement of Business with effect from 2 November 2018. Under the new Ordinance, no company will be entitled to commence its operations or exercise any borrowing powers unless it has filed within 180 days from its Incorporation a “declaration” stating:

• That the Subscribers to the Memorandum of the company have paid the value of shares agreed to be taken;
• That the Company has filed a verification of its registered office address with the Registrar of Companies.

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The process of Dematerialization of shares was introduced to convert the whole Capital Market into electronic mode. Dematerialization, in simple terms, is a process of converting physical shares into electronic mode which is maintained in an account with the Depository Participant. The Account in which the shares are maintained is termed as the Demat Account. Continue reading “What is Dematerialization of shares?”