 Hi All
Someone said ~ The drop of rain maketh a
hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft
falling. It seems to be true with our most active
regulator Ministry of Corporate Affairs often issuing ‘edicts’
on corporate governance, green initiatives, e-meetings,
business language reporting etc. as businesses move towards
self-regulation and voluntary disclosures. Invariably this
calls for good systems and processes by corporates as also
greater diligence and integrity on the part of professionals
who play an integral role. As the regulator turns an
‘integrator’ and ‘facilitator’, the onus on the professionals
to be vigilant and muster courage not to toe the line of
errant clients is all the more. Slowly but surely these
continuous changes are bound to make a positive dent in the
business environment that we are operating in.You can
find all the earlier issues of Lexspeak under Resource Centre
in our website sharadasc.com
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read the earlier issues and articles Click Here
Sincerely
Lex Valorem Team |
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Guidelines for
Fast Track Exit mode for defunct companies |
Fast track exit by
a defunct company now comes at a cost – Rs.5000 filing fee
along with data to be furnished in Form FTE and certain
parameters to be met as per latest MCA guidelines effective
from 3rd July, 2011. |
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MCA to penalize
professionals for False Certification |
“Exercise diligence
while certifying e-Forms or else face penalties” – that seems
to be the mantra of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for CA,
CS & CWAs who have made false or incorrect certification.
The onus is now on practicing professionals to ascertain all
the facts, ensure compliance and certify correctly failing
which their licence could also be cancelled. |
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Consolidation of
DIN process |
– The various
changes effected in the DIN process over the last few months
have been consolidated by MCA through a Notification. |
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Notification > |
– To avoid
duplicate DIN, MCA has made PAN mandatory for obtaining
Director Identification Number (DIN) w.e.f. 12th June,
2011. |
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Circular > |
Clarification
w.r.t. meetings via e-mode |
MCA has clarified
that it is optional for companies to arrange for meetings of
Board and Shareholders via electronic mode. The Circular
issued earlier is only an enabling one. Alongwith other
clarifications, the circular also stipulates that after FY12
this is mandatory for listed companies. |
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Private Companies
also come under the ambit of XBRL reporting |
In supersession of
all the earlier circulars, MCA has issued a new Circular
extending the scope of XBRL reporting to Private Companies
also. As per the new Circular, XBLR reporting from 2010-11
onwards is now applicable to all the listed companies and
their Indian subsidiaries and all other companies having a
paid up capital of Rs. 5 crore and above or turnover of Rs.
100 crore and above, subject to exclusion of certain class of
companies. |
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Settlement of
prosecution cases |
In order to
expedite disposal of prosecution cases MCA has directed
Regional Directors to organize Lok Adalats in the offices of
concerned Registrar of Companies. Detailed guidelines for the
same may be perused. |
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Circular > |
Compliance w.r.t.
filing of Annual Accounts |
ROC not to accept
any request (oral/writing/e-Forms) for recording any event
based information/changes from companies who have defaulted in
filing their updated Balance Sheet, P& L Account and
Annual Return. This is effective from 3rd July, 2011
which means no annual filing can be kept pending. |
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