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Guidance given by SEBI on creation of Suspense Escrow Demat Account

Affluence Advisory 07 January 2023 at 08:56

SEBI vide its circular dt: January 25, 2022 had directed listed entities to process all service requests in Demat form.

Change in Single Master Form (SMF) on FIRMS Portal

Affluence Advisory 06 January 2023 at 08:52

Reserve Bank of India ('RBI') vide its Circular dated January 4, 2023, has streamlined the process of filing for reporting of Foreign Investment in India in Single Master Form (SMF) on FIRMS Portal.

Relaxation w.r.t conducting of Extra Ordinary General Meetings and Postal Ballots

Affluence Advisory 03 January 2023 at 14:22

MCA vide it's circular dt: April 8,2020 and circular dt: April 13, 2020 had allowed postal ballots to be conducted through a special framework. Conducting of Postal Ballots through this special framework was allowed till December 31, 2022.

MCA extension for conducting AGMs through VC or OAVM

Affluence Advisory 30 December 2022 at 14:54

Companies registered under Companies Act, 1956 or Companies Act, 2013 ('Companies') can now conduct their annual general meeting through Video Conferencing ('VC') or other Audio-Visual Modes (OAVM) till September 30, 2023.

Web-based Form DPT-3 as per New Rules

Affluence Advisory 26 December 2022 at 13:08

Ministry of Corporate Affairs "MCA" has vide its notification dated 29th August, 2022 amended the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and introduced the new Web-based form DPT-3 under section 73 of Companies Act, 2013.

ITC on CSR expenses

Affluence Advisory 15 December 2022 at 14:10

In our view, the companies undertaking CSR projects can only have the query on ITC availment of goods and services used to incur CSR expense and no query on ITC pertaining to capital goods.

GSTR 9 and 9C: Optional to Mandatory reporting in FY 2021-22

Affluence Advisory 07 December 2022 at 12:41

In this article, we would mainly comment on applicability of GSTR 9 and 9C along-with key pre-requisites.

CSR Compliances as per New Rules 2022

Affluence Advisory 30 September 2022 at 14:15

The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) introduced the mandatory provisions of CSR and accordingly Section 135 of the Act and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2022 ["CSR Rules"] framed thereunder govern CSR in India.

Mandatory appointment of Company Secretary

Affluence Advisory 21 September 2022 at 08:54

Let's go through the important aspects as well as the procedure for the appointment of the Company Secretary (C.S.).

Amendment to the definition of small company and benefits

Affluence Advisory 19 September 2022 at 08:46

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified an amendment in the Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Rules, 2014 that come into force from 15th September, 2022. The Amendment has been introduced to provide ease of doing business and to reduce the burden of compliance from a large number of companies as the definition has been widened to cover more companies.