Tuesday, 28 October 2014

FCRA DEPTT ADVISORY ON CASH PAYMENT OF RS 20000/

FCRA regd association to incur exp above Rs 20000 in cheque



FCRA Department has issued a circular to incur expenditure above ` 20,000/- by cheque or draft. A copy of the circular has been enclosed herewith.
 
The circular advises FC registered organisations to incur expenditure above ` 20,000/- by cheque or draft, only. It further provides that organisations indulging in cash payment above ` 20,000/- shall be subjected to more intensive scrutiny.
 
It is noteworthy to mention that the circular make a reference to the Income Tax Act regarding the provision pertaining to expenditure above ` 20,000/-. However, there is no provision under the Income Tax Act which prohibits NGOs from incurring cash expenditure beyond ` 20,000/- for charitable or religious activities. The Income Tax Act has such a provision only for the organisations which have income under the head "Business and Profession".


Attached File : 40_14459_notice_fcra.pdf 

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Friday, 17 October 2014

Private company-Companies Act compliances

 Private company-Companies Act compliances





Post incorporation requirements are obligations which companies are supposed to fulfill subsequent to incorporation. These include filing of annual returns, change of directors or secretary, change of financial year, alteration in capital, allotment of shares, transfer of shares and change of registered office.

 

Regular Works For A Private Company Under Companies ACT-2013:-

 

1. BOARD MEETING: 

 


- In case of other than Small Company and One Person Company: As per Section- 173(1) Every Company require to hold at least 4 (four) Board Meetings of director of company. The maximum gap between 2 (two) Board Meeting should not be more than 120 days. There is no minimum requirements gap requirements.

 

- In case of Small Company and One person company: As per Section 173(5): Such companies require to hold at least 2 (two) Board meetings of Directors in every half calendar year. The gap between two Meeting should not be less than 90 (ninety) days.

 

2. GENERAL MEETING:

 

- First Annual General Meeting: As per Section – 96 (1) First Proviso- First Annual General Meeting of company shall be held with in a period of 9 month from the date of closing of the first financial year of company.

 

- Subsequent Annual General Meetings:  As per Section- 96 (1) every company (except One Person Company) require to hold an Annual General Meeting of Company. Time period for holding subsequent Annual General Meeting:

 

- Maximum gap between 2 (two) General Meeting can be 15 (fifteen) month. or

 

a. 6 (six) month from the end of the closing of financial year

b. Whichever is earlier!

 

3. REGULAR E-FORMS REQUIREMENTS:

 

S. No.

Due Date of meeting

Agenda

Particulars

e-forms

Due Date Form Filling

1

30th June

Filing of return of deposits.

If there is any deposit in company.

DPT-3

30th June

2

*28-Jul

Disclosure of Interest- MBP-1

Preparation of MBP-1,

Resolution for adoption, preparation and filing of MGT-14

MGT-14

27-Aug

3

6-Sep

Adoption of Annual Accounts and Director's Report

Resolution for adoption, preparation and filing of MGT-14

MGT-14

5-Oct

4

30-Sep

Filing - Balance Sheet

Preparation, certification and filing of Form 23AC

23AC

(AOC-1)

30-Oct

5

30-Sep

Filing- Profit & Loss Account

Preparation, certification and filing of Form 23ACA

23ACA

(AOC-1)

30-Oct

6

30-Oct

Filing of Annual Return

Preparation of Annual Return, preparation, certification and filing of Form 20B

20B

(MGT-7)

30-Nov

7

30-Sep

Filing of Auditor Appointment

Preparation of Form ADT-1 and filing with Form GNL-2

ADT-1

14-Oct

 

*If Last Board Meeting held on 31st March of the previous financial year.

 

4. Following documents needs to be filed with ROC:

 

1.

Particulars of Documents

Concerned Form

Time Period

2.

Board Resolution for acceptance of MBP-1

MGT-14

with in 30 days of BM

3.

Board Resolution for Adoption of Annual Account

MGT-14

with in 30 days of BM

4.

Balance Sheet

AOC-1

within 30 days of AGM

5.

Profit & Loss Account

AOC-1

within 30 days of AGM

6.

Cash Flow Statement

AOC-1

within 30 days of AGM

7.

Annual Return

MGT-7

With in 60 days of AGM

8.

ADT-1- Appointment of Auditor

GNL-2

within 15 days of AGM

 

5. Statutory Registers:

 

List of Statutory Registers which a company required to maintain as per Companies Act- 2013 given below: (I wrote a Article on Statutory Registers under companies Act-2013- mail me on csdiveshgoyal@gmail.com if you want that)

 

Sr. No

Particulars

Sections

1

Register of Members in Form No. MGT-1

As per Section 88(1)(a) of CA-2013 and rule 3(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014

2

Register of debenture holders/ other securities holders in Form No. MGT-2

As per Section 88(1)(b) and (c) of CA-2013 and rule 4 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014

3

Register of Renewed and Duplicate Share Certificates in Form No. SH-2

As per Section 46(3) of the CA-2013 and rule 6(3)(a) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014

4

 Register of Sweat Equity Shares in Form No. SH-3

As per Section-54 of CA-2013 and rule 8(14) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014

5

Register of Employee Stock Options in Form No. Form No. SH-6

As per Section-62(1)(b) of CA-2013, and Rule-12(10) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014

6

Register of shares or other securities bought-back in Form No. SH-10

As per Section-68(9) of CA-2013, and rule-17(12) of  Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014

7

Register of charges in Form No. CHG-7

As per Section-85 rule(10) sub-rule(1) of Companies (Registration of Charges) Rules, 2014

8

Register of loans, guarantee, security and acquisition made by the company in Form No.  MBP – 2

As per Section-186(9) and Rule 12(1) of the Companies Meetings of Board and its Powers

9

Register of investments not held in its own name by the company in Form No. MBP – 3

As per Section-187(3) and Rule 14(1) of the Companies Meetings of Board and its Powers

10

Register of contracts with related party and contracts and Bodies etc. in which directors are interested in Form No. MBP – 4

As per Section-189(1) and Rule 16(1) of the Companies Meetings of Board and its Powers

11

Register of Transfers for Equity shares, Preference Shares and Debentures as required by

Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013

12

Register of Transmission as required by

Section 56 of Companies Act, 2013

13

Register of Deposit as required by

Section 73 and 74 and Rule 14 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014

14

Register of Unpaid Dividend as required by Section 124 of Companies Act, 2013

 

15

Register of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel as required by

Section 170(1) and Rule 17 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014

16

Register of Beneficial Owners as required by Section 88(3) of Companies Act, 2013

 

 

6. Minutes:

 

- As per Section: 118. (1) Every company shall prepare minutes of the proceedings of:

- Every general meeting of any class of shareholders or creditors, and

- Every resolution passed by postal ballot and

- Every meeting of its Board of Directors or of every committee of the Board,

 

Minutes to be prepared and signed in such manner as prescribed below as per rule -25 and kept within thirty days of the conclusion of every such meeting concerned, or passing of resolution by postal ballot in books kept for that purpose with their pages consecutively numbered.

 

As per Rule 25 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014:  A distinct minute book shall be maintained for each type of meeting namely;

 

- General Meeting of Members

- Meeting of Creditors

- Meetings of Board; and

- Meetings of each of the committees of the Board.

- Resolution passed by Postal Ballot shall be recorded in the minute book of General Meeting as if it has been deemed to be passed in the General Meeting.

- Minutes should be prepared within 30 days of conclusion of meeting.

- Each page of Minutes Book shall be Initialed or signed.

- Last page of every record of the proceeding of each meeting shall be Dated and signed.

 

Signature on Minutes: As per Rule 25(d) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014

 

- Minutes of Board Meeting: By the Chairman of said meeting or by the Chairman of Succeeding (Next) meeting.

 

- Minutes of General Meeting: By the Chairman of said meeting with in 30 (thirty) days of conclusion of general meeting Or in the event of death of that chairman with in 30 (thirty) days of conclusion of general meeting by a director duly authorised by the Board for the purpose.

 

- Resolution passed by postal ballot:  By the Chairman of the Board with in with in 30 (thirty) days  If there is no chairman or in the event of death of that chairman with in 30 (thirty) days of conclusion of general meeting by a director duly authorised by the Board for the purpose.

 

Place to Keep Minute Book: As per Rule 25(d) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014: Minutes Books of both General Meeting and Board Meeting shall be

 

- Preserved permanently.

- Kept in the Custody of Company Secretary or any director duly authorized in Board Meeting.

- Kept at Registered office of Company

- Kept any other place if, approved by the Board.

 

7. Ratification of Auditor:

 

As per Section- 139 of Companies Act 2013 Now Auditor will be appoint for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years. But as per First proviso of Section-139(1)- Company will ratify such appointment at every general meeting of company.

 

8. Some point required to keep in mind:

 

Check: At every Board Meeting check is there any change in interest of Director from the disclosure earlier given by them. If there is any change then director have to give disclosure in MBP-1 to company [Change in disclosure of interest- As per section- 184(1)] and its mandatory for company to file Board resolution for acceptance of MBP-1 in form MGT-14 with in 30 days of meeting of board of directors (As per Section- 179(3) of Companies Act- 2013).

 

Check: That every borrowing of Company with in Limit of Section- 180(1)(c) of Companies Act, 2013, if any time company exceed that limit, there is require to get Shareholders approval by passing of Special Resolution at General Meeting of company.

 

Check: That every loan of Company with in the Limit of Section- 186 of Companies Act, 2013, if any time company exceed that limit, there is require to get Shareholders approval by passing of Special Resolution at General Meeting of company.

 

Check: Private Limited company not borrowing from person other than its directors, condition directors will give declaration that such money is directors own money.

 


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B.COM (H),FCA
FCMA,LCS,MIMA

Statutory Auditors of Company Section- 139

 Statutory Auditors of Company Section- 139






APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR,

Section - 139 read with rules The Companies

(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014

Series-25.1

 

YOU MAY SEE THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWING THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF FIRST AUDITOR OF COMPANY.

Which Section will apply for appointment of First Auditor

Section 139(1)

Who will Appoint First Auditor

Board of Directory By Passing Board Resolution in Board Meeting

Time Limit for Appointment of First Auditor

Within 30 days from Incorporation of Company

Who will Appoint First Auditor if Board of Director Fails to Appoint First Auditor

Members of Company by Passing of Ordinary Resolution in Extra Ordinary General Meeting

What is the Tenure of Office of First Auditor?

First Auditor may hold office until conclusion of First Annual General Meeting

Whether First Auditor can be remove before First Annual General Meeting, If appointed in General Meeting.

Yes, by Members of Company by Passing of Special Resolution, After obtaining the previous approval of Central Government in that behalf

Whether First Auditor can be Appoint Through AOA & MOA.

No, the Appointment of First Auditor by the Articles of Company will not be valid.

                              


DRAFTS OF THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE APPOINTMNET OF AUDITOR

 

i.   INTIMATION FOR APPOINTMENT BY COMPANY TO AUDITOR

 


 

M/s Name of auditor firm.

Chartered Accountants,

Address:------------

 

Ref: Consent & Certificate for re-appointment as statutory auditor under the Companies Act, 2013

 

Dear Sir,

 

The company is planning to hold 1st Annual General Meeting on 25th September, 2014 and in accordance with provisions of Section 139 of Companies Act, 2013, we need your consent and certificate under section 141 of Companies Act, 2013 for your re-appointment as Statutory Auditor of Company.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours sincerely,

For Name of Company

 

(Name of Director)

Director

DIN: ---------------

Add: -------------

 

II. Consent of auditor

 

To                                                                                                                 

Date: 

 

The Board of Directors

Name of Company

Address

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Sub: Letter of Consent for re-appointment as auditors of pine Advertisers Private Limited.

 

We thank you for your letter dated: 22nd August, 2014, seeking our consent for re-appointment as auditors of pine Advertisers Private Limited ("the company"). We hereby consent to our re-appointment as auditors of the company pursuant to the provisions of Section-139 of the Chapter X of the Companies Act, 2013.

 

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

 

Name of Auditor Firm

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No. -----------

 

(Name of Partner/Proprietor)

Partner

Membership No. -----------

Place: Delhi

 

III. Eligibility Certificate from auditor

 

Certificate

 

[Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Chapter X of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014]

 

To                                                                                                                  

Date: 

 

The Board of Directors

Name of Company

Address

 

Dear Sirs,

 

Sub: Letter for re-appointment as statutory auditor under the Companies Act, 2013

 

In connection with re-appointment of Name of Auditor firm. ("the Firm"), Chartered Accountants as auditors of  pine Advertisers Private Limited ("the Company") in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and rules and regulations made there under, we are pleased to confirm that:

 

1) The firm is eligible for re-appointment and is not disqualified for re-appointment under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Chartered Accountant Act, 1949 and rules and regulations made thereunder;

 

2) Our proposed re-appointment would be as per the terms provided under the Act;

 

3) The proposed appointment is within the limits laid down by or under the authority of the Act;

 

4) There are no proceedings pending against either of the partners or the firm with respect to professional matters of conduct.

 

5) We satisfy other criteria as provided under Section 141 of the Act.

 

Thanking you,

Yours Faithfully,

Name of Auditor Firm

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No. -----------

 

(Name of Partner/Proprietor)

Partner

Membership No. -----------

Place: Delhi

 

IV.  LANGUAGE IN NOTICE FOR APPOINTMENT

 

2. Re-appointment of Auditor

 

To consider and if thought fit, to pass with or without modification(s), the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

 

"RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section- 139 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed there under, as amended from time to time, M/s. Name of Chartered Accountant., Chartered Accountants, (FRN No. ----------) be and is hereby re-appointed as Auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting (AGM) till the conclusion of the 6th AGM of the

 

Company to be held in the year 2019 (subject to ratiï¬cation of their re-appointment at every AGM), at such remuneration as may be agreed upon between the Board of Directors and Statutory Auditors, in addition to the reimbursement of service tax and actual out of pocket expenses incurred in relation with the audit of accounts of the Company.

 

V.  LANGUAGE IN DIRECTOR REPORT.

 

Auditors of the Company M/s Name of firm., Chartered Accountants, hold office until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment until the conclusion of 6th Annual General Meeting of the company to be held in the Year 2019 (subject to ratification of their appointment by the Members at every Annual General Meeting held after the ensuing Annual General Meeting).

 

As required under the provisions of section – 139(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company has received a written consent from M/s Name of firm., Chartered Accountant to their re-appointment and a certificate, to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be in accordance with the new Act and the Rules framed there under and that they satisfy the criteria provided in section- 141 of Companies Act, 2013. The Board recommends their appointment.

 

VI. LANGUAGE OF ordinary resolution.

 

1. RE-APPOINTMENT OF RETIRING AUDITORS 

 

The Chairman informed the meeting that the Retiring Auditors, M/s NAME OF AUDITOR FIRM., Chartered Accountants, have shown their willingness to be re-appointed as Auditors of the Company and have confirmed that their re-appointment, if made, would be within the limits prescribed under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013.

 

On this connection, the Chairman invited the member/s to propose the following resolution which was proposed by Mr. Sumit Khanna the Managing Director and Member of the Company:

 

"RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section- 139 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed there under, as amended from time to time, M/s. NAME OF AUDITOR FIRM., Chartered Accountants, (FRN No. --------------) be and is hereby re-appointed as Auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting (AGM) till the conclusion of the 6th AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2019 (subject to ratiï¬cation of their re-appointment at every AGM),

  

FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the remuneration of the Statutory Auditors of the Company be and is here-by decided either by Mr. Name of Director or Mrs. Name of Director, both Directors of the Company."

 

The resolution then was seconded by Mr.  Name of Director, Director /Member of the Company.

 

The Chairman then put the resolution to members present at this meeting to vote by show of hands in response to which all the members present, raised their hands in favor of the resolution. Then the Chairman declared the same as passed unanimously.

 

VII. Intimation letter to auditor.

 

25th September, 2014

M/s Name of auditor firm.

Chartered Accountants,

Address:------------

 

Sub. : Reappointment as Statutory Auditors of the Company.

 

Dear Sir,

 

With reference to the resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting held on 25th September, 2014, we bring to your kind notice that you have been re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company till the conclusion of the 8th AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2019 (subject to ratiï¬cation of their re-appointment at every AGM). The remuneration shall be decided mutually.

 

Thanking you,

 

Yours sincerely,

Yours sincerely,

For Name of Company

  

(Name of Director)

Director

DIN: ---------------

Add: -------------

 

VIII. ADT-1.

 

FORM NO. ADT-1

[See rule 4(2) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014]

  

Notice of appointment of auditor by the company

 

1.(a) Corporate identity number (CIN) or foreign company registration number (FCRN) of the company

 

(b) Global Location Number (GLN) of company

 

2. (a) Name of the company:

(b) Address of the registered office or of the principal place of business in India of the company:

(c) E-mail ID of the company

 

3. Date of meeting at which the auditor appointed _____________

 

 

4. Category of Auditor                 Inpidual                Firm

 

5.(a) Income Tax PAN of Auditor or auditor's firm

 

(b) Name of the Auditor or Auditor's firm

(c ) Membership Number of Auditor or auditor's firm's registration number

(d) Address of the Auditor or auditor's firm

(e) City

(f) State

(g) Pin code

(h) Email id of the auditor or auditor's firm

 

Place:

 

Date:                                                                                                                 

 

Verification

I am authorised by the Board of Directors of the Company vide resolution

no…………. dated…………… to sign this form and declare that all the requirements of Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and the rules made there under in respect of the subject matter of this form and matters incidental thereto have been complied with. I also declare that all the information given herein above is true, correct and complete including the attachments to this form and nothing material has been suppressed.

 

To be digitally signed by

 

Designation (to be given) :

 

DIN of the person signing the form:

 

 

Note:

 

This eform has been taken on file maintained by the Registrar of companies through electronic mode and on the basis of statement of correctness given by the filing company. Attention is also drawn to provisions of section 448 of the Act which provide for punishment for false statement.

 


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CA SANJAY DEWAN
B.COM (H),FCA
FCMA,LCS,MIMA

Last date for filing TDS return extended in some states

Last date for filing TDS return extended in some states


last date of filing of the TDS/TCS Statements for the 2nd Quarter of Financial year 2014-15 for the deductors/collectors in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha & Telangana extended

 

In view of the recent natural calamities in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha & Telangana, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued an order extending the due date for filing the TDS/TCS Statements for the 2nd Quarter of Financial year 2014-15 by the deductors/collectors in these States. In case of Government deductors/collectors that are mapped to a valid AIN, the due date is extended from 31st October, 2014 to 7th November, 2014. In case of all other deductors/collectors, the due date is extended from 15th October, 2014 to 31st October, 2014. 

 


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CA SANJAY DEWAN
B.COM (H),FCA
FCMA,LCS,MIMA

Companies (audit) rules

Companies (audit) rules



In exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) of section 139, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 140, sub-section (3) of section 141, sub-sections (2), (3), (8) and (12) of section 143, sub-section (3) of section 148 read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, namely:- 

1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2014. 

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 

2. In the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, after rule 10, the following shall be inserted, namely:- 

"10A. For the purposes of clause (i) of sub-section (3) of section 143, for the financial years commencing on or after 1st April, 2015, the report of the auditor shall state about existence of adequate internal financial controls system and its operating effectiveness: 

Provided that auditor of a company may voluntarily include the statement referred to in this rule for the financial year commencing on or after 1st April, 2014 and ending on or before 31st March, 2015." 

 


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B.COM (H),FCA
FCMA,LCS,MIMA

Companies (accounts) rules

Companies (accounts) rules


In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 128, sub-section (3) of section 129, section 133, section 134, sub-section (4) of section 135, sub-section (1) of section 136, section 137 and section 138 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, namely:- 

1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2014. 

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 

2. In the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, in rule 6, after the existing proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:- 

"Provided further that nothing in this rule shall apply in respect of preparation of consolidated financial statement by an intermediate wholly-owned subsidiary, other than a wholly-owned subsidiary whose immediate parent is a company incorporated outside India: 

Provided also that nothing contained in this rule shall, subject to any other law or regulation, apply for the financial year commencing from the 1st day of April, 2014 and ending on the 31st March, 2015, in case of a company which does not have a subsidiary or subsidiaries but has one or more associate companies or joint ventures or both, for the consolidation of financial statement in respect of associate companies or joint ventures or both, as the case may be.


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B.COM (H),FCA
FCMA,LCS,MIMA