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Company Annual Filing with ROC: Core Forms and Compliance Workflow
A practical guide to what ROC annual filing covers, which forms usually apply, how the filing clock runs from the AGM, and where exceptions change the answer.
Board Meetings under the Companies Act: Process, Records and Compliance
A practical guide to board meetings under the Companies Act, 2013, covering frequency, notice, quorum, video conferencing, minutes, resolutions by circulation, and key follow-up compliance points.
Small Company under Companies Act: ₹10 Crore/₹100 Crore Test, Exclusions and Compliance Benefits
A practical guide to the small-company definition under the Companies Act, including the ₹10 crore capital and ₹100 crore turnover tests, statutory exclusions, compliance relaxations and year-end classification checklist.
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Independent Director Applicability Under Companies Act: Thresholds, Tenure and Appointment Checklist
A practical guide to when Indian public companies need independent directors, Rule 4 thresholds and exclusions, candidate independence checks, databank compliance, tenure, appointment and vacancy rules.
CSR Impact Assessment under Rule 8: When It Is Mandatory and How to Apply the ₹10 Crore/₹1 Crore Tests
A practical guide to Rule 8(3) CSR impact assessment covering the ₹10 crore company-level test, ₹1 crore project test, one-year completion condition, independent agency requirement, Board reporting and the current cost limit.
Section 187 of Companies Act: When Company Investments Can Be Held in Another Name and How MBP-3 Works
A practical guide to Section 187 of the Companies Act, explaining the own-name rule, nominee and depository exceptions, the six-month bank-transfer condition and how Form MBP-3 should be maintained.
Can a Private Company Take a Loan from a Director or Director’s Relative? Deposit Rules, Declaration and DPT-3
A private company can receive money from a director—and, subject to a specific rule, from a director’s relative—without treating it as a deposit if the exclusion conditions are met. This guide explains the status test, written declaration, Board approval, disclosure and DPT-3 reporting.
AOC-4 XBRL Applicability: Which Companies Must File in XBRL and How the Filing Works
A practical guide to AOC-4 XBRL applicability under Rule 3, including the ₹5 crore capital test, ₹100 crore turnover test, Ind AS trigger, sector exemptions, taxonomy workflow and Section 137 filing link.
Bonus Issue of Shares Under Section 63: Eligible Reserves, Conditions and PAS-3
A practical guide to bonus shares under Section 63, covering eligible reserves, statutory conditions, authorised-capital checks, a worked 1:1 example and the current PAS-3 filing position.
Form SH-4 Share Transfer Under Section 56: When It Applies, the 60-Day Rule and SH-5 Notice
A practical Section 56 guide to Form SH-4 for physical securities: when the form is relevant, what must accompany it, the 60-day delivery rule, partly paid share notice in SH-5, transmission, late or lost instruments and the dematerialisation check that should come first.
e-Form AOC-2 Under Companies Act: How to Identify Related-Party Contracts for Board’s Report Disclosure
A practical workflow for identifying the related-party contracts that feed e-Form AOC-2, separating Section 188 approval questions from Board’s Report disclosure and reconciling the result before annual filing.
Sweat Equity Shares for Unlisted Companies: Section 54, Rule 8, Valuation and Compliance Workflow
A practical guide to sweat equity for unlisted companies under section 54 and Rule 8, covering eligibility, special resolution disclosures, issue limits, registered-valuer requirements, three-year lock-in, PAS-3, SH-3 and accounting consequences.
Unpaid Dividend and IEPF: What Happens After 30 Days, 7 Years, and How Shares Are Claimed Back
A practical Companies Act guide to the unpaid-dividend timeline: when money moves to the Unpaid Dividend Account, when dividend and shares can move to IEPF, and how the recovery route changes after transfer.
Buy-Back of Shares by an Unlisted Company: Section 68, SH-8, SH-9 and SH-11 Workflow
A practical Companies Act guide to an unlisted-company buy-back, covering Section 68 limits, Section 70 restrictions, SH-8 and SH-9 before the offer, Rule 17 timelines, capital redemption reserve and SH-11 after completion.
INC-20A Filing Guide: 180-Day Commencement of Business Rule, Documents and Consequences
Understand who must file INC-20A, the 180-day deadline, share-payment and office checks, filing steps and penalties, with a simple ₹50,000 example.
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