Thursday, 6 June 2019

New Initiatives for making company incorporation process easier

Incorporation means to get file your esteem company under the registry of the govern bodies. It is not only necessary but mandatory for all types of companies ranging from small enterprises to big entrepreneur to compile their companies under the respective company act. Different acts have been confined and stated for varied companies in India including LLP or LLC, private or public companies have varied concepts of business incorporation. Here we bring you with company incorporation services for all available types of firms.
Business incorporation enables the company to boost its reputation and goodwill in the target market. One can easily apply for any of the legal benefits under the specific act. Besides these; business incorporation firms can easily find the varied alternatives for company funds or outside finance assistance. The same process will also support the company to get the level of authorative where the business can easily explore its potential ways.
Key takeaways from the initiatives taken by the MCA towards ease of doing business in India on the occasion of 69thRepublic Day.
  1. No incorporation fee: Companies with authorized share capital up to Rs. 10 lakh can be incorporated in India with Zero registration Fee.
  2. Introduction of ‘RUN’: New web service for reservation of name has been launched for name reservation called “Reserve Unique Name”. It is a one pager e-form into which one name of proposed company can be reserved without obtaining DIN and Digital Signature
  3. Reduction of time limit for reservation of Name: MCA has reduced the time period from 60 days to 20 days for reservation of name
  4. No resubmission for reservation of Name: It can be either rejected or approved in one go.
  5. Simplified process for incorporation of company: by removing the requirement of affidavit with declaration from the proposed directors and promotors.
  6. New process for obtaining DIN: The process of allotment of DIN has been re-designed by allotting it through the combined SPICe form only at the time of an individual’s appointment as Director.
E-commerce firms may get 6-month tax breather
The provision of tax collected at source (TCS) imposed on suppliers selling products on e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon in the goods and services tax (GST) regime is likely to be deferred by six months. The recommendation by the law review committee may come as a breather for e-commerce players, which have been strongly opposing the additional levy. The TCS of 1 per cent to be charged collectively by the Centre and states was kept in abeyance till April 1, 2018, by the GST Council in October along with the reverse charge mechanism and the e-way bill. However, in light of revenue leakage concerns, the e-way bill to track the movement of inter-state supply of goods will be implemented from February 1, while reverse charge mechanism on composition dealers may be implemented any time now. “The provision pertaining to TDS and TCS can be kept in abeyance for at least six more months, is the view taken by the law committee,” said an official. A final decision on deferring the TCS further will be taken by the GST Council in its next meeting.
Single GST Registration for Airlines, Banks on the Anvil
The government is considering a nationwide single GST registration process for the aviation, banking and insurance sectors, people in the know of the matter said.
A single registration will potentially solve a majority of the compliance problems that services companies have been complaining about. They now have to register themselves and file GST returns in every state or union territory (UT) they operate in.
But the change will require the approval of the GST Council, the top decision-making body under the new tax system, where states are expected to oppose it fearing revenue loss as they have done when the proposal had come up before, tax experts said.
While goods-producing industries were used to making multiple state-wise returns for value-added tax under the previous regime, this is a new requirement for services companies, which complain it as a cumbersome process involving lot of paperwork and manpower.
Company formations Procedure in India | New Company Registration in India

Thursday, 30 May 2019

New business setup in India

Director Identification Number
The first step is printing the DIN kind from the Ministry of company Affairs web site. Fill the shape and viably submit it for obtaining your director number. This number provides you a symptom of identity and residence proof likewise. you’ll need to pay the appliance fee and may check the process standing of your application on-line.

Registering the Name of your Company
The next step to registering the name of your company/organization with the registrar of corporations here, the business created consultants can punctually guide you in submitting the documents for company registration in conjunction with the registration fees. Once the method is complete you will receive the certificate of approving the name of your new company.
Navigating through Government Procedures
Your employed consultants can currently assist you sale through succeeding step for business setup in Asian Nation. With their nice power, They are going to swimmingly navigate through the procedures of the government and may even work as among a matter of few days or weeks. You will be prepared to start out your new business.
Permanent Account Number
If you are doing not presently own a permanent account range, tumble licensed from a franchise approved by the United Trust of Asian nation Investors services or National Securities repository. it’s crucial after you apply for a loan, open a business account or for tax functions.

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Thursday, 23 May 2019

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill), 2017

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
Insolvency is a situation where a company is unable to repay its outstanding debt.  The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill) (“Bill”), 2017 was introduced on December 28, 2017 amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) which replaces an ordinance promulgated in November 2017.
Resolution Applicant
A resolution plan explains the details that how the debt of a defaulting debtor can be restructured. This code defines a resolution in which applicant as a person submitting a resolution plan to insolvency professional. The bill amends to define a resolution applicant as a person submitting a resolution plan after receiving an invite by the insolvency professional to do so.
Eligibility for resolution applicants
The Code specifically defines that an insolvency professional will take control of the defaulting company inviting applicants to submit resolution plans. The Bill states that insolvency professional will only invite those resolution applicants to submit a plan, who fulfill certain criteria laid down by him (with the approval of the committee of creditors), and other conditions which may be specified by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board.
Ineligibility to be a resolution applicant
The Bill includes a provision prohibiting certain persons from submitting a resolution plan.  A person will be ineligible to submit a plan if:
  • he is a not discharged insolvent;
  • he is a willful defaulter;
  • his account has been identified as a non-performing asset for more than a year and he has not repaid the amount before submitting a plan;
  • he has been convicted of an offence punishable with two or more years of imprisonment;
  • he has been disqualified as a director under the Companies Act, 2013;
  • he has been prohibited from trading in securities by SEBI;
  • he is the promoter or in the management of a company which has indulged in undervalued, preferential, or fraudulent transactions;
  • he has given guarantee on a liability of the defaulting company undergoing resolution or liquidation and has not honored the guarantee;
  • he has indulged in these specified activities abroad ; or
  • he is connected to any person mentioned above.
Approving the resolution plan
This Code specifies that the committee of creditors shall approve a resolution plan with 75% majority.  The Bill amends this provision to state that the committee will approve this plan by a 75% majority subject to any conditions specified by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board. The Bill prohibits the committee of creditors from approving a resolution plan submitted before the promulgation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, where the plan has been submitted by a person ineligible to be a resolution applicant.
Liquidation
The Code allows the insolvency professional to sell the movable or immovable property of the debtor in case of liquidation.  The Bill prohibits the insolvency professional to sell this property to any person who is ineligible to be a resolution applicant.
Penalties
The Bill includes a provision to specify that a person contravening any provisions of the Code, for which no penalty has been specified, will be punishable with a fine ranging between one lakh rupees to two crore rupees.
Code provides a time-bound process to resolve insolvency of companies and individuals. In conclusion, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, is a progressive legislation that is intended to improve the efficiency of insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings in India. The new legislation provides for the early detection of financial distress and a time bound process for resolution. However, many details on the IBC’s implementation need to be worked out in the regulations, and its success will depend to a large extent on how quickly a high quality cadre of insolvency resolution professionals will emerge and on whether the time bound process for insolvency resolution will be adhered to in practice.
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Tuesday, 14 May 2019

A guide for company name approval – RUN



In order to simplify the Company name approval process and changing the name of an existing company, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs introduced a new simple web-based application called RUN (Reserve Unique Name) for registering any organization. Before RUN, all applications were to be made in the Form INC-1 accompanying with a minimum of 2 Director Identification Number and 1 Digital Signature. Any applicant seeking to reserve a proposed company or a change in an existing company should apply for reservation through the RUN service. The application will then be processed by the Central Registration Centre (CRC) and the proposed name applied should not be undesirable as per the relevant provisions of the Act and the rules mentioned in it.

Names which can be reserved under RUN
Below table gives a brief description regarding the type of companies names that can be reserved along with their respective suffixes:

Company Type
Suffix Required
1.
  • Private Limited Company
  • Limited / Company
2.
  • Section 8 company
  • Private Limited
3.
  • IFSC Company
  • IFSC Limited / IFSC Private Limited
4.
  • Unlimited Company
  • Unlimited Company
5.
  • Nidhi Company
  • Nidhi Limited
6.
  • Producer Company
  • Producer Company Limited
7.
  • One Person Company
  • (OPC) Private Limited
Validity for reserved company names
The CRC on the basis of information and documents provided, reserve the name for a period of 20 days from the date of approving in case of new company name registration. Similarly, it is 60 days from the date of approval in case of change in the name of an existing company.

Rules regarding the proposed names
Certain regulations pertaining to the reservation of the names are to be followed according to the laws governing the RUN form which are as below:
  1. Name stated should be different from the name of an existing company registered.
  2. The name should not constitute any offence under any law and also should not be undesirable in the opinion of the Central Government.
  3. The company name should not have any word or expression which likely gives the impression that the company is connected to the central or state government or any other local authority unless the approval from the respective government authority has been attained.
Requirements to reserve a unique name via RUN
Below is the list of things required for RUN:
  1. An MCA (Ministry of Corporate affairs) account
  2. Corporate Identification Number (CIN)
  3. The proposed name
  4. Documents required with the proposed name
Process for using RUN
Below is the process for using RUN with an MCA account:
  1. Firstly, creating an MCA account is important before you access this service. Login the account and enter the name you wish to use and check against the MCA database of the company and LLP names for its availability.
  2. For an existing company who wishes to change its name, a CIN will be required for the RUN e-form
  3. The applicant is required to enter the name in the form, he wants to reserve for the incorporation of a new company or change the name of the existing company.
  4. The user is then supposed to enter the objects of the proposed company and other relevant comments or documents supporting the proposed name.
Upon successful submission of the proposed name in the RUN form, a SRN (Service request number) is generated. Also, a challan serving the proof of the payment, email conveying the proposed name acceptance or rejection status, an approval / rejection letter, and finally a resubmission of the e-form is generated.

Concluding this document, the RUN is an easy web form to fill in with no complications. There is no need to provide other details about incorporation like proposed capital, shareholding or promoter details etc. This as a result waived off inherent limitation of e-form filing which included uploading errors or DSC (Digital Signature Certificate) registration.

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Company formation in India

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Annual corporate filings





According to the requirements of the Companies Act 2013 and other applicable laws, every company including subsidiaries of foreign companies, joint venture companies while incorporating business in India has to file certain documents with the government authorities. Following are the required documents along with the e-forms with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) with proper jurisdiction over the company:
  • Balance Sheet: All companies have to file Form 23AC
  • Profit and Loss account: All companies have to file Form 23ACA
  • Annual Return: Companies with share capital have to file Form 20B
  • Annual Return: Companies without share capital have to file Form 21A
  • Compliance certificate: Companies with paid up capital between Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 2 crore have to file Form 66.
How to do corporate filings?
There are 3 ways for annual corporate filing which a company can follow:
  • The most convenient way is that a company can upload the above listed e-forms from the MCA21 portal through the annual filing process link at his convenience from his office/ home.
  • Prepare an e-form following the guidelines, copying them in a compact disk (“CD”) and visit nearest temporary facilitation offices. For normal days, staff will help to upload the form and generate a challan but during last 10 days, CDs will be collected and only acknowledgment will be provided. After all the files are being uploaded into the system, the company can download the challan from the link provided at the annual filing corner after 2 working days of the submission.
  • Connecting with any certified filing centers by paying the service charges is also a method that a company representative can follow for filing an annual return.
What to remember while doing an annual filing?
  • Balance Sheet and the Profit & Loss Accounts are to be filed as two separate documents with different e-forms.
  • e-Form along with the relevant attachment should be less than 2.5 MB.
  • The Annual Return, the balance sheet and the profit & loss account are filed as attachments to the respective e-Forms
  • The MCA21 database in respect of authorized capital and paid-up capital may not be correct. The companies have been requested to apply for correction of master data in this respect. Since this is a time taking process, the ministry will be accepting the authorized capital and paid-up capital figures as declared by the companies in the respective forms pertaining to annual filings.
What are the mandates while annual filing?
As a part of annual filing in India, the below forms are mandatory to be filed with the RoC:
  • Form AOC-4 (Financial Statements): Every private limited company is required to file its balance sheet along with profit and loss account statement and director report within 30 days of holding of annual general meeting.
  • Form MGT-7 (Annual Return): Every private limited organization is required to file its annual return within 60 days of holding of annual general meeting.
If an organization results in failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the Companies Act, then the company and every officer who is in default shall be punishable with fine for the period which default continues. However, if there is any delay in filing, an additional fee is charged, which keeps increasing as per the time period of non-compliance. Moreover, some of the annual filing forms can also be revised but the fees for subsequently revised filing shall be charged, assuming it as a new filing.

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Saturday, 20 April 2019

Cracking the Code – Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016



Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (“Code”) in India has gained importance these days to protect the rights and interest of different parties involved with a business setup. However, with each passing day government has received multiple suggestions for making amendments in the already existing Code to fit in the dynamic needs of the business environment. Consequently, the Code has experienced innumerable alterations every now and then.
Previously, we laid emphasis on the meaning, vision and facilitators of the Code. It also highlighted how the Code affects our economy in general. For information on any of the above mentioned, kindly visit Discerning Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Procedure for resolving insolvency
Following steps are proposed for resolving insolvency:
  • InitiationIn case of default, debtor or creditor might initiate resolution process which is administered by professionals. Debtor’s financial information is provided by the professional to the creditor from the information utilities and manages the property of debtors. This process is undertaken for 180 days and no legal action can be taken against the debtor during this period.
  • Decision to resolve insolvencyInsolvency professionals take charge and constitute a committee of financial creditors who lend money to the debtors. This committee will be responsible for taking the decision regarding the future of the outstanding debt owed to them. It is on the option of the committee to revive the debt owed to them by transforming repayment schedule or liquidating the property of the debtor te repay the debts owed to them. If the committee does not reach to a viable conclusion within 180 days then the property of debtors is sold or liquidated.
  • Liquidation procedureInsolvency professional is empowered to administer the process of liquidation in case debtor willing goes into liquidation. Proceeds from the sale of property are dispensed in the following arrangement:
  • Insolvency resolution cost inclusive of insolvency professional’s remuneration
  • Secured creditors whose loans are backed by collateral or any dues to other employees
  • Unsecured creditors
  • Any outstanding amount to government
  • Priority shareholders
  • Equity shareholders
Concerns explicitly mentioned in the Code requiring consideration
Following concerns are clearly stated in the Code and are required to be focused for efficient and effective functioning of the Code.

  • Situation of competition and conflictInsolvency professionals (“IPs”) are regulated by insolvency professional agencies (“IPAs”), which are further administered by the Bankruptcy Board (“Board”). IPs are members of multiple IPAs who monitor their functioning, instead of a single regulator which is an unsettled situation. This might stir a situation of competition in this domain and may also pose a reason of conflict between the IPAs and regulators. Such a framework is distinct from today’s practice where the regulator directly regulates its registered IPs.
  • Ambiguous distribution hierarchyThe Code lays down a specific order for distributing property during liquidation which is misty in nature as:
  1. Secured creditors will receive their entire outstanding amount rather than upto their collateral value
  2. Unsecured creditors have priority over trade creditors
  3. Government dues will be repaid after unsecured creditors
  • Undefined rolesFunctioning of IPs, IPAs and information utilities is responsible for the smooth functioning of the Code. Modifications and alterations are required from time and on for proper functioning of the network. Additionally, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) who is responsible for adjudicating corporate insolvency issues has not been constituted yet as a result of which Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) is overloaded with pending cases.
To conclude situation of the Code, it seems to be in the elementary stage, backed by a strong structure and framework. The government is working on constantly modifying the provisions of the Code. Supreme Court has also amended it from time and on. This changes if introduced successfully, will enable banks to take early legal actions. The focus of IBC lies on instituting a proper insolvency resolution process, which focusses on efficient resolution mechanism and not a recovery system. Currently, it is an initiative in process with improving future anticipations only if it conquers its present day obstacles, plugs gaps and tackles crucial concerns.
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Monday, 15 April 2019

Kick-start your business: Paid-up capital essentials


For starting a business, a paid-up capital, also called paid-in capital is usually the amount that an entrepreneur needs to invest in a business. In most cases, this required amount is specified in an economy’s commercial code or company law. It is the amount of money pumped in by shareholders in exchange for shares or stock of an entity. When a company wants to raise equity, it cannot simply sell stock of the company to the highest bidder. Businesses must request permission to issue public shares by filing an application with the agency responsible for the registration of companies in the country of incorporation. Paid up capital is also referred as contributed capital including two funding sources – the par value of stock and excess over par. Deriving equity from balance sheet comes to the following calculation:
Paid up capital = par value of stock + excess over par
Paid-up capital represents the extent to which it depends on equity financing to fund its operations which can be compared with the company’s level of debt to assess for a healthy balance of financing, its operations and industry standards. Mentioned below are some crucial concepts regarding paid-up capital while incorporating your business:

Paid-capital requirement for private and public limited companies
Earlier every private company had a minimum paid-up capital requirement of INR 1 lakh whereas for public limited company minimum INR 5 lakhs were required. However, with effect from May 29, 2015, the limits have been omitted and no minimum amount needs to be invested in the company by the shareholders to commence a business, thereby lowering the costs to entrepreneurs to operate in the formal sector. (Company registration)
Withdrawal of paid-up capital
Once the money is loaded into your company as paid-up capital, it becomes part of your company which can be utilized for valid business purposes only. You cannot withdraw that amount for your non-commercial expenses. If in case you withdraw that amount from the bank account of the company for personal expenses, it will be treated as a loan from the company.
Increasing paid-up capital
Paid-up capital of a company can be increased by following a standard procedure, keeping all the parties concerned in loop and after taking prior approval wherever required.
  • Verifying Article of Association (AOA) of the companyVerify AOA to ensure provisions in the AOA explicitly permit increasing paid-up capital of your entity. If no such provisions are available, the entity must first make changes to the AOA of the company.
  • Convene board meetingConduct a board meeting to fix time, date and place for an extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) obtaining approval of shareholders for increment of paid-up capital and making changes to Memorandum of Association (MOA).
  • Extra-ordinary general meetingAs per the provisions of section 61(1) of Companies Act 2013, an ordinary resolution for increment or alterations in authorised share capital is to be passed.
  • Registrar of companies (ROC) form documentingForm SH-7 is filed with ROC with recommended charges for modifying MOA of the company.
It is believed that minimum capital requirements significantly hinder entrepreneurship which sometime also fail to serve the purpose for preventing customers and creditors from expeditiously establishment and potential insolvent firms. Despite these shortcomings, it continued to be a reality for many economies. But every year more economies slash or eliminate how much money entrepreneurs must deposit to start businesses. Various other relevant steps can be initiated to protect investors and creditors and minimizing bankruptcy risks which safeguards the interests of the consumers.
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