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July 18, 2019 / Business

India Green Budget 2019-20

Union Budget 2019-20 has been presented on July 5th, 2019, washing away all the uncertainties and assumptions. This first maiden budget of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman comes out to be an ambitious one, aiming to fulfill the dreams of Modi 2.0 Government to take India’s economy to USD 5 billion by 2024.
The budget 2019 offers incentives for startups and MSMEs, strengthens NBFCs, eases the tax compliance norms, prioritises empowerment
of rural India and women and focuses on …

July 12, 2019 / Business

Conversion of Company into LLP

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) are emerging ever since the introduction of the Companies Act, 2013 as it is a form of business entity, which allows individual partners to be free from the concept of joint liability of partners in a partnership firm. LLPs are preferred form of business as it is an alternative corporate business vehicle that provides the benefits of limited liability of a company and allows its members the flexibility of organizing their internal management on the basis …

July 8, 2019 / Business

Significant Beneficial Ownership Rules (SBO Rules) dated 8th February, 2019

Every significant beneficial owner shall file a declaration in Form No. BEN-I to the company in which he holds the significant beneficial ownership within thirty days in case of any change in his significant beneficial ownership.

‘significant beneficial owner‘ in relation to a reporting company means an individual referred to in sub-section (1) of section 90, who acting alone or together, or through one or more persons or trust, possesses one or more of the following rights …

July 6, 2019 / Business

Startup Companies rejoice as SEBI approves framework for issue of differential voting right

The tech-savvy start-ups will be beating drums as the market regulator, SEBI, in its board meeting held on June 27, 2019 has decided to come up with new norms for issuance of Differential Voting Rights (DVR) shares. The proposal related to issuance of DVR would be considered as a game changer for start—ups which are dealing with technology.
This is a welcome move by SEBI for startups. The framework for issuance of DVRs would allow promoters of startups to have …

June 22, 2019 / Business

Appointment of Auditors for Companies other than Government Companies

For a newly incorporated Company:
The Board within 30 days from the date of incorporation of the Company, shall appoint the first auditor of the Company who shall hold office of the statutory auditor from the conclusion of that Board Meeting till the conclusion of First AGM of the Company and is liable to sign the Financial statement for the First Financial Year of the Company.

For the appointment of auditor for Subsequent to First Auditor/ already incorporated Companies:
As …

June 18, 2019 / Business

All about Contribution in Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Form/Manner of Capital contribution

As per the provisions of Section 32 of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, contribution of a partner may consists of tangible, movable or immovable or intangible property or other benefit to the limited liability partnership, including money, promissory notes, other agreements to contribute cash or property, and contracts for services performed or to be performed. The monetary value of contribution of each partner shall be disclosed in the accounts of LLP in the prescribed manner.

Obligation

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May 22, 2019 / Business

DPIIT proposes IT law tweaks to help startups

With a view to facilitate fund raising by startups, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed relaxation in the income tax laws.
These suggestions are part of ´Start up India Vision 2024´.
It has recommended amendments in Section 54GB (capital gain on transfer of residential property not to be charged in certain cases) and Section 79 (carry forward and set off of losses in case of certain companies) of the Income Tax Act.
It has …

April 30, 2019 / Business

External Commercial Borrowings: Regulatory Framework Substantially Relaxed

Funding Indian corporates through debt has been traditionally been a preferred mode of funding due to inherent advantages such as security creation, minimum guaranteed returns and tax optimization for both the lender as well as the borrower. The modes for offshore debt funding have been limited to external commercial borrowings (“ECB”), non-convertible debentures (“NCD”), compulsorily convertible debentures and certain hybrid debt instruments. Each of these options have been subjected to regulatory restrictions in terms of eligible …

April 25, 2019 / Business

New Era of Accounting-Transition to Ind as

1. INTRODUCTION

The Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) are Accounting Standards, harmonized with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)/IAS (International Accounting Standards) to make Financials Accounts and Reports of Indian Companies internationally accessible, acceptable, transparent and comparable.

Indian Companies have a far more global access as compared to earlier days and also because of leveraged policies of Indian Government toward the flow of FDI, a need was felt to introduce globally accepted Accounting Standards (IFRS). Most of the Countries in …

April 19, 2019 / Business

Mandatory Compliances for a Private Limited Company in India

Although Private Limited Company is the most popular form of starting a business, there are various compliances which are required to be followed once your business is incorporated.

Managing the day to day operations of your business along with complying the corporate laws can be little taxing for any entrepreneur. Hence, it is essential to take help of a professional and also understand such legal requirements to ensure timely fulfilment of compliances, without any levy of interest or penalty.

Recently, …