Company Compliances
Latest MCA Updates 2025-2026: What's New in India's Corporate World
A dated list of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' rules and circulars from February 2025 to October 2026, from the doubled small-company limits an…
Company Compliances
The Companies Amendment Bill, 2020
The Companies Amendment Bill, 2020 replaces imprisonment with fines for many procedural defaults, lowers several fines and allows direct overseas l…
Business Owner's Guide
Shareholders: Rights, Role and Types Under the Companies Act, 2013
Equity, preference, promoter, public, institutional and minority shareholders explained with exact Companies Act 2013 sections, the MGT-7, SH-1 and…
Directors Guide
Independent Director: Roles and Duties
An independent director acts as a watchdog on a company's board. This guide covers who must appoint one under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 201…
MCA Updates
More than 3.8 Lakh Firms struck off from Government Records
The government struck off 3,82,581 companies from official records in three years, mostly for not filing financial statements for two or more years…
Company Registrations
CIN and How to Get It: Decoding the 21-Character Company Code
The Corporate Identity Number is allotted with the certificate of incorporation and never applied for. Here is how to decode its six blocks, where…
Company Compliances
Indian Firms can directly list in Foreign Markets
FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that some minor violations have now been decriminalised and Indian firms can directly list in foreign markets.
Company Compliances
Why should company compliance be followed?
Compliance with MCA regulations is mandatory for every company incorporated in India. Here is why it matters, and how missing it can lead to heavy…
Directors Guide
Director Identification Number (DIN): Rules, Forms, Fees and KYC 2026
The eight-digit Director Identification Number explained end to end: who needs it, SPICe+ and DIR-3 routes, the DIR-3 KYC cycle that changed on 31…
Company Compliances
Event-based Compliances you need to know!
The government has set event-based compliances for private limited companies, such as INC-22, DIR-12 and PAS-3 filings. Each must be filed by its d…
Directors Guide
Types of Company Directors in India
The Companies Act, 2013 defines several categories of directors based on the role they play in a company, from resident, independent and women dire…