MCA Clarification on IFC Reporting in Auditor’s Report for Private Companies

MCA vide its General Circular No. 08/2017 dated July 25, 2017[1] has issued a clarification regarding applicability of exemptions provided to private companies. Till now MCA has issued two notifications viz., Notification No. GSR 464(E) dated June 05, 2015[2]and Notification No. GSR 583(E) dated June 13, 2017[3] providing various exemptions to the private companies. Some of the major exemptions are as follows: Read more

Lease accounting: Operating & Financial Lease distinction set to go from financial year 2019-20

The Accounting standards Board of ICAI, in line with the adopting IFRS for Indian accounting framework, has taken one more step ahead in this direction with the release of the exposure draft[1] on IND AS 116 – Leases. What the said exposure draft has to offer for the leasing industry has been discussed as under: Read more

SEBI aligns DT Regulations with Act, 2013, by Vignesh Iyer

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on July 13, 2017 issued the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (Amendment Regulations)[1] in order to amend the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993 (Principal Regulations)[2] and make the reference to the corresponding provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act, 2013) instead of the erstwhile reference of Companies Act, 1956 (Act, 1956). Read more

MCA clarifies on AC and NRC constitution

MCA vide its notification dated July 13, 2017[1] came up with the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “MBP Second Amendment Rules, 2017) substituting provisions of rules 3 and 6 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “MBP Rules, 2014). This notification shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Read more

SEBI amends ILDS Regulations, clarifies on AOA amendment

 

SEBI vide notification dated March 24, 2015[1] had provided framework for consolidation and re-issuance of debt securities under Regulation 20A of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008 (‘ILDS Regulations’) subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. One of the conditions was to have an enabling Read more