Filing of affidavits not required with Form INC-9

MCA has issued clarification on filing of affidavits by subscribers to the memorandum and first directors while filing SPICe forms for incorporation. The filing of affidavit is no longer required and instead, a declaration in INC-9 will be sufficient. MCA has issued the following message to all the Stakeholders on the official website: “Stakeholders are […]

Scope of AP Integrated registration for Labour law increased

The scope of Andhra Pradesh (Issuance of Integrated Registration and Furnishing of Combined Returns under various Labour Laws by certain Establishments) Act, 2015, has been changed by the AP labour department by notifications G.O.Ms.No.11 and G.O.Ms.No.14, Labour Employment Training and Factories (Lab.I) dated 18th March, 2019 and 15th April, 2019, respectively. The Act was brought […]

Drugs and Cosmetics Act 2019 Amendment

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, has been recently amended, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R.187(E), dated the 6th March 2019. Amendments are related to the Conditions for License / Approval in Form 45 (Approval for import of […]

Date of filing e-Form ACTIVE extended

MCA has issued Companies (Incorporation) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2019 on 25th April, 2019, by which date of filing e-Form ACTIVE has been extended till 15th of June, 2019. Required amendments in Rule 25A in sub-rule (l), third proviso to sub-rule (1) and in sub-rule (2) has been made. Prior to this amendment, every company incorporated […]

Extension of time limit to apply for revocation of cancellation of GST Registration

CBIC has passed Central Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019 by a notification dated 23rd April, 2019. By this order, the date for filing application for revocation of cancellation of registration, has been extended. Registration of many persons were cancelled under Section 29(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, […]

Delhi Police makes CCTV mandatory in Financial establishments

It has come to the notice of Delhi Police, that there are number of banking and Financial/business establishments such as; Banks, ATMs, Private locker, Companies, Petrol Pumps, Shops, malls/restaurants/hotels, cinema halls/cine complexes, etc., that conduct their business in Delhi and deals in the cash and other precious items and CCTVs are not installed to cover […]

MCA withdraws Restriction on formation of LLP with manufacturing activities

MCA has allowed LLP’s to register with manufacturing and allied activity also w.e.f 17th April, 2019. OM No. CRC/LLP/e-Forms dated 06.03.2019 restricting formation of LLP for manufacturing & allied activities, has been revoked. In OM No. CRC/LLP/e-Forms dated 06.03.2019, MCA explained that the manufacturing activities does not fall under the definition of `Business’ as per […]

FSSAI releases clarification on licencing of e-commerce FBOs

On April 15, 2019, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (“FSSAI”) issued an order pertaining to licenses required to be obtained by e-commerce food business operators (“FBOs”) under the framework of the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 (“FSS Act”) Background As per the FSS Act, a person carrying on or owning food […]

Form 16 and Form 24Q amended

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has brought Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2019. The Major changes were done in Form 16 and Form 24Q via notification dated April 12, 2019. FORM NO. 16Form 16 is the format of TDS certificate that an employer issues when TDS is deducted by them. When an employer deducts […]

Extension of last date of filing CRA-2

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended last date for filing E-form CRA-2 without charging any additional fees where the company has been mandated to get its cost records audited for the first time under Companies Act, 2013 on account of companies (cost record and audit) Amendment Rule, 2018. E-Form CRA-2 is required to be […]