Authorised Capital, Issued capital and paid-up capital of a company explained
When a Public Limited or a Private Limited Company is to be incorporated, the promoters of the company must decide on the amount of authorized capital for the company. The Authorised Capital of a company means the maximum value of shares a company can allot to its shareholders. The promoters of the proposed company shall…
Read articleGuidelines on Memorandum of Association and Article of Association of a company
The Memorandum of Association pronounces the main object and the business activities of the company. The Articles of Association spells the rules and regulations for operations of the company. Process of approval of draft MOA & AOA by MCA: The MOA and AOA shall bear page numbers on all their pages. The photographs of the…
Read articleForm INC-7 for incorporation/registration of a new company
The e-form INC-7 deals with incorporation of the new company (other than OPC) under prevailing customary process. Filing of form INC-7 is not required where the promoters opted for integrated application form INC-29 for registering a company. A prospective director of the proposed company shall possess Digital Signature Certificate, Director Index Number to apply for…
Read articleGuidelines on selecting/reservation of name for your company
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) established a Central Registration Centre (CRC) to process Applications for Reservation of Companies Names across India [25 Jan 2016]. The CRC process the application for reservation of name received by it in e-form INC-1 with the prescribed fee as provided in the companies (registration of offices and fees) Rules,2014.…
Read articleDigital Signature Certificates (DSC) of different types
(This article elucidates on what is digital signature, different types of digital signature, digital signature certificate, who issues digital signature certificate and what is USB token) What is the digital signature? Digital signature is a digital code generated (electronic signature) to validate the authenticity and sender’s identity of an electronically transmitted document. Like physical documents are…
Guidelines on how to get DIN (Director Identity Number)
The Director Identity Number (DIN) is the number through which the Registrar of Companies (ROC), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India, identifies directors of companies. A director of a company is thus required to register his/her DIN to deal with the MCA. Process of obtaining DIN: The e-form DIR 3 for the purpose…
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