Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, dated May 8, 2019, amends the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016. The amendment comes into effect on May 10, 2019, and includes changes to fees, application procedures, and required forms for companies seeking to remove their names from the register. It introduces Form No. STK8, and affects companies, Registrars, and professionals like Chartered Accountants.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment Details:
* These rules may be called the Companies Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies Amendment Rules, 2019.
* The rules come into force on May 10, 2019.
Rule 4 Amendment:
* Subrule 1 amended, increasing the fee from five thousand rupees to ten thousand rupees.
* Mandatory filing of overdue returns in Form No. AOC4 (Financial Statement or AOC4 XBRL) and Form No. MGT7 (Annual Return) before filing Form No. STK2.
* If action under subsection 1 of section 248 has been initiated by the Registrar, all pending overdue returns must be filed before Form No. STK2.
* Companies cannot file Form No. STK2 once notice in Form No. STK7 has been issued by the Registrar.
* In subrule 3, in clause ii, after the words, statement of accounts, the words, letters and figures in Form No. STK8 shall be inserted.
Annexure Amendment:
* In Form No. STK4, a new item viii is inserted in Serial Number 2, requiring confirmation of fulfillment of all pending compliances if the application under subsection 2 of section 248 is filed after action under subsection 1 of section 248.
* Form No. STK8 (Statement of Account) is inserted after Form No. STK7, requiring details of sources and application of funds.
Impact Analysis:
Companies:
* Impact: Increased application fee for removal of name; stricter compliance requirements for overdue returns; new requirement to submit Form No. STK8.
* Action Required: Pay the revised fee of ten thousand rupees; ensure all overdue returns are filed before applying for removal; prepare and submit Form No. STK8 with the application.
Registrar:
* Impact: Enforcement of stricter compliance requirements; processing of Form No. STK8.
* Action Required: Ensure companies meet the new compliance standards before processing applications for removal of names.
Chartered Accountants:
* Impact: Requirement to certify Form No. STK8.
* Action Required: Certify Form No. STK8 with membership number and certificate of practice number with seal.
Key Entities Referenced
Form No. AOC4: A form for filing financial statements.
Form No. MGT7: A form for filing annual returns.
Companies Act, 2013: A law enacted by the parliament of India that governs company incorporation, regulation, and winding up in India.
Companies Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies Rules, 2016: Rules pertaining to the removal of names of companies from the register of companies.
Companies Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies Amendment Rules, 2019: Amendment rules to the Companies Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies Rules, 2016.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for administration of the Companies Act 2013 and other laws and regulations related to companies.
New Delhi: The capital city of India, located in the New Delhi district of Delhi.
Form No. STK2: A form related to the removal of names of companies from the register of companies.
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(cid:12)ारा सशं ोिधत 4कए गए।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th May, 2019
G.S.R. 350(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1), (2) and Sub-section (4) of section 248
read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following
rules further to amend the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016 ,
namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies)
Amendment Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from 10th May, 2019.
2. In the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Rules, 2016 (hereinafter
referred to as the principal rules), in rule 4,─
(a) in sub-rule (1), for the words “five thousand rupees”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“ten thousand rupees:
Provided that no application in Form No. STK-2 shall be filed by a company unless it has filed overdue returns
in Form No. AOC-4 (Financial Statement) or AOC-4 XBRL, as the case may be, and Form No. MGT-7 (Annual Return),
up to the end of the financial year in which the company ceased to carry its business operations:
Provided further that in case a company intends to file Form No. STK-2 after the action under sub-section (1) of
section 248 has been initiated by the Registrar, it shall file all pending overdue returns in Form No. AOC-4 (Financial
Statement) or AOC-4 XBRL, as the case may be, and Form No. MGT-7 (Annual Return) before filing Form No. STK-2:
Provided also that once notice in Form No. STK-7 has been issued by the Registrar pursuant to the action
initiated under sub-section (1) of section 248, a company shall not be allowed to file an application in Form No. STK-2.
(b) in sub-rule (3), in clause (ii), after the words, “statement of accounts”, the words, letters and figures “in Form
No. STK-8” shall be inserted.
3. In the Annexure to the principal rules,─
(a) in Form No. STK-4, in Serial Number 2, after item (vii), the following item shall be inserted, namely:-
“(viii) The company has fulfilled all pending compliances, if any [Applicable in case an application under sub-section
(2) of section 248 has been filed after the initiation of action under sub-section (1) of section 248].
(b) after Form No. STK -7, the following Form shall be inserted, namely:-
“Form No. STK-8
[See rule 4(3)(ii)]
Statement of Account
Name of the Company: CIN No.
Statement of Account as on date: Amount (Rs.)
Particulars : (Brief break up in respect of each item needs to be given).
I. Sources of Funds
(1) Capital
(2) Reserves and Surplus (including balance in Profit and Loss Account)
(3) Loan Funds
Secured loans from Financial Institutions
Secured loans from Banks
Secured loans from Govt.
Others Secured loans
Debentures
Unsecured Loans
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Total Loan Funds
Total of (1) to (3)
II. Application of Funds
(1) Fixed Assets
(2) Investments
(3) (i) Current Assets, loans and Advances
Less : (ii) Current Liabilities and provisions
Creditors
Unpaid Dividend
Payables
Others
Total Current Liabilities and provisions
Net Current assets ( i –ii)
(4) Miscellaneous expenditure to the extent not
written off or adjusted
(5) Profit and Loss Account (Debit balance)
Total of 1 to 5
Date :
Place:
Name and Signature of (Managing Director)*
Name and Signature (Secretary)*
Name and Signature of (Directors)
* Applicable only if there is MD/Secretary
Duly certified by Chartered Accountant in whole time practice.
Membership No/Certificate of Practice Number with seal.”.
[F.No.1/28/2013-CL-V(Part)]
K.V.R. MURTY, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 of sub-section (i)
vide number G.S.R. 1174(E), dated 26th December, 2016 and amended vide notification No. G.S.R 355(E), dated
the 12th April, 2017.
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