No company can not do any operation activity without filing of INC-20A as Law clearl;y state that company can not commence its business. then bill how to raise if services you can not provide us making Compliance Calendar LLP of commencement of business.
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eForm INC-20A is required to be filed pursuant to Pursuant to Section 10A(1)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 23A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, which are reproduced for your reference.
Section 10A:
(1) A company incorporated after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 and having a share capital shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing powers unless—
(a) a declaration is filed by a director within a period of one hundred and eighty days of the date of incorporation of the company in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, with the Registrar that every subscriber to the memorandum has paid the value of the shares agreed to be taken by him on the date of making of such declaration; and
(b) The company has filed with the Registrar a verification of its registered office as provided in sub-section (2) of section 12.
(2) If any default is made in complying with the requirements of this section, the company shall be liable to a penalty of fifty thousand rupees and every officer who is in default shall be liable to
a penalty of one thousand rupees for each day during which such default continues but not exceeding an amount of one lakh rupees.
(3) Where no declaration has been filed with the Registrar under clause (a) of sub-section (1) within a period of one hundred and eighty days of the date of incorporation of the company and the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that the company is not carrying on any business or operations, he may, without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2), initiate action for the removal of the name of the company from the register of companies under Chapter XVIII.]
Rule 23A: Declaration at the time of commencement of business.-
The declaration under section 10A by a director shall be in Form No, lNC-20A and shall be filed as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 and the contents of the said form shall be verified by a company Secretary or a chartered Accountant or a cost Accountant. in practice: Provided that in the case of a company pursuing objects requiring registration or approval from any sectoral regulators such as the Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, etc., the registration or approval, as the case may be from such regulator shall also be obtained and attached with the declaration.
No, as per the Companies Act 2013, a company cannot commence any business or borrow money until it obtains a Certificate of Commencement of Business (CoC) by filing Form INC-20A with the Registrar of Companies (ROC). Therefore, it is not recommended to receive payments from clients before obtaining the CoC.
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Dear professionals,
Can a Handicraft Manufacturer create a Producer company. If Yes, then No Agriculture certificate is require to attach as the producers are not farmers.
However while incorporation It mandates to upload RTC or Agriculturist Certificate issued by revenue officer.
Kindly Clarify instead of Agriculturist Certificate, can we attach the Handicraft Board issued certificate.
Please clarify will be waiting for the reply.
Can we pay salary to Non Executive Director?
Dear Members,
We are Incorporating a Private Limited Company. A person has attained the age of 18 years on 2nd October 2020 (meaning he has completed 17 years on 2nd October 2020). Can we appoint him as the proposed Director cum shareholder of the proposed company?? Kindly advise.
Dear Member,
Under the provision of section 10A
(1) A company incorporated and having a share capital shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing powers unless—
(a) a declaration is filed by a director within a period of one hundred and eighty days of the date of incorporation of the company in such form and verified in such manner as may be prescribed, with the Registrar that every subscriber to the memorandum has paid the value of the shares agreed to be taken by him on the date of making of such declaration
Billing and receipt of payment prior to filing of INC-20A will be conidered as violation of this section.