Secretarial Audits under Corporate Laws and Annual Return Certification
- Year of Publication: 2021
- ISBN: 9789389714456
This book is a one-stop comprehensive referencer and is a must have for conducting Secretarial Audits and Annual Return Certification. The Audit checklists included in the book are flexible enough to be tailored to suit the need of any voluntary audit for all types of companies.
The primary aim of the book is to serve the need of a Company Secretary in practice conducting all these audits. However, the book is also useful for the auditee listed or public companies along with the private companies to ensure that they are in full compliance with the law and ready to face any audit or regulatory action. A Company Secretary employed in any company may use this book as a guide to effectively discharge his duties under the section 205 of the Companies Act, 2013 or implement systems in his organisation.
Key Highlights
- Contains ready-to-use and easy-to-use tabular format for Audit checklists for conducting following Audits of Listed/ Unlisted Public/ Private Companies:
- Annual Return Certification.
- Secretarial Audit under section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013.
- Audit report and Compliance Report as per Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Covers the applicable provisions of:
- the Companies Act, 2013,
- the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,1992,
- the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999,
- the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, and
- The Depositories Act, 1996. together with the rules and regulations relevant for the audit purpose. Contains Annual Compliance Calendar for all companies as well as Periodic Returns for NBFCs. Contains ancillary audit documents like Balance Sheet Scrutiny form, Lists of documents required for conducting Audits, Format of Management Representation Letter. Includes list of industry-wise applicable laws.
CS Milind Kasodekar is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) and a Commerce and Law graduate.
He served the pharma and steel industry as a Cost Accountant for 4 years. In 1990, he started his practice as a Company Secretary, in Pune. He is serving the corporates as a Practicing Professional for last more than 25 years.
He is founder partner of the firm ‘KMDS & Associates’
Milind’s areas of professional interests are:
- Corporate Laws, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winding up & Liquidation of Companies.
- Appearance before various judicial and quasi-judicial authorities. including erstwhile Company Law Board, National Company Law Tribunal, Reserve Bank of India (FEMA matters), Stock Exchanges etc. Voluntary liquidation of Public and Private Limited Companies including a listed companies and taking up assignments as Liquidator in many such companies.
- Advisory services to many organisations, which includes body corporates in and outside India, Listed Companies, Unlisted Public Companies, Private Limited Companies from different types of industry.
- Corporate Commercial Arbitration.
He has been actively associated with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for almost 2 decades. He has contributed vigorously towards the Profession of the Company Secretaries in the following roles:
1. Chairman and Managing Committee member of the Pune Chapter of the ICSI. Pune chapter was the recipient of the “Best National Award” for the first time, under his leadership.
2. Council Member and office bearer of the Western India Regional Council of ICSI Member of the Central Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for the period from 2004 to 2010.
3. Chairman of the Centre for Corporate Governance Research & Training (CCGRT) Managing Committee.
4. Program Director for the National Conference for Practicing Company Secretaries held in Pune in 2009.
5. Chairman of the Information Technology (IT) Committee of ICSI and was actively involved in the most prestigious COSMIC Project of the Institute.
6. Member of Training and Educational Facilities Committee, Examination Committee, Finance Committee and Practising Company Secretaries Committee during 2007 to 2010.
7. Vice Chairman of the Building Committee of Western India Regional Council.
8. Chairman of the Research Committee at WIRC which came out with a publication of Corporate Calendar and Draft Listing Agreement.
9. Chairman of the Information Technology (IT) Committee of WIRC.
10. Member of the Secretarial Standards Board and also member of Peer Review Board of ICSI during 2014 to 2018.
He has been addressing in various Programs for the Professionals organized by the various Professional Institutions. He has also authored many articles & publications of ICSI.
He has been 13th rank holder in the Final Examination of ICAI held in the year 1985.
As a Nominated Member from the ICSI, he served on the Cost Accounting Standards Board for the years 2009 and 2010. .
Presently, he holds the position of a Director in the following Companies;
1. HU Consultancy Services Private Ltd. (A company specialized in Mergers & Acquisitions).
2. MRM Corporate Advisor Private Ltd.
He is also an Insolvency Professional registered with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
He is eligible to be an Independent Director.
He is registered as Mediator and Conciliator with Regional Director Western Region for the territory of Maharashtra, Goa and Union territory of Daman and Diu and Regional Director North Western Region for the territory of Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh.
He is a co-author of the Books titled as:
1. Procedures and Compliances – A Practical approach to the Companies Act, 2013.
2. Desk Referencer for Professionals.
3. The Director’s Handbook and Companies Amendment Act, 2017.
4. Meetings – Notices, Resolutions and Minutes under the Companies Act, 2013.
5. Secretarial Audits under Corporate Laws and Annual Return Certification.
Bloomsbury Professional India brings out quality content on tax, accounting and law for professionals in India. Bloomsbury Professional is part of Bloomsbury, a UK based company with offices in London, Oxford, New York, Sydney and New Delhi. The New Delhi based office of the publisher, have over the past few years of operations in India, brought out several market leading books and aims to be the first choice of professionals.
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- Year of Publication: 2021
- ISBN: 9789389714456
This book is a one-stop comprehensive referencer and is a must have for conducting Secretarial Audits and Annual Return Certification. The Audit checklists included in the book are flexible enough to be tailored to suit the need of any voluntary audit for all types of companies.
The primary aim of the book is to serve the need of a Company Secretary in practice conducting all these audits. However, the book is also useful for the auditee listed or public companies along with the private companies to ensure that they are in full compliance with the law and ready to face any audit or regulatory action. A Company Secretary employed in any company may use this book as a guide to effectively discharge his duties under the section 205 of the Companies Act, 2013 or implement systems in his organisation.
Key Highlights
- Contains ready-to-use and easy-to-use tabular format for Audit checklists for conducting following Audits of Listed/ Unlisted Public/ Private Companies:
- Annual Return Certification.
- Secretarial Audit under section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013.
- Audit report and Compliance Report as per Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Covers the applicable provisions of:
- the Companies Act, 2013,
- the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,1992,
- the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999,
- the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, and
- The Depositories Act, 1996. together with the rules and regulations relevant for the audit purpose. Contains Annual Compliance Calendar for all companies as well as Periodic Returns for NBFCs. Contains ancillary audit documents like Balance Sheet Scrutiny form, Lists of documents required for conducting Audits, Format of Management Representation Letter. Includes list of industry-wise applicable laws.
CS Milind Kasodekar is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) and a Commerce and Law graduate.
He served the pharma and steel industry as a Cost Accountant for 4 years. In 1990, he started his practice as a Company Secretary, in Pune. He is serving the corporates as a Practicing Professional for last more than 25 years.
He is founder partner of the firm ‘KMDS & Associates’
Milind’s areas of professional interests are:
- Corporate Laws, Mergers and Acquisitions, Winding up & Liquidation of Companies.
- Appearance before various judicial and quasi-judicial authorities. including erstwhile Company Law Board, National Company Law Tribunal, Reserve Bank of India (FEMA matters), Stock Exchanges etc. Voluntary liquidation of Public and Private Limited Companies including a listed companies and taking up assignments as Liquidator in many such companies.
- Advisory services to many organisations, which includes body corporates in and outside India, Listed Companies, Unlisted Public Companies, Private Limited Companies from different types of industry.
- Corporate Commercial Arbitration.
He has been actively associated with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for almost 2 decades. He has contributed vigorously towards the Profession of the Company Secretaries in the following roles:
1. Chairman and Managing Committee member of the Pune Chapter of the ICSI. Pune chapter was the recipient of the “Best National Award” for the first time, under his leadership.
2. Council Member and office bearer of the Western India Regional Council of ICSI Member of the Central Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for the period from 2004 to 2010.
3. Chairman of the Centre for Corporate Governance Research & Training (CCGRT) Managing Committee.
4. Program Director for the National Conference for Practicing Company Secretaries held in Pune in 2009.
5. Chairman of the Information Technology (IT) Committee of ICSI and was actively involved in the most prestigious COSMIC Project of the Institute.
6. Member of Training and Educational Facilities Committee, Examination Committee, Finance Committee and Practising Company Secretaries Committee during 2007 to 2010.
7. Vice Chairman of the Building Committee of Western India Regional Council.
8. Chairman of the Research Committee at WIRC which came out with a publication of Corporate Calendar and Draft Listing Agreement.
9. Chairman of the Information Technology (IT) Committee of WIRC.
10. Member of the Secretarial Standards Board and also member of Peer Review Board of ICSI during 2014 to 2018.
He has been addressing in various Programs for the Professionals organized by the various Professional Institutions. He has also authored many articles & publications of ICSI.
He has been 13th rank holder in the Final Examination of ICAI held in the year 1985.
As a Nominated Member from the ICSI, he served on the Cost Accounting Standards Board for the years 2009 and 2010. .
Presently, he holds the position of a Director in the following Companies;
1. HU Consultancy Services Private Ltd. (A company specialized in Mergers & Acquisitions).
2. MRM Corporate Advisor Private Ltd.
He is also an Insolvency Professional registered with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
He is eligible to be an Independent Director.
He is registered as Mediator and Conciliator with Regional Director Western Region for the territory of Maharashtra, Goa and Union territory of Daman and Diu and Regional Director North Western Region for the territory of Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh.
He is a co-author of the Books titled as:
1. Procedures and Compliances – A Practical approach to the Companies Act, 2013.
2. Desk Referencer for Professionals.
3. The Director’s Handbook and Companies Amendment Act, 2017.
4. Meetings – Notices, Resolutions and Minutes under the Companies Act, 2013.
5. Secretarial Audits under Corporate Laws and Annual Return Certification.
Bloomsbury Professional India brings out quality content on tax, accounting and law for professionals in India. Bloomsbury Professional is part of Bloomsbury, a UK based company with offices in London, Oxford, New York, Sydney and New Delhi. The New Delhi based office of the publisher, have over the past few years of operations in India, brought out several market leading books and aims to be the first choice of professionals.
