Foreign director of company resigning from his office may authorise in writing to sign Form DIR-11 and file the same on his behalf

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th January, 2015 G.S.R.  (E) .— In exercise of the powers conferred by the second proviso to sub-section (1), sub-section (4) and clause (f) of sub-section (6) of section 149, … Read more

Personal penalty to directors and other officers of the company under section 78A of Service Tax

Section 78A of Finance Act 2013 prescribes for personal penalty on employees, Directors, managers or secretary of company. The penalty provided under section 78A is in addition to penalties prescribed for the company. As per section 78A :  “Where a company has committed any of the following contraventions, namely:—  (a) evasion of service tax, or  (b) issuance … Read more