CLARIFICATION WITH REGARD TO CIRCULATION AND FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT UNDER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
MCA has clarified via General Circular No. 11 /2015 dated 21 st July, 2015 a company holding a general meeting after giving a shorter notice as provided under section 101 of the Act may also circulate financial statements (to be laid/considered in the same general meeting) at such shorter notice, as required under Section 136(1). MCA further clarified provisions of clause (a) of fourth proviso to section 136(1) which require every company having a subsidiary or subsidiaries to place on its website, if any, separate audited accounts in respect of each of its subsidiary, Further, fourth proviso to section 137(1) requires that a company shall attach along with its financial statements to be filed with the Registrar, the accounts of its subsidiary(ies) which have been incorporated outside India and which have not established their place of business in India. In case of a Foreign subsidiary, which is not required to get its accounts audited as per legal requirements prevalent in the c...