Certification by PCS:: Limits Prescribed Under Companies Act 2013

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LIMITS PRESCRIBED UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

S. No Particulars Brief Description of the Provision/ Limits prescribed


1 Annual Return. Sec. 92 Listed company or a company having paid-up share capital of 10 crore or
Certification by PCS: more or turnover of 50 crore or more shall be certified by a PCS or incase
MGT -8 APPLICABLE company does not have whole time CS other than OPC or Small Company
2 Woman Director 1.Every Listed Company
2. Every public limited company having
I. Paid up share capital of 100 crore or more
ii. Turnover of 300 Crore or more

3 Independent Directors – Min. 2 Ind. Director for all Public companies having
Sec. 149 (4) i) paid up share capital of 10 crore rupees or more
ii) turnover of 100 crore rupees or more
iii) in aggregate, outstanding loans, debentures and deposits
exceeding 50 crore rupees.
4 Vigil Mechanism- a) Listed Company
b) Companies which accept deposits from the public
Sec 177(9) c) Companies which have borrowings from banks and public financial
institutions in excess of 50 crore rupees

5 SMALL COMPANY Company other than a public company having:

Paid up capital of which does not exceed 50 lakh rupees AND


turnover of which as per its last profit and loss account does
not exceed two crore rupees.

6 OPC to convert itself into a Where paid up share capital of OPC exceeds 50 lakh or average annual
private co/ Small Company turnover during the relevant period exceeds 2 crore.
(Same limit for Small co definition also- “ Not to exceed these limits”)
7 Companies to have KMP- 1.Every Listed Company and
Sec. 203 2. Every other public company having a paid-up share capital of 10 crore
rupees or more. (For Co Secy alone, the limit is reduced to 5 crore paid up
capital)
8 Secretarial audit report 1. Every Listed Company or
Sec. 204 2. Public company having paid-up share capital of 50 crore or more or
3. Public company having a turnover of 250 crore or more.
9 Annual performance evaluation of 1.Every Listed Company
Board, Committee and individual 2. Every public limited company having Paid up capital of 25 crore or more.
Director
10 Audit Committee & Nomination i) All listed Companies
and Remuneration Committee ii) All public companies with a paid up capital of 10 crore or more;
iii) All public companies having turnover of 100 crore or more;
iv) All public companies, having in aggregate, outstanding loans or
borrowings or debentures or deposits exceeding 50 crore or more
11. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP Every company which has more than 1000 shareholders, deposit
COMMITTE holders or other security holders.

12. CSR applicability Every Company, having


Sec. 135 i) Net worth of 500 crore or more or
ii) Turnover of 1000 crore or more or
iii) Net profit of 5 crore or more

Compiled by: Cs Mohan Kumar, Practicing Company Secretary, Chennai [email protected]. 90030 12871
LIMITS PRESCRIBED UNDER COMPANIES ACT 2013

S. No Particulars Brief Description of the Provision/ Limits prescribed

13 Companies required to appoint (a) Every listed company;


Internal Auditor (b) Every unlisted Public company having-
(i) paid up share capital of 50 crore or more
(Sec.138) (ii) turnover of 200 crore or more
iii) outstanding loans /borrowings exceeding 100 crore or more
iv) outstanding deposits of 25 crore or more
(c) Every private company having-
(i) Turnover of 200 crore rupees or more or
(ii) Outstanding loans /borrowings exceeding 100 crore or more
14 XBRL APPLICABILITY 1.Every Listed Companies and their subsidiaries
2.Every company having:
(a)Paid up capital of Rs.5 crore or more
(b) Turnover of Rs.100 crore or more
3. All companies which are required to prepare financial statements in
accordance with companies (Indian Accounting Standards),Rules 2015.
( Banking , Insurance, power sector and NBFC are exempted.)
15. APPLICABILITY OF MD/WTD 1.Every listed company
2.Every public company having paid up capital of Rs.10 crore or more
16. Cash Flow Statement Applicable to all other companies except :
A. Small Companies
B. One Person Companies
C. Dormant Companies
17. Signing of Annual Return by a A. All Listed Companies
Company Secretary in practice. B. All public companies
C. Private Limited Companies having:
• Paid up share Capital Exceeding 50 lac; or
• Turnover exceeding 2 Crore
(One person company and small company are exempted)
18 Appointment of Company Secretary A. All listed companies
B. Every other company having a paid up share capital of Rs. 5
crore or more
19. ROTATION OF STATUTORY The following companies cannot appoint / reappoint an individual as
AUDITORS Auditor for more than 1 term of 5 consecutive years and an audit firm
as auditor for more than 2 terms of 5 consecutive years :
(i) listed companies;
(ii) all unlisted public companies with paid up capital of Rs. 10 crores or
more;
(iii) all private companies with paid up capital of Rs. 50 crores or more;
(iv) all companies with paid up capital below the mentioned threshold
limit but having public borrowings from FIs, banks or public deposits of
Rs. 50 crores or more.
20. LOANS AND INVESTMENTS BY Loans and investments by a company in excess of 60% of its paid up
COMPANY (Sec.186) capital, free reserves and securities premium account or 100% of its
free reserves and securities premium account, whichever is more,
requires prior approval of shareholders by way of special resolution

Compiled by: Cs Mohan Kumar, Practicing Company Secretary, Chennai [email protected]. 90030 12871

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