9 most important Income tax changes which will occur from 1st April

There are certain most important Income tax changes which will affect you in the coming month.

Here is a quick read through them!

Tax rebate for taxpayers with income up to Rs 3.5 lakh (earlier Rs 5 lakh) is reduced to Rs 2,500 from Rs 5,000 per year. Because of the combined effect of change in tax rate and rebate, an individual with taxable income of Rs 3.5 lakh will now pay tax of 2,575 instead of 5,150 earlier.

Holding period for immovable property is now reduced to 2 years from 3 and is to be considered “long term”.This change will ensure that any immovable property which is held beyond 2 years is taxed at a reduced rate of 20 per cent and eligible for various exemptions on reinvestment.

Tax exemption on reinvestment of capital gains, this will be in notified redeemable bonds in addition to investment in NHAI and REC bonds.

Tax saving for taxpayers with income above Rs 1 croreof up to Rs 12,500 per year and Rs 14,806 (including surcharge and cess) and a decrease in tax rate from 10 per cent to 5 per cent fortaxpayers with total income between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh.

Surcharge at 10 per cent of tax levied on rich taxpayers– people with income between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore. The rate of surcharge for the super rich, with income above Rs 1 crore, will remain the same i.e.15 per cent.

One-page tax return formfor individuals with taxable income up to Rs 5 lakh (excluding business income) is to be introduced. Those filing returns for the first time in this category will generally not be subject to scrutiny.

Time period for revision of tax return cut to one year (which was previously 2 years) from the end of the relevant FY or before completion of assessment, whichever is earlier.

The base year for indexation of cost (adjustment of inflation) has been shifted to April 1, 2001 ( which was previously April 1, 1981).Long term capital gains tax will result in a lower payout owing to beneficial amendments. This means lower profits on sale.

Fine for delay in filing tax return for 2017-18 is Rs 5,000 if filed by Dec 31, 2018 and Rs 10,000 if filed later. Such fee will be restricted to Rs 1,000 for small taxpayers with income up to Rs 5 lakh.

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BENEFITS OF ISO CERTIFICATION

International Standards acts as a symbol of surety that the product is safe to use and the quality is good. It ensures the consumer that the product is reliable and good for the environment. International Standards helps in setting up of standards and strategies for companies to overcome various challenges faced by them during the lifetime of the company. It helps in building up the image of the company and also develops it. International Standards also provide international expertise as it is worldwide recognizable as well as experience. ISO also helps in eliminating certain barriers in world trade by providing many agreements on which these trades take place.

Many companies have gained a lot of benefits from these International Standards as they help in making the work more effective and efficient by reducing cost and saving more than required. Some main benefits of ISO for a company are as follows:

BETTER IMAGE AND RELIABILITY

International Standards are accepted worldwide and when a company has been certified by this organisation then it increases the standards and reliability among the consumers.Most of the consumers are very particular with the kind of product they are working with which makes it necessary for them that the product is good and safe to work with that makes them confident. ISO will increase the clients as well as goodwill of the company among consumers.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

ISO increases customer satisfaction as most of the customers know that the product is certified, reliable and safe to use. ISO helps a company to fulfill customer requirements by improving and customizing work ethics. Customers will know the quality of the product that they are working with which will help the company to get more satisfied customers. This will also generate more revenues by keeping customer loyalty.

BETTER PROCESS INTEGRATION

ISO lets the company know about the product process integration which makes it easier for a company to make improvements in its product by focusing more on efficiency and also by reducing cost and saving more. ISO helps a company to eliminate waste which may occur during the process of a product by using efficiencies on fewer errors. Also with the help of this a company can set the price of a product accordingly and advertise the product in much better ways. ISO makes the product qualified and better to use than other products which gives a great advantage to the company.

EMPLOYEES ENGAGEMENT

Employees which are in the ISO product improvement need more training and development as the product will be certified. It helps employees as it provides them with information regarding instructions and procedures to complete particular tasks. Employees are mainly happy who work towards the improvement of the product. These employees will be more effective and will help the company to improve as they know that the quality of the product depends on them.

DECISION MAKING

ISO helps a company in decision making as it lets a company to monitor its progress and what more is needed to make the product of the best quality. This lets a company to decide on the procedure of cutting cost, utilizing waste, savings and also on being effective. A company can decide on how to make a customer more satisfied with the product and also on employee’s satisfaction. A company can keep these things in mind while making a decision.

International Standards are of a few types and they are as follows:

ISO 9001:2008

This ISO is a document which maintains the necessary requirements for a quality management system. ISO 9001 provides customer satisfaction by helping a company to fulfil customer requirements. It also increases revenues and low chances of risk as the product is of good quality. It ensures good outgoing control and helps government as it provides expert opinion and opens world trade.

OHSAS 18001:2007

OHSAS lets the company to think about the future as it improves brand building. It focuses more on employee’s safety and satisfaction by attracting good human resource. This ISO reduces the administrative cost, public liability cost and insurance cost for the company. Production is also benefited from this because there is no accidents and disturbance in production.

ISO 14001:2004

In India, ISO 14001:2004 works towards a better environment and a better world by following certain necessary steps to cure these problems. This ISO helps an organisation to increase its profitability by using better ways of production such as through saving energy. Waste management must be of prime importance and ISO helps an organisation to reduce its waste management cost. It also reduces certain risks taken by the organisation which may affect the environment in the future.

ISO 22000:2005

ISO 2200:2005 is the certification provided to food companies which lets them to provide safe food products which are safe, reliable and easy to consume to the consumers.This ensures the consumers that the food is secure and safe for them to have and buy.

For more information on Benefits of ISO Certification, feel free to reach us on, info@gapeseedconsulting.com or call +91-9599444639/+91-9599444630

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Activities to Be Performed after Incorporation Of Company

If you have recently incorporated your private limited company or under the process of incorporation then you must get yourself familiar to the new provisions of Companies act 2013.

The most important things that every promoter or director of a newly incorporated private limited company should know after getting certificate of incorporation or before getting into the process of incorporation.

Checking Company’s Master Data after Incorporation

Certificate of incorporation for a private limited company is the last step in the process of incorporation. Once you received the certificate of incorporation, it means, all legal formalities required for company registration are completed in India.

At Gapeseed Consulting, we have legal consultants like chartered accountants and Company Secratories who help us in the process of company incorporation and do all such things that are required to complete the registration process.

Now the question is how to cross check to know that the company is incorporated with correct details like authorized share capital, registered office, category, CIN, paid-up share capital, status and date of incorporation etc.

These are the most important thing that every company should keep it right.

We suggest you to check these details in company’s master data by visitingthe website of Ministry Of Corporate Affairs after getting certificate of incorporation.

If you find any changes or incorrect details then immediately inform to your chartered accountant or Company Secretary to take necessary actions for its correction.

You need to check following things in company’s master data;

Authorized share capital
Paid up share capital
Registered office address
Status i.e. Active or Inactive
Date of incorporation

File E-Form INC22 For Situation Of Registered Office

Situation of registered office has to be intimated within 30 days from the date of incorporation to the registrar of companies. This can also be filed at the time of incorporation along with other e-forms if registered office of the company is going to be the director’s residence or owned house.

If it’s not filed at the time of incorporation then within 30 days from the date of incorporation, then it is a Non-Compliance u/s 22 of the Companies Act,2013

As per section 12 of Companies act 2013, a company shall, on and from the 15th day of its incorporation and all times thereafter shall have a registered office. This means the company should enter into a rent or lease agreement within 15 days from the date of incorporation and within 30 days from the date of registration should file INC-22 with ROC.

Display Company’s Identity And Other Details

After incorporation, it’s the duty of the company to display following things outside the company’s registered office;

Name of the company
Registered office address of the company
Corporate identity number or CIN
Telephone number, email ID
Website address and fax number if any

These details are also required to be printed in all business letters, bill-heads and in all other official publications.

Putting CIN or corporate identity number in all official publications is a new requirement in Companies act 2013. This provision was not there in old Companies act 1956.

In case of failure to quote CIN number, penalty of Rs. 1,000 per day shall be imposed on the defaulting company and on every officer in default for every day during which such default continues up to a maximum limit of Rs. 1,00,000.

If company has changed its name in last two years then it shall paint or affix or print, as the case may be, along with its name, the former name or names so changed in all official publication including letter head and bill-heads.

Appointment Of Company Auditor

As per section 139(6) of Companies Act 2013, company has to appoint its first auditor within 30 days from the date of incorporation in a board meeting. If board of directors are not able to appoint then it has to be appointed within 90 days in a general meeting of members.

First auditor as appointed is required to hold office till the conclusion of first annual general meeting. Companies Act 2013 does not require any form to be filed with ROC but this is a requirement of law and it has to be complied within time.

Open A Bank Account And Issue Shares To Subscribers

Companies Act 2013 requires the company to allot and deliver share certificates within 2 monthsfrom the date of incorporation to all subscribers of MOA. It’s also mentioned that each subscriber will deposit subscription money as specified in MOA to company’s bank account by cheque or through net banking.

We suggest to open a bank account with the help of MOA, AOA and certificate of incorporation and then takecheque from each subscriber and deposit it in company’s bank account.

File Audit Report, Financial Statements And Annual Report Before Due Date

A private limited company is required to file its balance sheet, profit and loss account, auditor’s report and annual return every financial year before the due date with the registrar of companies. Non compliance to this provision will attract additional fee in addition to the normal fee that are charged while filing the e-Form.

Now you know mandatory things that promoter or directors of a private limited company should remember after incorporation of a private limited company. In case of any doubt or clarification please contact us by using our comment form.

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IMPORTANCE OF WORK LIFE BALANCE

WHAT IS WORK LIFE BALANCE?

Work life balance is all about creating and supporting a healthy work environment which will enable a worker to have balance between work and personal responsibilities. This will help in maintaining and strengthening employee loyalty and productivity towards the company. Workers have many responsibilities to take care of, such as work, family, housework and many more little things that matter to them. Balancing between work and life has become a major issue between workers as this conflict has been associated with numerous physical and mental health problems. Work-life conflict impacts workers, employees and their communities as well. A worker can only be productive when there is balance between its work and life.

COMPONENTS OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is one of the major components to achieve work life balance. It is a way of organizing and planning effectively the time required to complete certain activities, it also helps in efficient use of your day. Time management can be done on the basis of your work, whether it is urgent or important. It helps in greater productivity and efficiency, less stress and better professional reputation.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Stress management is a technique to reduce stress suffered by workers. As the world is growing and changing faster every day, work becomes more complex over time. Competition arises between workers to excel in the company. Workers then start working under pressure of promotion and preference, this results in stress of work. Workers must not come under stress while working rather than stressing over deadlines.

SELF-MANAGEMENT

Self-Management is a way of managing one own self. A worker must take care of its body, hygiene and nutrition. A worker must develop talents and potential to enhance their quality of life. A worker must get enough sleep and exercise to be productive and work effectively and efficiently for a company. If a worker excels in managing one own self, then they will become more capable of managing tasks.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

In this growing world, change has to be adopted no matter whatever the consequences may be, continuously adopting new methods and re-adapting others is vital to a successful career and a happy home life. Effective change management involves making certain changes in your work and everyday life.

IMPROVING WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Role of an Employer

An employer must direct an employee towards the organisational goal and support them by providing them with necessary resources. Employers can arrange special workshops on this major issue and also programmes, initiatives for the betterment of the employees. Here are some decisions an employer must take to eradicate this problem.

Employer must see to it that the employee is not given any extra work after they have left their worksite. It means restricting number of hours which are expected of an employee in a given week. They should also see to it that their e-mail servers should stop after the working hours.

Employers must concentrate more on the outcome rather than the number of hours a working is working. A productive worker can complete its worker well before 8 hours and may not need to waste time.

They should also increase number of brakes while working, keeping in mind the stress factor of an employee. Lunch breaks, rest breaks must also be kept in mind while making such decisions. Also; providing breaks to workers increase their productivity which means effecting work.

Employer must also inform its workforce regarding work-life balance and its importance. This will help them in taking extra care of themselves and their families, resulting in less health problems both physically and mentally.

An employer must let the employees do certain things which make them happy and satisfied at work. This will help the employee in improving its mental state by providing them with happiness.

Getting inputs and feedback from employees keeps them connected to the company and makes them feel that they are a vital part of the organisation. This will keep them motivated and satisfied while working for the betterment and growth of the company.

Motivating its employees by fulfilling their basic needs, social needs and esteem needs. An employer must appreciate the work done by its employees and guide them if they go wrong.

Understanding the needs and problems of a worker must be kept in mind. Offering maternity leaves to new parents will help the employees to feel better about the organisation and make them believe that the organisation really do care for them.

The organisation must also provide employees with more number of vacation days so that they get to spend more time with their family and help them self-manage themselves.

Some examples of good work life balance in the world are:

1. Family is given more importance than work in the Danish Culture. The country focuses on fewer working hours so that workers get more time to spend with their families.

2. In Madrid, workers are allowed to have mid-afternoon breaks to avoid the sun and this cuts down their hours substantially.

3. Workers in Germany take an average of 29 days’ holiday every year just to celebrate Oktoberfest and be with their families.

4. In France, workers get mandatory pay leaves of 40 days and the government is forcing them to not use smart devices after work hours, also no checking and responding to e-mails after work.

5. In Netherlands people work an average of 27.6 hours a week. It is one of the few countries in the world to have such a low work week cycle but yet they have a very good GDP. It is also said that Netherlands has a 4-day work week.

6. Bulgaria is the best place for the people to work in who have kids as, the workers are given up to 410 days of paid maternity leave at 90 percent of the mother’s salary.

Work-Life balance is very important in a workers’ day to day activities as performing certain tasks may drain out their energy of doing other tasks for their family or for themselves. Balancing will help a worker to be productive and grow as a person. Good management of time, stress and change in the environment by an employee leads to effective and efficient work.

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PAYROLL ACCOUTING

What is Payroll Accounting?

Payroll accounting is a method used to calculate aggregate expenditure on wages and salaries of employees incurred by a business in an accounting period. This method of accounting for payroll includes the company’s recording of its employees’ gross wages, salaries, bonuses, commissions and other benefits as well. Payroll accounting distinguishes between employee taxes which are deducted from employees pay and employer taxes which are paid by employers. This accounting also keeps records of employer’s fringe benefits such as health insurance, vacations, paid holidays, workers compensation insurance as well as pension and savings. Payroll not only is responsible for employee’s salary compensation but also plays a vital role in protecting the company’s reputation.

Payroll Accounting Procedure

Payroll accounting helps businesses to ensure that their employees’ receive their pay on time. Here is the procedure on how this is carried out by a business:

TIME REPORTING

There are many tasks involved in payroll accounting but the first task is to collect necessary data regarding the time worked by an employee on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Companies must issue time cards to every individual to record exact working hours of that employee. This helps the accountant to measure the pay of the employee accurately. The task of time reporting also helps a business to curb payroll tax burdens and workers compensation premiums.

PAY COMPUTATION

As payroll accounting is done to calculate the compensation owned to each employee. By knowing the hours worked by an employee and multiplying it with the pay rate, it becomes much easier to calculate the pay of that particular employee. Also review your pay policies and procedure to look for inefficient workflow patter. Changes regarding salary structure and pay grade will be initiated in case of promotion of a worker.

TAX COMPUTATION

Employees must submit payroll tax as well as income tax to its employer so that they fill and submit it to the tax authorities. The accountants hired by a business calculates the exact amount of income tax owned by every employee after the gross compensation owned. Then the total tax collected will be given to the Internal Revenue Service so that there is no tax burden on the business.

OTHER BENEFITS

Many businesses provide their employees with certain benefits such as paid vacations, pensions and many more such things. These things make it more difficult for the company accountant to calculate the payroll amount as most of them get paid for holidays also. Any other contributions offered by the employer must also be done in payroll accounting.

PAY DISTRIBUTION

After every task has been completed, that is, working hours of every employee has been recorded with their income and payroll tax been given to the tax authorities. The net pay is given to every worker in the form of cheques, direct deposit into their accounts or through cash.

IMPORTANCE OF PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

MORALE OF EMPLOYEES

Payroll accounting impacts the morale of the employee as they need to feel assured that they will get paid on a timely basis. When the pay is on time then the employee will be motivated to work more efficiently to get bonuses with their pay but if the pay is late then the employee will feel that the company is not financially stable. This will result in bad performance of employees in q business, so the organisation must keep in mind the importance of its employees.

COMPANY’S REPUTATION

The business must see to it that the payroll activities followed by them are adhering to the tax policies and also complying with employment legislations. The business will uphold its reputation only when they are efficient in meeting tax obligations on time. This will attract more worker in the market to work in the business as the business will provide timely pays to them.

RE-ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES

Payroll accounting has to be performed regularly to ensure more precise payroll calculations. Payroll can be very time consuming, so it needs more resources to work with and regular activities help the business to know the required resources. As payroll is now automated, it allows organisations to save on costs in the long run. Furthermore, it frees up valuable resources for the organisation to focus on other business activities.

It is advised for any new business that they should take help from a financial consultant as there are many laws regarding payroll accounting. This will help them to stay out of trouble and also to devote their time on something else. An efficient payroll department reflects the organisation’s way of working and how they respect their workforce.

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8 Tips to retain the best of your employees

In any business, big or small, one of the major tasks is to retain the best and most skilled employees. There’re a lot of things a person must keep in mind, when handling employees. For a long term stay in an organisation, any employee would have certain expectations from the organisation. Let us check the,

8 tips on how to retain the best of your employees

Gapeseed Consulting emphasizes on Employee Motivation, Engagement and Appreciation as the prime factor in retaining an organisational culture. Any culture is defined by the people, the employees and the teams. And to turn people into employees and then team, you need to create a culture and the following tips shall help:

• Reward, Recognition and Appreciation

If an employee works up to the standard, or does something out of the box for organizational benefit, he / she in return expects and deserves appreciation. This appreciation could be done in the form of rewards, like increments, trophies, bonus, monetary awards, additional perks. The employee should get due recognition for the hard work and dedication.

• Equitable treatment

Every employee, working on the same level, putting the same amount of effort deserves equal opportunities and equal treatment. For example, if in an organisation, ‘A’ is paid more than ‘B’, working on the same level because he’s connected to the senior, it will automatically pull B’s morale down. If there’s any discrimination against an employee, he would probably start finding other opportunities for growth.

• Proper Supervision

People leave managers and supervisors more often than they leave companies or jobs. The expectations for employees should be well defined to prevent confusions and agony in the future.
There should be clarity about expectations,earning potential,feedback about performance, scheduled meetings.

• Freedom of expression

Any employee wouldn’t want to leave an organization where he is free to express his thoughts and ideas, sometimes employees can come up with brilliant strategies and ideas and when they are left unheard or ignored, it lowers the employees morale. Their expression can prove to be very beneficial.

• Don’t threaten employees’ job or income

A threat to an employee’s job or income makes him feel as if he needs to search for a new platform to exploit his potential. Under any circumstances, this shouldn’t be done to the hardworking and dedicated employees.

• Clean out the dead weight

This sounds tough, but works for an organization’s benefit. There may be people in the organisation who hold other employees back in certain ways like negativity, unethical work, politics, gossips etc. Great people need to work with other great people. Do the hard work of removing those who slow everyone else and the organisation down.

• Friendly Competition

Employees can be put into friendly competition; this could be done by building teams and framing equal time spans for completion of certain tasks. These tasks could fetch the employees awards in form of monetary rewards, trophies etc. Such competitions, help employees work harder to increase their potential and opportunities.

• Above market Standard Rate

When some employees work beyond their boundaries, beyond their comfort for the benefit of the firm, they deserve more than the rate established by the market. This doesn’t imply that they need to be given sky high salaries, somewhere 20%-30% above the standard rate for the job so that they value doing it in the firm.

The above are 8 tips to retain the best of your employees, the same can be picked individually or one at a time. The idea is to make stronger and more approachable workplaces by creating an appropriate environment. You can connect with Gapeseed Consulting for processes or interim HR services through consultants to create HR Systems and align them with your organisational goals.

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Significance of Accounting for Startups

Accounting must be given prime importance in any business entity as it is most required, especially for controlling and for providing financial reports at the end of the year. Accounting will help a Startup to determine its productivity and its profit from the initial stages of the company. This provides entrepreneurs a method for maintaining accounting information. The accountant hired by the company will keep track of the money spent for business use as well as for personal use, this will help in strategizing on how the money can be saved. In the initial stages of a Startup, the company must hire consultants or interim CFOs to maintain simple accounts rather than spending more on in-house professional resource.

Benefits of Accounting for Startups in Initial Stage

Forecasting Financial Estimates

Every Startup needs to provide information regarding its financial estimates to banks, investors or lenders to obtain funds in return from them. Accounting helps the business to make a business plan which includes estimated monthly expenditure, economic forecast, projected rate of growth of the Startup. This information is really important for a Startup to lure more and more investors to invest in their idea. The investors also ensure that the entrepreneur has a reliable projection of its company’s financial expectations.

Determine Profitability

Accounting helps an entrepreneur to determine its profitability in the future. It helps in monitoring the progress of the company and also to make necessary amendments where necessary. Through accounting, entrepreneurs will get to know where they need to use their assets to generate profit. An entrepreneur also needs to provide financial information to its investors to ensure them that they will be paid in a timely manner. A monthly statement such as a balance sheet and an income statement shows how if a business is blooming or not, these statements helps in determining a business general profitability.

Budget Expenses

Accounting helps an entrepreneur in setting up a Budget for expenditure on various aspects affecting a Startup. Accounting helps in maintaining records of the cashflow in the business, capital is used in hiring of employees, advertising, purchasing of inventory, petty items. Budget helps an entrepreneur is reducing expenditure on not so essential items and by saving the capital for future purposes.

Payroll Accounting

Accounting for startups help an entrepreneur to record its employees’ compensation such as salaries, bonuses, commissions and any other means earned by an employee. It also maintains employees’ portion of Health insurance premium, Social security taxes, paid holidays. This creates a database for the company consisting of all of its employees. Entrepreneurs must consult accounting professionals during the incorporation of its business. This is a must for an entrepreneur as outsourcing will help a company to grow much faster with the help of a trained professional. Outsourcing helps in many ways such as:

Tax Specialization

Taxation is a main aspect where a Startup may face some difficulties beyond the areas of fund raising and finance. This is where trained professionals like Chartered Accountants play a crucial role in the growth of the Startup. A trained professional who knows the tax laws whether it may be direct tax, indirect tax or any other tax involved will smoothen the working of the business. Well managed and transparent taxation is one of the most required aspect in Accounting for Startups.

Focus on Business

An accountant helps an entrepreneur by letting them focus on their product rather than worrying about the finance. The entrepreneur can create partnerships, create relationships, market its product with the help of an accountant. It will provide valuable information to the business to make it grow and earn profits. An accountant will also help in covering the cost as well as reducing the expenses incurred by the company.

Secretarial Duties

A professional accountant can also perform duties of a company secretary as they are specialist in company law. They also see to it that the company is complying and adhering to the laws laid by the Company Act, 2013. Start-ups strictly need to follow these rules from the start as it may result in the dissolution of the company.

Valuable Business Partner

Outsourcing accounting gives a huge importance to start-ups as these outsourcing firms have wide range of expertise working under them. This support from such firms will be very valuable for the Startup as it has a lot more experience when it comes to raising funds, financial planning, financial reporting. It is better to get financial assistance from trained professionals at the early stages of a Startup as it makes the business develop and grow faster. Many entrepreneurs lack accounting skills and tend to make wrong decisions regarding accounting which acts as a negative aspect in accounting for startups.

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Private Limited Company and its Incorporation

WHAT IS A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY?

A private limited company is a type of privately held business entity registered under the Companies Act, 2013. In this type of business entity, the owners are liable to their shares. Private companies issue stock and have shareholders, they cannot trade on public exchanges and shares are not issued through an initial public offering (IPO). A private limited company must have at least one shareholder and can have a maximum of fifty shareholders. This makes the entity to stand between partnership and a public company. It is widely acceptable among entrepreneurs as it is more convenient to start a Private Limited Company.

INCORPORATION OF A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

A Private Limited Company can be incorporated as per the procedure explained below :

Director Identification Number (DIN) & Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)

A person intending to become a director of a company requires a unique identification number which is issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. This number then is used to record the details of the director of the company. The Digital Signature Certificate is the digitalised version of all the paper certificates. This certificate can be used to prove the director’s identity, access information and sign documents digitally. Certain documents are required for DIR-3 application:

Identity Proof: A copy of PAN card is mandatory whereas a copy of the Driver’s license is optional.
Address Proof: A copy of the Passport / Election ID / AADHAR card / Driver’s License is sufficient.
Passport Size photo
Mobile Number
Education Qualification
Verification signed by the applicant.

Company Name Availability

The name of the company must not be pre-existing, applicants must first search for any existing Trademark and then decide on the company’s name. The Promoters of the company have to provide at least 6 names in the order of their preference to the Registrar of Companies for name availability.

Memorandum of Association (MOA) & Articles of Association (AOA)

When the name of the company has been approved by the Registrar of Companies then the Subscribers have to draft a MOA & AOA specifying their Names, Address, Occupation and the sign the subscription pages of the Memorandum and Articles of Association formed.

The Memorandum of Association is a document regarding the main objectives as well as the secondary objectives of a company. It covers all the necessary fundamental provisions of the company’s constitution.

Articles of Association is a contract based on mutual understanding between the company and its members defining their rights and duties.

Filing E-Forms with Registrar of Companies

After the drafting of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, an application has to be sent to the Registrar of Companies regarding the incorporation of the company. This Application must contain all the necessary documents of the Company and its Directors.

Verification of Documents

The company must pay the desired fees to the Registrar of Companies and must get Stamp Duty to get the documents verified.

Issue of Certificate of Incorporation

When all the documents are verified and duly approved by the Registrar of Companies, a digitalised ‘Certificate of Incorporation’ is mailed to the Directors of the company. Once the Incorporation Certificate is received , company can start with its operations .

ADVANTAGES OF A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

Separate Legal Entity

A company is a legal entity and a juristic person under the law. The members (Shareholders/Directors) of a company have no liability to the creditors of the company. This form of organisation has wide legal capacity, acquire and hold property and also incur debts in its own name. As a juristic person, a company can sue in its own name and can be sued by others. A company’s common seal is considered as its signature but is not mandatory.

Limited Liability

Limited liability means the status of being legally responsible only to a limited amount of debts of a company. A company is a separate legal entity from its members. The liability for repayment of debts incurred by the company lies on the company itself and not on the owner. Unlike other business entities the liability of the members in respect of the company’s debts is limited.

Uninterrupted Existence

A private limited company has perpetual succession. A perpetual succession means the company has uninterrupted existence until it is legally dissolved or voluntarily. A company, being a separate legal person will continue to exist even if a member dies or ceases irrespective of the changes in the membership.

Easy Transferability

Shares of a Private Limited company which is limited by the number of shares can be transferred by a shareholder to any other person. The shares and other interest of any member in the company is dealt as a movable property and can be transferred in the manner provided by the Company. Shares can be transferred by filing and signing a share transfer form and handing it over to the buyer of the shares along with the share certificate. It is easier for a member to leave the membership of the company and also to transfer its share of ownership.

Owning Property

A company as a legal entity is capable of owning its funds and properties. No shareholder can make any claim upon the property of the company as the owner of the company and the company itself are two separate entities.

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Tax Reforms – Budget 2017

As the Finance Minister of India , Mr. Arun Jaitley, got up to deliver the Union Budget for the Financial Year 2017-2018, every Business Man in the country was waiting for the Tax Reforms. The Direct Tax Reforms given in the budget dated 1^st Feb’2017 will be applicable in the F.Y. 2017-18 or A.Y 2018-19. Some crucial and evident changes have been made by the Government for the Small and Medium Scale Business in the budget.

As per the Narendra Modi Government, the Tax Revenue of the central Government from Direct Tax Collection has gone up by 17% in F.Y. 2015-16 as compared to F.Y. 2014-15, and the rate of growth in advance tax in personal income tax domains for the F.Y. 2016-17 has increased by 34.81% till 20^th Jan’2017 as compared to F.Y 2015-16.

We have decoded the key changes proposed in the Union Budget announced by the Finance Minister on February 1, 2017.

Tax slabs

It has been proposed to reduce the tax rate for taxable income less than Rs 500,000 from current 10% to 5% benefiting Individuals (resident/ non-resident) below the age of 60 years and Individuals (resident/ non-resident) above the age of 60 years and below the age of 80 years.

Rebate under section 87A

Rebate under section 87A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”) is proposed to be reduced from Rs 5,000 to Rs 2,500. It has also been proposed to restrict such rebate to resident individuals whose total income does not exceed Rs 350,000 (earlier Rs 500,000). Considering the above amendments, the net benefit arising to an individual with taxable income of Rs 350,000 and Rs 500,000 is Rs 2,575 and Rs 7,725 respectively.

Partial exemption for pension

The existing provision of section 10(12A) of the Act provides that payment from National Pension System (“NPS”) trust to an employee on closure of his account or opting out shall be exempt up to 40% of total amount payable to him. In order to provide relief to an employee who is a subscriber of NPS, it is proposed to provide exemption for partial withdrawal not exceeding 25% of the contribution made by an employee in accordance with the terms and conditions specified under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 and regulations made thereunder.

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Rationalization of deduction under section 80CCD for self-employed individual

In order to bring about parity between an individual who is an employee and an individual who is self-employed, it is proposed to amend section 80CCD of the Act so as to increase the upper limit of 10% of Gross Total Income (“GTI”) to 20% in case of individual who is self-employed. Accordingly, for a self-employed individual, contributions to NPS to the extent of 20 percent of his/ her GTI will now be allowed.

Withholding tax obligation for individual not liable to tax audit

As per the existing provision of the Act, withholding tax obligation on rent payments arises only in case of individuals or HUF who are liable to tax audit. It is proposed that individual or HUF not liable for tax audit will now be required to withhold tax at the rate of 5%, if the rent exceeds Rs 50,000 per month or part of month on payment of rent.

Also Tax deduction and collection Account Number (“TAN”) will not be required to be obtained.
Further, tax would be required to be withheld only once during the previous year in the last installment payable for the year.

In addition to the above, it is proposed that under section 206AA of the Act, maximum deduction shall not exceed the rent payable for the last month of the previous year/ last month of tenancy.

Shifting base year from 1981 to 2001 for computation of capital gains:

Existing provisions gave the assesse an option to consider Fair Market Value (“FMV”) as on April 1, 1981 for capital assets acquired before the said date. It has been proposed to shift the base to April 1, 2001. Accordingly assesses have an option to consider cost or FMV as on April 1, 2001 as their cost in respect of assets acquired on or before April 1, 2001.

Further, for the purpose of computing indexed cost of acquisition, 2001 shall be considered as the base year.

Reduction of holding period for computation of capital gains for immovable property:

It is proposed to amend section 2(42A) of the Act to reduce the holding period from existing 36 months to 24 months in case of immovable property being land and building or both to quality as long term capital asset.

Expansion of scope of long term bonds under section 54EC

It is proposed to provide exemption under section 54EC of the Act on investment of long term capital gains in any bond redeemable after three years that shall be notified by the central government. This will be in addition to investments in NHAI bonds and RECL bonds where exemption was allowed on investment up to Rs 5,000,000.

Measures for promoting digital payments in case of presumptive business income cases

In order to promote digital transactions and to encourage small unorganized business to accept digital payments, it is proposed to amend section 44AD of the Act to reduce the existing rate of deemed total income of 8% to 6% in respect of turnover or gross receipts received by an account payee cheque or account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account during the previous year or before the due date specified in sub-section (1) of section 139 in respect of that previous year. However, the existing rate of deemed profit of 8% referred to in section 44AD of the Act, shall continue to apply in respect of total turnover or gross receipts received in any other mode.

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One Person Company and its Incorporation

ONE PERSON COMPANY

One Person Company (OPC) is a form of business entity that is owned and managed by a single entrepreneur. This concept was introduced in India through the Companies Act, 2013 supporting entrepreneurs who are capable of starting a venture by creating a single person economic entity. A One Person Company is also a separate legal entity from its members just like a Private Limited Company or a Limited Liability Company. In this type of business entity, only one person is required who can be the Director and as well as the shareholder of the company. This venture of One Person Company is still in its emerging stages which makes it much more difficult for entrepreneurs to adopt, it is mainly suitable for people starting an unregistered Proprietorship. The entrepreneur can set up their company without sharing their profits as One Person Company does not need a middleman to target the markets.

Features of One Person Company (OPC)

One Shareholder

One Person Company is a business entity which is owned and managed by a single person. The Company Incorporation Rule states that only a resident and also a citizen of India can form a One Person Company. The entrepreneur hold all the shares of the company as it has only one member. The people who are Foreign citizens and are Non-Resident citizens cannot indulge in the formation of a One Person Company. A shareholder can only have shares in a single One Person Company and not in various companies.

Director

A One Person Company can be managed by a Single Person. In this type of business entity, the Sole Shareholder can become the Sole Director of the business. A One Person Company can have a maximum number of 15 directors even if it may be having a Sole Shareholder.

Nominee

This states that the Shareholder of the company has to nominate a person who in the event of death or inability to continue the work in the company will come forward to take the charge of the One Person Company. The present shareholder will issue a written consent in the name of the nominee, the nominee must also be a resident and a citizen of Indian. The person nominated must not have any other One Person Company under control.

Incorporation of a One Person Company (OPC) in India

A One person Company can be incorporated as per the procedure explained below :

Director Identification Number (DIN) & Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)

1. Identity Proof: A copy of PAN card is mandatory whereas a copy of the Driver’s license is optional.

2. Address Proof: A copy of the Passport / Election ID / AADHAR card / Driver’s License is sufficient.

3. Passport Size photo

4. Mobile Number

5. Education Qualification

6. Verification signed by the applicant.

Company Name Availability

The name of the company must not be pre-existing, applicants must first search for any existing Trademark and then decide on the company’s name. The Promoter of the company have to provide at least 6 names in the order of their preference to the Registrar of Companies for name availability.

Memorandum of Association (MOA) & Articles of Association (AOA)

When the name of the company has been approved by the Registrar of Companies then the Subscriber have to draft a MOA & AOA specifying their Names, Address, Occupation and the sign the subscription pages of the Memorandum and Articles of Association formed.

Articles of Association is a contract based on mutual understanding between the company and its members defining their rights and duties.

Filing E-Forms with Registrar of Companies

Verification of Documents

The company must pay the desired fees to the Registrar of Companies and must get Stamp Duty to get the documents verified.

Issue of Certificate of Incorporation

Post Incorporation

After the Incorporation of a One Person company some necessary formalities are required immediately, such formalities are:

 Opening a Current Bank account in the name of the Company

 The Company must apply for the Shop Act License

 The Shareholder must be issued a Share certificate by the Company

 The subscription money must be payed through the Current Bank account

of the Company

BENEFITS

1. A One Person Company is a separate business entity and have Limited liability to its members.

2. This type of Company helps an entrepreneur to establish its own business without depending upon a second person.

3. A Legal Auditor is not required in this business unlike any other business enterprise.

4. A One Person Company being a separate legal entity can own property in the Company’s name and the shareholder cannot make any claim upon the property.

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