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Thursday, February 23, 2012

INCORPORATION OF A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY IN INDIA


        
Procedure for Incorporation of a Private Limited Company

Persons desirous of forming a Private limited company must follow the procedures as detailed below:-

1. Selection of type of the company.
2. Selection of name.
3. Requirement for having DIN and Digital Signature
4. Preparation of the Memorandum of Association (MOA) and
    Articles of Association (AOA)
5. Filing of documents with the Registrar
6Payment of registration fees for a new company
7. Certificate of Incorporation and Commencement of Business
8.. Activities after incorporation

1. Selection of the type of company

            The Promoters of a company may be individual entrepreneurs or body corporate engaged in efforts to incorporate a company. Incorporated, proposed scale of operations, the promoters can select type of the company as they wish to form themselves into viz. private company, public company, non-profit making company, etc.

2. Selection of name

       Six names are required to be selected in order of preference after taking notes of numerous provisions, clarifications circulars and rules made by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, etc. Even single name can be given for name availability. In case key word is required, significance of each key word should be given in Form INC-1.

 An application shall be in Form INC-1.as prescribed by Notification No. GSR 56(E) dated 10th Feb., 2006 duly digitally signed by any one promoter or managing director or director or manager or secretary of the company along with the required fee for ascertaining whether the selected name is available for adoption by the promoters of the proposed company.

After receipt of completed application in Form INC-1, the Registrar shall intimate whether the proposed name is available for adoption or not. The confirmation of the name made available by the Registrar shall be valid for a period of two months.


3. Requirement for having DIN and Digital Signature.

Before submission of Form INC-1 all the directors of the proposed company must ensure that they are having DIN and if they are not having DIN, it should be first obtained. 

Specific care should be taken that a person cannot have more than one DIN, therefore, a DIN once obtained shall serve the requirement for all the companies in which he is a director or intended to be a director.

Requirement for having digital signatures

Every document prescribed under the Companies Act is required to be filed with the digital signature of the managing director or director or manager or secretary of the Company, therefore, it is compulsorily required to obtain digital signatures of at least one director to sign the Form INC-1 and other documents

4. What are the forms to be filed?

Spice 32 is the required form in connection with incorporation of the Company. The details of the Directors, the Subscribers to the memorandum details and the registered office address details shall be furnished in this form.

5. Preparation of the Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Articles of Association (AOA)

    Previously separate MOA and AOA need to be attached in incorporation form (INC-7). Now for MOA, Spice 33 and for AOA Spice 34 are need to be filled up and which are to be filed along with spice 32 as link forms.
 Spice 33 and Spice 34 need to be signed by the Digital Signatures.

6. PAN and TAN

In Spice 32, the particulars of the area zone and Jurisdiction of the Income Tax Department are to be given and immediately after filing the Spice 32, the PAN application in Form 49A and for TAN application in Form 49B has to be uploaded. Once the incorporation forms are accepted and approved, the certificate of incorporation generated will contain the PAN and TAN for the Company.

7. Payment of registration fees for a new company

The fees payable to the Registrar at the time of registration of a new company varies according to the authorized capital of a company proposed to be registered as per Companies Act. Fees can be calculated by the MCA portal under Calculate Fees.

7. Certificate of Incorporation and Commencement of Business

The approval for incorporation of the company will be intimated by Government through e-mail and the e-mail contains certificate of incorporation.
On receipt of certificate of incorporation the private limited companies can commence business activities after obtaining the Board Resolution.

8. Activities after incorporation

a)     Display name board outside the premises
b)      To hold first Board Meeting.
c)     To bring the subscribers share money within 30 days.
d)     To appoint Statutory Auditor within 30 days.
e)     Open Bank account
f)      Make  common seal of the company
g)     Issue of share certificate
h)    Apply for GST
i)       Maintaining statutory register

Note: The above procedure for incorporation of the company is with Indian Directors and Indian Subscribers to the Memorandum of Association.
For Foreign Directors and Foreign Subscribers to the Memorandum of Association of an Indian Company, the procedure will be different.

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