TMI BlogReopening/revision of annual accounts after their adoption in the annual general meeting.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Reopening/revision of annual accounts after their adoption in the annual general meeting. - News and Press Release Dated:- 23-11-2010 - News - General Circular No: 5/2010 No.17/75/2010-CL.V Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th floor, `A' Wing, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001. Dated: 22nd November, 2010 To All Regional D ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... irectors All Registrars of Companies Subject:- Reopening/revision of annual accounts after their adoption in the annual general meeting. Sir, Your attention is drawn to the provisions of section 220 of the Companies Act, 1956 which provide for the manner in which annual accounts (viz balance sheet and profit and loss account etc) are laid before annual general meeting for adoption by shar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... eholders and filed with Registrar. This Ministry, vide General Circular Number 1/2003 (F. No. 17/75/2002) dated 13.01.2003 had directed the grounds and manner in which accounts can be re-opened/ revised by companies and thereafter adopted by shareholders. A copy of such circular is attached. It has now come to the notice of the Ministry that few companies have been filing their annual accounts und ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... er section 220 more than once resulting into filing/availability of more than one such accounts in the Registry for a particular financial year. The matter has been examined in the Ministry in detail and it has been concluded that keeping in view the provisions of section 220 of the Act read with Ministry's General Circular 1/2003, a company cannot lay more than one set of annual accounts for a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... particular financial year unless it has reopened/revised such annual accounts after their adoption in the Annual General Meeting on the grounds specified in Ministry's circular Number 1/2003. Accordingly, it is hereby directed that ROCs should keep a watch on such kinds of repeat filings of annual accounts and such accounts should not be accepted except in accordance with provisions of section 220 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... read with Ministry's General Circular 1/2003. Yours faithfully, (E. Selvaraj) Director (inspection Investigation) (Ph: 2338 4502) ========================== General Circular No: 1/2003 No.17/75/2002-CL.V Government of India Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs Department of Company Affairs 5 th floor, `A' Wing, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... New Delhi-110 001. Dated: 13 th January, 2003 To All Regional Directors All Registrars of Companies Subject:- Reopening/revision of annual accounts after their adoption in the annual general meeting. Sir, In partial modification of earlier view on re-opening/revision of annual accounts, this Department had clarified in 1987 that a company could reopen and revise its ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... accounts even after their adoption in the annual general meeting in order to comply with technical requirements of taxation laws and further adopt the revised annual accounts in the subsequent annual general meeting and file with the Registrar of Companies. 2. Recently it has come to notice of the department that insurance companies, pursuant to directions for revision of accounts b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) are required to reopen their accounts. 3. It is hereby clarified that a company could reopen and revise its accounts even after their adoption in the annual general meeting and filing with the Registrar of Companies in order to comply with technical requirements of any other law to achieve the object of exhibiting true and fair vie ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... w. The revised annual accounts would be required to be adopted either in the extraordinary general meeting or in the subsequent annual general meeting and filed with the Registrar of Companies. Yours faithfully, (E. Selvaraj) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Joint Director (T) (Ph: 2338 3452) - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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