Tag Archives: Form IEPF – 1

EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF SHARES TO IEPF


Sub – Section (6) of Section 124 mandates transfer of all shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed for seven consecutive years or more in the name of Investor Education and Protection Fund along with a statement containing such details as prescribed. Rule 5 of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 prescribe the manner of such credit.  We discussed procedure amended with effect from 20th August 2019 in the last post here. In this post, we will discuss the post-transfer effects and procedures.

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CREDIT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS TO IEPF


Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013 and other provisions of laws mandates credits of certain amounts to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF). Rule 5 of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 prescribe the manner of such credit.  The procedure is now amended with effect from 20th August 2019. We will discuss the updated process which is more logical and easy to comply.

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Curious Case of IEPF – 7


Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 22nd May 2018 notified the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Third Amendment Rules, 2017 to amend Rule 6 of principal Rules and to insert Form IEPF – 7. The nomenclature of these amendments charily indicates that thought process to introduced Form IEPF -7 was started during the year 2017 but somehow delayed. Let us discuss these amendments.

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Transfer of Amount of Unpaid Dividend


Ministry of Corporate Affairs recently issued Indian companies, the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. These rules published in Official Gazette on 5th September 2016 and came into force on 7th September 2016.  In this post, we will discuss transfer of amount of unpaid dividend to the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority.

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