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Corporate identification no. now mandatory on bill

02 April 2014

Corporate identification now becomes mandatory to quote on invoice, letter heads as per companies act 2013. Anybody can provide me the related notification in this regard and what are other documents on which this number to be quoted????????

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Deepak Gupta (CA Student) (15922 Points)
Replied 02 April 2014

Originally posted by : CA Parul Saxena
	Corporate identification now becomes mandatory to quote on invoice, letter heads as per companies act 2013. Anybody can provide me the related notification in this regard and what are other documents on which this number to be quoted????????

Section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013 has been notified, effective from 01.04.2014. Sub-section (3), clause (c), says that,
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Every company shall —
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(c) get its name, address of its registered office and the Corporate Identity Number along with telephone number, fax number, if any, e-mail and website addresses, if any, printed in all its business letters, billheads, letter papers and in all its notices and other official publications.
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-- Section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013 was notified by MCA vide notification dated 26.03.2014.

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Ankit T Maru (CA Final ) (39 Points)
Replied 02 April 2014

Please refer commencement notification dated 26th March 2014 for further reference https://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/companiesact.html.

Sandeep Kuncham J (Chartered Accountancy) (26 Points)
Replied 02 April 2014

I would also like to know...

1. What was the comparable provisions in the Old Companies Act

2. What are the consequences( penalties etc...) for a private company if the CIN and email IDs are not disclosed on the documents.

Sandeep Kuncham

Deepak Gupta (CA Student) (15922 Points)
Replied 03 April 2014

Originally posted by : Sandeep Kuncham J
	I would also like to know... . 1. What was the comparable provisions in the Old Companies Act . Refer section 147 of the Companies Act, 1956 . (Table containing provisions of Companies Act, 2013 as notified up to date and corresponding provisions thereof under Companies Act, 1956 - Click Here) . 2. What are the consequences( penalties etc...) for a private company if the CIN and email IDs are not disclosed on the documents. . If any default is made in complying with the requirements of this section, the company and every officer who is in default shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand rupees for every day during which the default continues but not exceeding one lakh rupees. - Sec. 12(8) of the Companies Act, 2013. . Sandeep Kuncham