Refer Section 209(4A) of companies act 1956
Books of accounts and vouchers of a company required to maintain for a period of 8 years immediately preceding the current year.
1.Books of accounts and vouchers of a company required to maintain for a period of 8 years immediately preceding the current year.
2. Books of accounts and vouchers of a section 25 company required to maintain for a period not less than 4 years.
3.The Register and Index of Members must be maintained permanently
4. The Register and Index of debenture-holders must be maintained for 15 years after the redemption of debentures.
5. The copies of all Annual Returns and Certificates annexed thereto must be maintained for 8 years from date of filing with the ROC.
6.In case of amalgamation/merger, the books and papers of the amalgamated/transferor company can only be disposed of with prior permission of the Central Government.
7.The books and papers of a company which has been liquidated/wound-up and of its liquidator shall not be destroyed before 5 years from the date of dissolution, unless there is prior permission from the Central Government.
As per Income Tax Act, 1961,
1. All assesses are required to maintain specified books of account for a period of 6 years from the end of relevant assessment year.
2. In case of International Transactions (Transfer pricing issues), the transfer pricing documents and information specified under Rule 10D must me maintained for income-tax purposes.
under Central Excise
Daily Stock Account of goods produced must be preserved for a period of five years immediately after the financial year to which such record pertain.
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