Company Act With Rules | Pocket

Taxmann

Companies Act with Rules | POCKET – Paperback is a compact yet exceptionally comprehensive statutory and compliance reference on the Companies Act 2013, meticulously updated. Despite its pocket-sized format, the book delivers the entire operational universe of company law—integrating the Act, Rules, prescribed Forms, exemptions, circulars, notifications, Secretarial Standards, and interpretative aids into a single, continuously navigable volume. This publication is not a mere reproduction of statutory text. It is designed as a working compliance and interpretation manual, enabling professionals to move from section to section seamlessly → rule → form → exemption → regulatory guidance, without reliance on multiple external sources. This Edition reflects decades of editorial refinement, ensuring accuracy, cross-referencing precision, and real-world usability.

This Pocket Edition is ideally suited for professionals and institutions that require speed, statutory certainty, and procedural clarity, including:

Company Secretaries (Practice and Employment)

Chartered Accountants & Cost Accountants

Corporate Lawyers, Legal Associates, & In-house Counsel

Compliance Officers, Secretarial Departments, & ROC Filing Professionals

Law Firms, Tribunals, & Regulatory Professionals

Students of CS, CA, CMA, LL.B., & LL.M. seeking a reliable statutory base

The Present Publication is the 44th Edition | 2026, updated upto 20th December 2025. This book is edited by Taxmann's Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features:

[Comprehensive Annotated Text of the Companies Act 2013] The book presents the complete section-wise text of the Companies Act 2013, accompanied by concise annotations that explain applicability, scope, and compliance implications. Each section is cross-referenced with:

Relevant Rules framed under the Act

Prescribed Forms (e-Forms and Physical Forms)

Date(s) of enforcement

Corresponding provisions under the Companies Act 1956

This structure ensures interpretative continuity and assists professionals dealing with legacy issues, transitional compliance, and litigation

[Fully Integrated Rules and Forms Ecosystem] A defining strength of this publication is its Division-wise integration of Rules framed under the Companies Act, 2013, supported by a chapter-wise 'Key to Prescribed Forms'. For every Chapter of the Act, the book identifies:

Applicable Rules

Form number and description

Mode of filing (electronic or physical)

Relevant section and rule references

This framework covers, inter alia:

Incorporation and Name Reservation (RUN, INC series)

Accounts, Audit and CSR Compliance (AOC series, CSR-1, CSR-2, XBRL forms)

Directors, KMPs and Secretarial Audit (DIR and MR series)

Nidhis (NDH series)

Foreign Companies (FC series)

Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations (CAA series)

NCLT and NCLAT procedures

Winding-up and Liquidation (WIN series)

The result is a compliance-executable statute, particularly valuable for practitioners and filing professionals

[Exhaustive Coverage of Exemptions and Special Regimes] The book incorporates section-level exemptions and modifications, enabling immediate assessment of applicability for different categories of companies, including:

Private Companies

Government Companies

Section 8 (Charitable) Companies

Nidhi Companies

Unlisted Public Companies

Companies operating from IFSCs located in SEZs

Financial Products, Services, and Institutions regulated within IFSCs

IFSC-specific notifications, including regulatory substitutions (e.g., SEBI references replaced by IFSCA where notified), are embedded within the statutory framework rather than treated as appendices

[Schedules Presented as Practical Compliance Tools] All Schedules to the Companies Act are included and mapped within the statutory flow, notably:

Schedule I – MOA and AOA templates (Tables A to J, including Table F)

Schedule II – Useful lives for depreciation

Schedule III – Financial Statement formats (including Ind AS and NBFC divisions)

Schedule IV – Code for Independent Directors

These schedules are positioned as operational templates, supporting drafting, reporting, governance, and audit functions

[Circulars, Notifications and Governance Standards] The publication includes a systematic listing and integration of MCA circulars and notifications, clarifying enforcement timelines, transitional provisions, and procedural guidance. It also incorporates Secretarial Standards (SS-1 to SS-4) and references to SEBI Regulations and Listing Obligations wherever relevant, ensuring alignment with the broader corporate governance framework

[Interpretative Aids and Cross-Statute References] To support advisory and litigation work, the book provides:

Appendix on Provisions of Other Acts referred to in the Companies Act 2013

Words & Phrases Judicially Noticed, offering case-law backed interpretations of key statutory terms

Cross-references to allied laws and regulatory instruments

The coverage of the book is as follows:

Complete Companies Act 2013 (as amended)

All Rules framed under the Act

Chapter-wise prescribed Forms matrix

Category-wise exemptions and special regimes

IFSC and SEZ-specific statutory framework

NCLT/NCLAT procedural architecture

Winding-up, liquidation, and revival provisions

Detailed Subject Index enabling topic-based navigation

Despite its pocket format, the book spans over 1,800 pages, reflecting the full breadth of modern company law administration

The book follows a three-tier professional architecture:

Division One – Companies Act 2013 with Schedules and section-wise annotations

Division Two – Rules framed under the Act, integrated with a Key to Prescribed Forms

Division Three – Circulars, Notifications, Schemes, and Secretarial Standards

This is supplemented by appendices and an extensive subject index, ensuring both depth and speed of reference