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Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012
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....ans eform specified in the rules; (c) Financial year means the financial year as defined under Subsection (17) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 1956; (d) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein but defined in the Act shall have the meaning as assigned to them in the Act; Filing of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts 3. Every Company (including Non-banking Financial Companies and Residuary Non-banking Companies) shall, within a period of 90 days after the holding of Annual General Meeting or the date on which it should have been held as per the provisions of section 166 of the Act and every year thereafter till completion of the seven years period, identify the unclaimed amounts as referred to in sub-section (2) of section 205C of the Act, separately furnish and upload on its own website as also on the Ministry's website or any other website as may be specified by the Government a statement or information through eForm 5 INV, separately for each year, containing following information, namely:- (a) the names and last known addresses of the persons entitled to receive the sum; (b) the nature of amount; (c) ....
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.... 5 INV, the Investor-wise details of unclaimed and unpaid amounts need to be uploaded on the IEPF portal using the excel template. The excel template can be downloaded from IEPF portal (http://iepf.gov.in/) Steps to be followed to upload the excel file containing investor-wise details of unclaimed and unpaid amounts during the year 1. Install the pre-requisite softwares to proceed. The path for the same is as follows: MCA Portal >> Investor Services >> IEPF >> IEPF Application >> Prerequisite Software 2. The excel file needs to be uploaded within 14 days of upload of eForm 5-INV. 3. Download the excel template from the IEPF portal. 4. Download and install the excel tool kit. It is mandatory to install the tool kit before filling the excel template. 5. Fill the required details in the excel file and save. Refer detailed instructions for filling the excel sheet below. 6. Ensure that the correct details are entered in the excel file. The eForm 5-INVshall be marked as defective in the following cases: . In case there is a mismatch in the CIN, company name entered in the excel vis-Ã -vis the information filed in the eForm; . In case there is a mismatch between the sum of amou....
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....of all investors as entered in the excel file(s). In case of mismatch, the eForm shall be marked as defective. It is suggested that the excel file should be prepared before filling the details in the eForm 5- INV. 1(a)Enter the 'Corporate Identity Number' (CIN) of the company for which statement of unclaimed and unpaid amounts is filed . You may find CIN by entering existing registration number or name of the company in the 'Find CIN/GLN' service at the MCA21 portal 2(a),(b), (c)Click the "Pre-fill" button. System will automatically display the name, address of the registered office and the email ID of the company. In case there is any change in the email ID, enter the new valid email ID. 3(a)Enter the financial year end date. This eForm can be filed only in respect of financial years ending on or after 30th September' 2011. VerificationEnter the serial number and date of board resolution authorising the signatory to sign and submit the eForm. Digital signatureThe eForm should be digitally signed by the managing director, director, manager or secretary of the company duly authorised by the board of directors. DesignationSelect the designation of the person digitally signing the eF....
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....d details Columns A to O for Investor Details (row 15 onwards) like First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Address, Country, State etc e. The user is required to select the Country, State, District and Investment Type. f. The date should be in DD-Mon-YYYY format. ('Mon' implies first three alphabets of month). g. The user can also copy the entire set of columns from other sources and paste into investor details Columns A to O for Investor Details (row 15 onwards) in downloaded excel template. h. Once the entire investor details are entered or copied, the user is required to press the Validate button for the below mentioned offline validations: . Investor First Name -> Mandatory if Last Name is blank and Length should be less or equal to 35 characters. . Investor Middle Name -> Length should be less or equal to 35 characters. . Investor Last Name -> Mandatory if First Name is blank and Length should be Page 3 of 5 Detailed Instructions less or equal to 35 characters. · Father/Husband First Name -> Mandatory if Father/Husband Last Name is blank and Length should be less or equal to 35 characters. . Father/Husband Second Name -> Length should be less or equal to 35 characte....