• Quoting CIN is mandatory from April 1 2014 for Companies

    The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified many new sections of the Companies Act 2013 recently. One that requires urgent attention is quoting of the Company Identification Number (aka CIN). This number is printed on the Incorporation certificate and is also available on the MCA portal. Section 12(3)(c) of Companies Act 2013, which will be effective from April 1 2014, provides that every company shall 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. Any…