Compliance guides
Pillar · Product
How do I trace a compliance update to its Act section?
An end-to-end workflow for compliance research on Complied AI: start from the updates feed, open the official document behind a change, jump to the Act or regulation section it touches, and ask a section-grounded question. Three worked scenarios across an MCA form change, a GST circular, and an ITR utility change.
Updates · GST
Is this a CBIC GST or customs notification?
CBIC issues GST and customs notifications under separate laws, on separate portals, with numbering that repeats every year. This guide shows how to read the suffix, pick the right official listing, and confirm you are looking at a Central Tax notification and not a Customs one.
Pillar · Calendar
How do I build a compliance calendar for India?
A method for building an Indian statutory compliance calendar across MCA, income tax, TDS, GST and labour: derive each date from its provision, mark which dates are fixed and which are event-linked, and keep a review loop so notified changes reach the calendar.
Law · MCA
Who must comply with CSR under section 135?
Who section 135 of the Companies Act applies to, how the two per cent spend is computed, when a CSR Committee is not required, what happens to unspent amounts for ongoing and non-ongoing projects, and the penalty structure under section 135(7).
Pillar · Brand
How do I verify an Indian regulatory update?
A method for tracking Indian regulatory updates without misinformation: a source hierarchy that puts the official document first and the Act second, how to test a forwarded claim, and why the WhatsApp summary is a prompt to verify rather than a reason to act.
Pillar · Brand
Why are Indian statutory updates so scattered?
Indian statutory changes arrive across MCA, CBDT, CBIC, RBI, and SEBI, each on its own site in its own format. Here is why that scatter causes missed and misread changes, and how a single updates feed that links to the official source and the underlying law fixes it for CS and CA teams.
Law · Sections
What is the section 186 loan and investment limit?
A practical guide to section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013: the lending and investment ceiling, board and shareholder approvals, interest-rate rule, register and disclosure requirements, and the separate checks under sections 185 and 188.
Law · Sections
What related-party deals does section 188 cover?
Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 explained in plain language: which contracts are covered, the Board and member approval path, the ordinary-course and arm's-length exception, disclosure, ratification and the extra checks listed companies need.
Law · Sections
Who counts as an independent director under section 149?
A plain-language guide to section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013: Board composition, the one-third rule for listed public companies, the independence tests in section 149(6), appointment and tenure, Schedule IV duties, and the separate SEBI LODR checks for listed entities.
Updates · RBI
What is a FEMA notification and how do you read it?
How to read FEMA notifications from the RBI: the difference between the FEMA Act, Central Government rules, RBI regulations, notifications and A.P. (DIR Series) circulars; what business area a notice affects; and how to verify its effective date and Gazette reference.