The Certificate of Business and Subscription
- The certificate of Commencement of Business is a certificate granted by the Registrar of Companies to a public company. It authorizes the company to tart business operations. A private company does not require this certificate.
- Minimum subscription refers to the minimum amount of capital which accompany must rise before allotment of shares. It is meant to cover the cost of fixed assets purchased, preliminary expenses, working capital, etc. According to SEBI guidelines, ninety per cent of the issue amount must be raised within 90 days form the date of closure of the issue? Otherwise the company must return infill the amount received on applications within the next 10 days. The purpose of minimum subscription is to ensure that only companies with sufficient capital are allowed to commence business.
- Minimum subscription is the amount which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors is the minimum amount to be raised by the issue of shares so as to prove for the following:
- the purchase price of any property purchased or agreed to be purchased;
- all preliminary expenses, including underwriting commission and brokerage;
- repayment of money borrowed by the company for above purposes;
- working capital;and
- any other expenditure
Posted on 22nd December 2007
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