The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the due date of Audit Trail Applicability till April 1st 2023 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 by amending by notifying the rules, i.e., Companies (Accounts) Second Amendment Rules, 2022.
A notification issued by the Board in accordance with the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 128, sub section (3) of section 129, section 133, section 134, sub-section (4) of section 135, sub-section (1) of section 136, section 137 and section 138 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), amended the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
The relevant notification stated that “They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,- (i) in the proviso to sub-rule (1) of rule 3, for the figures, letters and words “1. day of April, 2022”, the figures, letters and words “1st day of April, 2023” shall be substituted; (ii) in the proviso to sub-rule (1B) of rule 12, for the figures, letters and word “31. March, 2022”, the figures, letters and word “31. May, 2022” shall be substituted.”
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