Taxmann Company Law Manual 25th Edition January 2026

Taxmann Company Law Manual 25th Edition January 2026

The Present Publication is the 25th Edition | 2026, amended upto 20th December 2025. This book is edited by Taxmann’s Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Fully Integrated Companies Act 2013] Complete and updated text of the Companies Act 2013, presented as the core statute and positioned as an administered legal framework rather than a standalone bare Act
• [Rules Aligned with Parent Provisions] Text of all relevant Rules framed under the Companies Act 2013, systematically integrated with the corresponding statutory sections for seamless statute–rule correlation
• [Section-wise Editorial Annotations] Annotations under each section highlighting applicable Rules, prescribed Forms, dates of enforcement, legislative history, and practical compliance linkages
• [Exemptions & Relaxations Compendium] Clearly identified exemptions and modifications applicable to Private Companies, Section 8 Companies, Nidhis, Government Companies, Unlisted Public Companies, and companies operating from IFSCs located in SEZs
• [IFSC-specific Regulatory Framework] Dedicated coverage of exemptions and relaxations available to Financial Products, Financial Services, and Financial Institutions operating from International Financial Services Centres
• [Circulars & Notifications Consolidation] Complete and updated text of Circulars and Notifications issued under the Companies Act 2013, enabling readers to track regulatory intent and compliance clarifications
• [Secretarial Standards Integration] Full incorporation of Secretarial Standards SS-1 to SS-4, with statutory cross-references for effective governance and compliance implementation
• [Tribunal & Procedural Readiness Tools] Inclusion of NCLT and NCLAT Rules, tribunal fee tables, lists of documents required for petitions and applications, and allied procedural instruments
• [Comparative Law Mapping] Tables mapping corresponding provisions of the Companies Act 2013 with the Companies Act 1956, including identification of provisions omitted or substantially re-engineered
• [Judicially Noticed Words & Phrases] Curated appendix capturing words and phrases judicially interpreted, aiding statutory construction and advisory analysis
• [Allied Laws Cross-referencing] References and extracts of provisions from other statutes referred to within the Companies Act 2013, consolidated for contextual clarity.
• [Prescribed Forms Navigation] A dedicated Key to Prescribed Forms mapping statutory forms to relevant sections and rules for execution-ready compliance
• [Comprehensive Subject Index] An exhaustive subject index enabling precise and rapid navigation across the entire Manual

The coverage of the book is as follows:

• Companies Act 2013 with a complete Rules framework
• Rules relating to incorporation, prospectus, securities, management, audit, CSR, valuation, investigation, restructuring, and winding up
• Tribunal rules, NFRA rules, depository receipts and foreign currency bond schemes
• Exemption matrices, fee tables, procedural checklists, and prescribed forms
• Circulars, notifications, Secretarial Standards, schedules, and model constitutional documents (including Schedule I and Table F)