{"id":20082,"date":"2019-06-20T10:34:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T05:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/?p=20082"},"modified":"2021-01-28T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:21:08","slug":"inter-corporate-loans-and-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/inter-corporate-loans-and-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Corporate Loans and Investments According to Section 186 of the Companies Act 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">To simplify the functioning\nand processes of a company, Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 has introduced\na few modifications in the concept of Inter Corporate Loans and Investments made\nby the company. This act defines laws by which a company can or cannot give\nloan, guarantee, and security or make an investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Inter Corporate Loans and Investment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a company provides\nloan, security or guarantee to another company or any entity is termed as\ninter-corporate loans. And, when a company invests in any other company in any\nform is referred as inter-corporate investment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A firm can provide loans, investment, guarantee or security to another company after taking consent from the board of directors or shareholders. The section 186 defines the laws made regarding loans and investments by companies and specifies rules by which a company can give a loan and to whom it can provide. We are going to know about this section under the Companies Act 2013 in detail in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Inter-Corporate-Loans.jpg\" alt=\"Inter Corporate Loans and Investment\" class=\"wp-image-20104\" width=\"297\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Inter-Corporate-Loans.jpg 626w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Inter-Corporate-Loans-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Inter-Corporate-Loans-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Applicability for Inter Corporate Loans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <strong>Companies Act, 2013<\/strong><sup><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mca.gov.in\/MinistryV2\/companiesact2013.html\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> investments cannot be made through more than two layers of companies. According to the same, the word investment implies to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Subscribing\nor purchasing of shares<\/li><li>Subscribing\nor obtaining of share warrants&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><li>Subscribing\nor purchasing of debt securities&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, it does not include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\nmaking of loans or advances <\/li><li>Financial\ntransactions like lease purchase of receivables, or any credit facilities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Non-Applicability for Inter-Corporate Loans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nnon-applicability to follow the provisions of section 186(subsection 1) is for\nthe following cases;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Companies integrated outside India<\/li><li>Companies having investment subsidiaries past two layers <\/li><li>Private and public companies authorized by <a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/international-financial-services-centres\/\">IFSC<\/a><\/li><li>And a subsidiary company which has its investment subsidiary<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-applicability to follow these provisions except subsection 1 of the section 186 is for the following cases;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A company who has any loan, guarantee, security or investment taken from, any banking firm, Insurance firm, Any housing finance company, any company engaged in financing companies<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, a defaulter\ncompany in terms of payment of interest cannot provide loans to any other\ncompany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All about\nApproval from Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A company can provide a loan or invest by passing a special resolution in the Annual General Meeting. In this meeting, if all the board members agree for the same, then only the loan\/investment can be given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are\nthe Requirements for the Disclosure of Particulars of Loan?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company needs to disclose to the directors, accordingly about <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\nfull details of the loan, investment<\/li><li>Security\nor guarantee given<\/li><li>And,\nthe purpose of the demand for the loan by the recipient<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And the notice of\nthe general meeting for passing the resolution should stipulate the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The purpose\nof the loan\/security\/guarantee\/investment<\/li><li>The details\nof the recipient<\/li><li>Source\nof funding<\/li><li>The limit\nof the loan amount which can be given <\/li><li>Other\nspecified details<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the\nRate of Interest for Inter-Corporate Loans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A company should\nnot provide a loan at a rate less than the yield of the previous one, three,\nfive or ten years whichever is the closest to the tenure of the given loan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the\nProcess of Keeping a Record of Inter-Corporate Loans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to section 186, subsection 9, The Companies Act 2013, every company has to maintain a record of the loan given in a register containing all the prescribed details,subsequently. And furthermore,according to subsection 10, the registry should be kept at the registered office for inspection by the concerned department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fine for\nthe Violation of Section 186<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the rule, if any corporation fails to comply with this act has to pay a fine of Rs 25000 to Rs 5 lakhs, and the officer at default has to pay a fine ranging from Rs. 25000 to Rs. 1 lakh consequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can a Company\ngive a Loan to an Individual?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Company can\nprovide a loan to an individual or other corporate body under the norms contained\nin The Companies Act 2013. Sub-section 2, Section 186 specifies that a company\ncan give loan to a person or a body corporate of less than sixty percent of paid\nup capital share, free reserves and securities premium account or less than hundred\nper cent of the free reserves and securities premium account, whichever is\nmore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can a Company\ngive Loan to LLPs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A company can give loan to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/partnership-firm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"partnership firms (opens in a new tab)\">partnership firms<\/a> following the prescribed rules given in the Companies Act 2013. According to the section 185, sub-section 1, the act defines that a company can give loan to body corporate including the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"LLPs (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/limited-liability-partnership\" target=\"_blank\">LLPs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can a\nPrivate Limited Company give Loan to Shareholders?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013, no company can provide a loan to shareholders possessing 2% or more shares of the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can a Company\ngive Loan to another Private Limited Company?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies Act, 2013. The section 185, sub-section 1, specifies that a director or &ldquo;any other person in which the director is interested&rdquo; a company cannot give lone to such people, where &ldquo;any other person in which the director is interested&rdquo; means;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A firm in which the director or any of his relative is a partner<\/li><li>Any <a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/company-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"private company (opens in a new tab)\">private company<\/a> where the director is a director or member<\/li><li>A body corporate where the director has not less than 25% of the voting rights at a general meeting<\/li><li>A director of a lending company, any holding company or any other partner<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disclaimer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several changes were made through section 186, Companies Act 2013, which previously was section 372A, in the Companies Act 1956. When we compare the both, we can see that many provisions were made and simplified. Also, amendments were done according to the latest needs and requirements of companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterslice.com\/learning\/legal-compliance-for-e-commerce-business-in-india\/\"> Legal Compliance for E-Commerce Business in India<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To simplify the functioning and processes of a company, Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 has introduced a few modifications in the concept of Inter Corporate Loans and Investments made by the company. This act defines laws by which a company can or cannot give loan, guarantee, and security or make an investment. 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