Bloomsbury Professional's Guide to the Companies Act 2014 covers the key areas of Companies Act 2014 in Ireland and walks the reader through the changes and their significance for practitioners. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in that area. This book includes Companies Act 1963 – 2012 and also Companies Act 2014.

Bloomsbury Professional's Guide to the Companies Act 2014 covers the key areas of Companies Act 2014 in Ireland and walks the reader through the changes and their significance for practitioners. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in that area.This book includes Companies Act 1963 - 2012 and also Companies Act 2014.

The Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 makes over 100 changes to the Companies Act 2014. Taken with the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 and the Beneficial Ownership Regulations 2016, they have introduced significant changes to company and accounting law and practice. This book will explain and contextualise the many changes for legal and accounting practitioners. The Beneficial Ownership Regulations, in particular, are very technical and complex and this book will provide much-needed guidance for practitioners. Written by leading experts in the two relevant fields - accounting and law - this book is ideal for lawyers, accountants, and company secretaries. Key areas covered by the book include: * the new four-fold classification of companies for accounting purposes; * micro companies - the new regime; * consolidation of financial statements - key changes; * disclosures in financial statements - key changes; * the new rules regarding payments to governments; * the shrinking exemption from filing financial statements for unlimited companies; * changes to the definition of "external companies"; * changes to the s 357 guarantee; * a comprehensive round-up of the non-accounting amendments to the Companies Act 2014; and * the obligations imposed on relevant entities and beneficial owners by the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 The chapters in this book comprise expanded versions of the papers given in Bloomsbury Professional's Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 & Beneficial Ownership Regulations seminar (October 2017).

The redrafting of the Companies Acts 1963-2012 ushered in significant changes to Irish company law and all company law practitioners and company law students in Ireland will need to be up to speed with the new Act's provisions.In this new edition, the Companies Act 2014 is updated to account for all changes to it, up to and including the Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018. The 2018 Act makes over 50 significant changes to the 2014 Act, most of which relate to the statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts.The Companies Act 2014: 2018 Edition is the only fully consolidated, single-volume, hard-copy edition of this Act.

Companies Act 2014 ushered in significant and wide-ranging changes to Irish company law and all company law practitioners and students in Ireland need to be up to speed with its provisions. Since 2014, there have been many important amendments to the Act. In this new edition, the Companies Act 2014 is updated to reflect the changes brought about by all relevant provisions up to 27 July, 2022. Amending enactments include: · Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 · Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Act 2021 · Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020 (Part 4) (Commencement) Order 2021 · European Union (Central Securities Depositories) (CSD Nominee) Regulations 2021 · European Union (Central Securities Depositories) (CSD Nominee) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 · European Union (Crowdfunding) Regulations 2021 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) Order 2020 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) Order 2021 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Order 2021 · Companies Act 2014 (Section 12A(1)) (Covid-19) Order 2022 · European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Irish Company and Commercial Law online service.

'Companies Act 2014' will comprise all key primary, secondary and European legislation relevant to company law students and practitioners in Ireland. The consolidation and redrafting of the Companies Acts 1963-2012 will usher in significant changes to Irish company law. This title will aid company law students and practitioners who will need to bring themselves up to speed with the new Act's provisions.

Specification of Definitions Details Rules, 2014 Restriction on number of layers Rules, 2017 Incorporation Rules, 2014 Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Rules, 2014 Issue of Global Depository Receipts Rules, 2014 Share Capital and Debentures Rules, 2014 NCLT (Procedure for Reduction of Share Capital of Company) Rules, 2016 Acceptance of Deposits Rules, 2014 Registration of Charges Rules, 2014 Management and Administration Rules, 2014 Significant Beneficial Owners Rules, 2018 Declaration and Payment of Dividend Rules, 2014 IEPFA (Appointment of Chairperson and Members, Holding of Meetings and Provision for Offices and Officers Rules, 2016 IEPFA (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 IEPFA (Form of Annual Statement of Accounts) Rules, 2018 IEPFA (Form and Time of Preparation of Annual Report) Rules, 2016 Accounts Rules, 2014 National Financial Reporting Authority Rules, 2018 NFRA (Meeting for Transaction of Business) Rules, 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Rules, 2014 Indian Accounting Standards Rules, 2015 Filing of Documents and Forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language Rules, 2015 Audit and Auditors Rules, 2014 Cost Records and Audit Rules, 2014 Auditor's Report Order, 2016 Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019 Appointment and Qualification of Directors Rules, 2014 Creation and Maintenance of databank of Independent Directors Rules, 2019 Meetings of Board and its Powers Rules, 2014 Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel Rules, 2014 Inspection, Investigation and Inquiry Rules, 2014 Arrests in connection with Investigation by Serious Fraud Investigation Office Rules, 2017 Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations Rules, 2016 Registered Valuers and Valuation Rules, 2017 Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies Rules, 2016 Winding Up Rules, 2020 Authorised to Register Rules, 2014 Registration of Foreign Companies Rules, 2014 Registration Offices and Fees Rules, 2014 Nidhi Rules, 2014 National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Rules, 2016 Transfer of Pending Proceedings Rules, 2016 Mediation and Conciliation Rules, 2016 Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2014 Miscellaneous Rules, 2014 MCA Circulars and Orders Secretarial Standard 1 on Meetings of the Board of Directors Secretarial Standard 2 on Meetings of the Board of Directors Secretarial Standard 3 on Dividend SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015