« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  15 income tax rule changes in 2024 that will impact your ITR filing in 2025   How to check income tax return (ITR) status  Income tax rules: How much cash can you receive in one day to avoid an I-T notice?  Tax saving tips: How you can reduce tax burden under the new regime  Condonation of delay under section 119(20) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in filing of Form No. 9A/10/108/10BB for Assessment Year 2018-19 and subsequent assessment years  Condonation of delay under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in filing of Form No. 10-IC or Form No. 10-ID for Assessment Years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23  New GST form notified to help taxpayers adjust tax demand amount: Here's how to use «  SC for review of pricing policy... CFA Institute may not hold December exams in India... » Permanent DIN number mandatory from July 1 June, 14th 2007 All directors on the board of companies will mandatorily need a director identification number (DIN) from July 1. The number is also mandatory for e-filing of various returns and documents.    All existing and new directors will have to pay a fee of Rs 100 to obtain the number", a senior official in the ministry of corporate affairs told Business Standard.    All provisional DINs issued earlier will become invalid after June 30, if the director concerned does not apply for a permanent number. Once it is allotted, the number would remain valid for the life-time of the individual, the official added.    Till now, the Registrar of Companies (RoC) has issued 5,30,000 identification numbers. Requests for another 1,70,000 have been rejected on account of mistakes in the applications.    "Applicants commit common mistakes like using abbreviations in the name, date of birth discrepancies between the application and supporting documents and not mentioning the particulars of certifying authorities , the official added.    The RoC will also conduct a role check, by which the digital signatures of company representatives, professionals would be required to affix digitial signatures for submitting an electronic form.    If a different digital signature certificate is already registered against the given DIN, the person will be asked to update his or her digital signature.    Through the MCA-21 programme, anyone can access corporate documents, request for certified copies, register complaints and track transaction status of the companies by logging on to www.mca.gov.in.    The MCA-21 initiative is part of the government's e-governance drive."If the user wants to view documents that are not in the public domain, he will have to pay Rs 50 as fees, while other documents can be viewed free of charge", the official added.