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Govt to issue guidelines on unclaimed dividends

06 Nov 2013 Evaluate

In a move to seek better discipline from companies on unclaimed investor funds, the government will issue guidelines on unclaimed dividends that the companies may hold on account of deposits or dividends. .

As per the Companies Act of 1957, the dividend not paid or claimed within 30 days is transferred to a separate bank account from which the investor can claim his amount up to a period of 7 years. After that, the amount is transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) managed by the ministry of corporate affairs. As the penalties for non-compliance under this Act are not severe, companies are mostly tempted to transfer funds from the unpaid dividend account back to their balance sheets.

The ministry of corporate affairs will identify companies that have such funds but have not disclosed it to the Registrar of Companies. At present, companies credit dividends to investor accounts electronically, but this information is not completely provided by them. Further, most of the investors leave this amount unclaimed. At the end of FY13, unpaid and unclaimed amounts with companies stood at Rs 700 crore.

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