NCLAT rules EPFO can begin assessment proceedings during liquidation

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ruled that there is no prohibition on assessment proceedings by statutory authorities, including the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), after the liquidation process begins under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). However, the tribunal clarified that during the moratorium period, once insolvency proceedings are initiated, EPFO cannot…

EPFO can initiate assessment proceedings during liquidation: NCLAT on companies under IBC

The insolvency appellate tribunal has held that there is no bar against assessment proceedings by statutory authorities, including the EPFO, once the liquidation process starts against any debt-ridden company under the IBC. However, it also clarified that once a debt-ridden company is protected under moratorium after the initiation of insolvency proceedings against it, the Employees’…

Safe Hands administrators appoint Cayman Islands liquidator

The administrators of Safe Hands Plans, the pre-paid funerals company whose collapse has left 46,000 customers with a combined £60 million shortfall, have succeeded in appointing liquidators to a Cayman Islands company where customer money was funnelled. The appointment of independent insolvency practitioners over Navigator in the offshore tax haven was made after concerns about…

EPFO can initiate assessment proceedings during liquidation: NCLAT on companies under IBC

The insolvency appellate tribunal has held that there is no bar against assessment proceedings by statutory authorities, including the EPFO, once the liquidation process starts against any debt-ridden company under the IBC. However, it also clarified that once a debt-ridden company is protected under moratorium after the initiation of insolvency proceedings against it, the Employees’…

EPFO can initiate assessment proceedings during liquidation NCLAT on companies under IBC- The Week

New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) The insolvency appellate tribunal has held that there is no bar against assessment proceedings by statutory authorities, including the EPFO, once the liquidation process starts against any debt-ridden company under the IBC.     However, it also clarified that once a debt-ridden company is protected under moratorium after the initiation of insolvency…

Insolvency Appellate Tribunal Clarifies Assessment Proceedings During Liquidation

The Insolvency Appellate Tribunal has stated that statutory bodies, including the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), can initiate assessment proceedings once the liquidation process begins for any insolvent company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Importantly, the tribunal also underscored that during the moratorium period triggered by the insolvency proceedings, no such assessment…