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CASE STUDY
PCR Limited has appointed Mr. Vivek, a person resident in India, as a Managing Director who has taken a charge of the post on 1stJune, The remuneration package sanctioned to him is as below:
| Sr. No. |
Particulars |
Amount |
| 1 |
Salary |
60,00,000 |
| 2 |
Rent free accommodation |
6,00,000 |
| 3 |
Children education allowance |
3,00,000 |
| 4 |
Leave Travel Concession Package |
3,00,000 |
| 5 |
Premium in respect of insurance taken for indemnification |
5,00,000 |
It has, further, been informed that-
- Vivek has availed the Leave Travel Concession Package which will not be pro-rated for 2021-22.
- Vivek is not proved guilty during the financial year 2021 -22 with respect to the above insurance policy.
Based on the above details and referring to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, you are requested to answer the following MCQs:
4. If PCR Limited has incurred losses during the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 and the effective capital of the company as on 31st March 2021 is in negative, is there any excess remuneration paid to Mr. Vivek and if yes, what would be that excess remuneration?
Computation of excess Remuneration paid to Mr. Vivek
It is provided that the Company has suffered losses during the FY 2020 - 2021 and 2021-2022 and the effective capital of the Company as at 31 st March, 2021 is in negative. So, as per the Act read with Schedule V, the maximum yearly managerial remuneration payable to Mr. Vivek shall be `60 Lakhs including perquisites.
From the above table of computation, the total yearly remuneration of Mr. Vivek is arrived `60,50,000 (pro-rated) and whereas, for the year 2021-2022, Mr. Vivek will be entitled for maximum remuneration payable not exceeding ` 50 lakhs per annum (pro-rated for 10 months).
Thus, the excess remuneration paid to Mr. Vivek is Rs. 10,50,000/- [i.e.Rs. 60,50,000 (-) Rs.50,00,000].