⌖  Compliance & Statutory

Effective Capital.

Schedule V cap on managerial remuneration.

⌖ Inputs

⌖ Add

⌖ Less

⌖ Result

Effective Capital

60,00,00,000

Band: ₹5 Cr – ₹100 Cr (₹60.00 Cr)

Managerial remuneration cap (per annum)

84,00,000

Doubled cap (with special resolution)

§II Part II Schedule V — limits can be doubled by special resolution

1,68,00,000

⌖ Schedule V remuneration bands

  • Below ₹5 Cr or negative — ₹60 lakh
  • ₹5 Cr to ₹100 Cr — ₹84 lakh
  • ₹100 Cr to ₹250 Cr — ₹1.2 Cr
  • Above ₹250 Cr — ₹1.2 Cr + 0.01% of excess

⌖ §I  /  Formula

The math,
in the open.

Effective capital is the Companies Act’s yardstick for determining the maximum managerial remuneration that a company with inadequate profits can pay without Central Government approval. The calculation is laid out in Section II, Part II of Schedule V.

EC = Paid-up capital + Securities premium
     + Reserves & Surplus (excl. revaluation)
     + Long-term loans & deposits
     − Investments
     − Accumulated losses
     − Preliminary / pre-operative expenses
     − Intangibles (other than software)

The remuneration cap moves up in bands. Most operating businesses sit in the ₹5–100 Cr band with an ₹84 lakh ceiling. The cap can be doubled by a special resolution of shareholders; beyond that, Central Government approval is required.

For companies with adequate profits — those clearing the §198 net-profit threshold — managerial remuneration is computed as a percentage of net profit (typically 11% in total, with sub-caps per director). The Schedule V route only kicks in when profits fall short.