Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide notification dated 21st February, 2019 amended Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 which require Companies Incorporated on or before 31st Decemeber, 2017 to file Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (Form ACTIVE) on or before 25-04-2019.
Companies which are not filed Annual Returns and Financial Statements up-to Financial Year 2017-18 (MGT-7,AOC-4 etc) shall be restricted from filing Form ACTIVE. In the Form ACTIVE also you need to mention the Service Request Number (SRN) of Form MGT-7 & Form AOC-4 of Financial Year 2017-18.
The Companies which have been Struck-off or are under the process of Striking off or under liquidation or amalgamated or dissolved SHALL NOT be required to file Form – ACTIVE.
In case Company doesn’t file FORM ACTIVE, the company shall be marked as ACTIVE – non-compliant on or after 26th April, 2019. The following event based information and changes SHALL NOT be accepted in case of non-filing of Form ACTIVE:
- Change in Authorised Capital – Form SH-07
- Change in paid-up capital – Form PAS-03
- Change in Director except cessation – Form DIR-12
- Change in Registered Office – Form INC-22
- Amalgamation, Demerger – Form INC-28
The Company can file Form ACTIVE on or after 26-04-2019, and make the status of the Company Active – Compliant on payment of fee of Rupees Ten Thousand.
The Company had to upload photographs of the registered office (both external building and inside office showing therein at least one director who has affixed his/her Digital Signature in INC-22A).
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