Company Annual Returns: Relaxation in Additional Fees in filing Company Annual Return Forms

Ministry of Corporate affairs vide General Circular No.17/2021 dated 29.10.2021, provided relaxation in paying additional fees in filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4, AOC-4 XBRL, AOC-4 Non-XBRL and MGT -7 / MGT -7A for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021 under fhe Companies Act, 2013. The due date is 30 days from the date of Annual General Meeting. Now Company’s can file these forms without late fees till 31st December, 2021.

Please note that, if the forms were not filed within the date mentioned above, the late fees will be applicable from the original due date.


The text of the notification is given below:


General Circular No. 17 /2021

F.No. 0l / 34 / 2013 CL-V -Part-III

Government of India

Ministry of Corporote Affairs
5th Floor,’A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan, 

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,

New Delhi-l Dated: 29th October 2021


Subject: Relaxation on levy of additional fees in  filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4, AOC-4 XBRL, AOC-4 Non-XBRL and MGT -7 / MGT -7A for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021 under fhe Companies Act, 2013 – reg


Sir,


Keeping in view of various requests received from stakeholders regarding reloxation on levy of additional fees for annual finoncial statement filings reguired to be done for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021. It has been decided that no additionol fees shall be levied upto 31-12-2021for the filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4XBRL, AOC-4Non_ XBRL and MGT-7, and MGT-7A in respect of the financial yeor ended on 31.03.2021. During ihe said period, only normal fees shall be payable for the filing of the aforementioned e-forms.
2. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.


(KMS Narayanan)

Deputy Director – Policy

Company Annual Returns: Relaxation in Additional Fees in filing Company Annual Return Forms

DIR-3 KYC – Directors Annual KYC filing – Clarification by Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Ministry of Corporate Affairs had made a clarification post (not by way of Notification or Circular) in their website http://www.mca.gov.in regarding the annual filing of DIR-3 KYC for those Directors who had already filed the form and for those DIN allotted post 31-03-2018.

The clarification states that the DIR-3 KYC e-form presently available on the portal does not cater for the following:

(i) Filing on annual basis, and

(ii) Filing in respect of DINs allotted post 31 March 2018. It presently caters only to those individuals who were allotted DINs as on 31st March 2018 and whose DINs have been marked as ‘Deactivated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC’.

It is also clarified that, the form is presently being modified to enable pre-filling of data & information so that annual filings can be done by DIN holders in a simple and user friendly manner. The revised form, which will be shortly deployed, can be filed without any fee within a period of 30 days from the date of deployment.

Source: http://www.mca.gov.in

DIR-3 KYC – Directors Annual KYC filing – Clarification by Ministry of Corporate Affairs