The government has extended the deadline for uploading photos of business premises to June 15, giving corporates more time to comply with a provision aimed at spotting shell companies.

“It has been decided to extend the date to June 15,” confirmed a corporate affairs ministry official. The same is reported in Economic Times.

This new electronic form INC 22A, which is also known as e-Form ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification), was notified as part of the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019 in February. If the form is filed within the due date, there is no fee, while late filing will attract a fine of Rs 10,000.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs, issued notifications regarding extension of due date for filing Form Active (INC-22A) and also changing the date of filing without any payment of fees and till 15-06-2019 and with payment of Rs.10,000/- for filing on or after 16-06-2019, by amending Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 and Companies (Registration offices and Fees) Rules, 2014. Both the notification were issued on 25th April, 2019.

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com & http://www.mca.gov.in