The term compliance describes the ability to comply with orders, set of rules, or requests.
A private limited company that has been incorporated in India must ensure the compliances concerning the Companies Act, 2013 are adequately met.
The Companies Act, 2013 regulates the appointment,
qualification, remuneration, and retirement of the Company's Directors and
other aspects such as conducting board meetings and shareholder meetings.
All companies registered in India like a private limited
company, one person company, limited company, and section 8 company need to
maintain the annual compliances like annual returns and income tax return each
year. Though Company Registration happens to be the most popular form of
starting a business, various compliances need to be followed once the business
is Incorporated.
Managing the business's everyday operations while complying
with the difficult corporate laws can be a task for the entrepreneur. So, it is
always better to take the professionals' help and understand the legal
requirement to ensure timely fulfillment of these compliances to waive off the
penalties or fines.
Here, we will look at some of the Common compliances that a private limited company has to ensure mandatorily.
The compliance requirement for Private Limited Company has changed drastically over the years. Following is the summary of the private limited company compliance due dates in 2021.
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Compliance |
Description |
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Commencement of business ( within 180 days) |
For companies registered in India after November 2019,
having a share capital, it is necessary to obtain a commencement if business
certificate before commencing any business or exercising the borrowing
powers. The commencement of business certificate must be obtained within 180
days of incorporating a Company. |
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Auditor Appointment (Within 30 days) |
All registered Indian Companies must appoint a Statutory auditor within 30 days of incorporation. If the company fails to appoint an auditor, the company won't be allowed to commence business. Also, there is a penalty of Rs. 300 per month. |
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Income Tax Return |
Income tax returns need to be filed on or before 30th September for every Financial year. |
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MCA Form AOC-4 |
The registered private limited companies must file MCA Form AOC-4 on or before 30th October for every financial year. Failure to file AOC-4 will attract a penalty of Rs. 200 per day of default or delay. |
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MCA Form MGT-7 |
It is necessary to file MCA form MGT-7 on or before 30th November for every financial year. Failure to file MGT-7 attracts a penalty of Rs.200 Per day of default or delay. |
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DIN eKYC |
All the directors of the company must be filed for the DIN eKYC or DIR-3 eKYC. In DIR-3 eKYC, the Director must provide a unique personal mobile number and a personal email address. There's a penalty of Rs. 5000 in case of failure to file DIN eKYC. |
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Hold Annual General Meeting |
For a private limited company, it is mandatory to hold an annual general meeting once a year. Companies are required to keep their AGM within six months from closing the Financial year. |
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Director's report |
Preparation of the Directors report will be done with all the information required under Section 134. |
The statutory audit compliances are carried to determine whether an organization provides accurate details of the financial position by examining the bank balances, bookkeeping records, and financial transactions.
A statutory auditor of the company is appointed.
It is mandatory to conduct the first meeting of the Board of Directors of a company within 30 days of incorporation of the company.
There should be four board meetings held every three months in which a minimum of 2 directors or 1/3 rd of the total number of directors, whichever is greater, are required to be present.
Further, the meeting's discussion needs to be drafted and recorded in the minutes of the meeting and maintained at the company's registered office.
A notice should be intimidated seven days in advance about the date and the purpose of the meeting.
The Director has to disclose details about his directorship in other companies every year. This can be done by giving a declaration in writing to the company every year.
It is necessary to hold a meeting of the shareholders once every year within six months from the financial year's closing.
AGMs are held for approval of financial statements, declaration of dividends, appointment or re-appointment of auditors, commission, remuneration of directors, etc.
The meeting is held during business hours on a day that is
not a public holiday. It shall occur at the registration of the company or the
city, village, or town in which the registered office is situated.
The Private Limited Companies must file the annual accounts and returns disclosing the details of its shareholders, directors, etc., to the companies' registrar.
As a part of the annual filing, the following forms are to be filed with the ROC:
Form MGT-7 (Annual returns) must be filed within 60 days of holding the annual general meeting.
Form AOC-4 (Financial statements) is to be filed by a private limited company within 30 days with the balance sheet and the statement of profit and loss account and Director report.
Quarterly payment of the advance tax
Filing of the Income Tax returns
Tax audit (mandatory in case the turnover or gross receipts of a business exceeds Rs. One crore in the previous year relevant to the assessment year.
Filing of the Tax Audit report.
Besides the annual filings, there are various other compliances that need to be compiled with on occurrence of any event in the company.
Here are specific instances of such events:
Change in the authorized capital or the paid-up capital of the company.
Allotment of new shares or transfer new shares
giving loans to other companies
giving loans to directors
Appointment of managing or whole-time Director and their payment
when a bank account is opened or closed, or there is a change in the signatories of a bank account.
if there is an appointment or change of the statutory auditors of the company
It is necessary to file different forms with the registrar for all such events within a specific period. In case of missing out on this, additional fees or penalties might be levied. Hence, it is necessary to meet such compliances on time.
In case if a company fails to comply with the rules and the regulations of the Companies Act, then the company and its members who default shall be punishable with a dine for the period of which the default is continuing.
In case there is a delay in annual filing, additional fees are required to be paid. Hence, it is always better to fulfill the compliances on time.
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