This article covers the concept of conversion of Private Limited Companies into an LLP. Each shareholder of the private limited company must submit a statement and consent for the conversion of a company into LLP along with the application.

Documents Required for Conversion of Company into LLP

The following documents have to be attached along with the application to convert a Private Limited Company into LLP:

• Consent of each of the shareholders of the company for conversion of the firm into LLP in the given format.
• Incorporation document in Form 2.
• Form 3- Form of application and declaration of incorporation of an LLP.
• Clearance/no-objection certificate from tax authorities.
• Statement of assets and liabilities from the company.
• List of all the creditors along with their consent.
• Approval from any other country.
• Authorization to make a declaration.
• Optional attachments, if any.

Eligibility

A private limited company can be converted into an LLP under the following circumstances:

• The company has no security interest in its assets at the time of application.
• The partners of the LLP will be no one but the shareholders of the company.

Fee Payable for Conversion

The fees payable for conversion of a private limited company to LLP are as follows:

• LLP whose contribution is limited to Rs 1,00,000 – Rs. 500.
• LLP whose contribution exceeds Rs 1,00,000 but is limited to Rs 5,00,000 – Rs. 2000.
• LLP whose contribution exceeds Rs 5,00,000 but is limited to Rs 10,00,000 – Rs. 4000.
• LLP whose contribution exceeds Rs 10,00,000 – Rs. 5000.

Certificate of Registration

The LLP must intimate the registrar on the conversion of the company into LLP within 15 days from the date of conversion. The intimation must be processed in Form 14. The Registrar, after completion of the requisite formalities, will issue a certificate of registration. If the Registrar denies conversion, the private limited company can file an appeal before the Tribunal.

In case properties are registered in the name of the company, the LLP should notify the details of conversion to those authorities, along with the particulars of LLP.

Taxation on the Conversion of Company into LLP

The conversion of a private limited company into an LLP will not attract any capital gain tax as this conversion is not defined as transfer under the IT Act. And also, it will not attract capital gain tax subject to the following conditions:

• All assets and liabilities of the Company enhance the assets and liabilities of the LLP.
• All the shareholders of the Company fit the partners of the LLP
• The capital proportion and the ratio of profit-sharing of partners are in a similar proportion as that of the shareholding in the Company.
• The shareholders do not get any benefit, directly or indirectly in the LLP, except by way of capital addition and profit-sharing ratio.
• The total sales, gross, and turnover in any of the 3 preceding years from the conversion date of the do not exceed Rs. 60 Lakhs.
• The total value of assets as resembling in the books of account of the Company in any of the past 3 years does not exceed Rs. 5 crores.

Effect of Conversion

The following are some of the implications on the conversion of a private limited company into an LLP:

• The private company will be deemed to be dissolved.
• The name of the private limited company will be removed from the register of the Registrar of Companies.
• On conversion, all properties, assets, interests, rights, privileges, liabilities, and obligations of the private limited company are transferred to the LLP.
• The conversion has no bearing on the existing liabilities, obligations, agreements, contracts, and continued employment.
• Permits or licenses issued under any written law to the Private Limited Company, and which are active before the date of conversion will not be transferred automatically to the Limited Liability Partnership. The terms of the license will the deciding factor here. Hence, in most cases, fresh GST registration or FSSAI registration would have to be obtained by the promoters.

Procedure for Conversion of Company into LLP

Obtain Director Identification Number

Step 1: Obtain DIN for those designated partners who don’t possess DIN already. 

Board Meeting

Step 2: The board meeting will be required to be held to consider the proposal of conversion. The board resolution is to be passed for Conversion of Company into LLP and to approve any director to Apply for Name of LLP.

Application for Name Availability

Step 3: The company will have to apply for a reservation of the name of LLP and get the name approval certificate from ROC.

Attach Documents

Step 4: File e-Form and then fill it with ROC along with the documents mentioned above.

Filing of Application for Conversion into LLP

Step 5: Form 18 is the form for the conversion of a company into an LLP. But it needs to be filed with Form for incorporation itself. 

Certificate of Incorporation as LLP from ROC

Step 6: After complying with all the formalities by the company and approved by the Ministry, ROC to issues a COI as to the conversion of LLP.

Filing of E-Form-3

Step 7: This form provides details about the LLP Agreement entered into between the partners. This form is to be filed in 30 days from the date of conversion of the company into an LLP.

Step 8: After receiving the incorporation certificate of LLP it has to be filed within 15 days of the date of conversion.