Every company is required to file the Audited financial statement and annual return as per The Companies Act, 2013 within 30 days and 60 days respectively from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting date. Filing of Audited financial statement is governed under Section 129 and 137 of The Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Company (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and annual return is governed under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014.
The procedure of ROC filing the annual return and Audited financial statement can be easily understood by the following process:
1. Hold a Board Meeting to
2. Hold another Board Meeting for approving the draft financial statements, Board Report and Annual Return by the directors of the company.
3. Conduct the Annual General meeting of the Company and pass the necessary resolutions. Please note that the financial statements are considered final only when the same is approved by the shareholders at the General Meeting.
Every company has to attach some documents important while filing the ROC and it includes:
Name of E-form |
Purpose of E-form |
Attachments |
Due date of filing |
Applicability on Company |
Form ADT-1 |
Appointment of Auditor |
Appointment Letter, Confirmation Letter from Company |
15 days from the date of AGM. |
Private Company, Public Limited Companies, Listed Company, One Person Company |
Form AOC-4 and Form AOC-4 CFS (in case of Consolidated financial statements) |
Filing of Annual Accounts |
Board Report along with annexures: MGT-9, AOC-2, CSR Report, Corporate Governance Report, Secretarial Audit Report etc.. as per the nature of Company and financial statements |
30 days from the date of the AGM (In case of OPC within 180 days from the close of financial year) |
Private Company, Public Limited Companies, One Person Company |
Form AOC-4 (XBRL) |
Filing of Annual Accounts in XBRL mode |
XML document of financials of the Company |
30 days from the date of the AGM |
Listed companies in India and their Indian subsidiaries (or) a public company With paid-up capital more than or equal to 5 crores (or) With turnover more than or equal to 100 crores |
Form MGT-7 |
Filing of Annual Return |
List of shareholders, debenture holders, Share Transfer, MGT-8 |
60 days from the date of AGM. |
Private Company, Public Limited Companies, Listed Company, One Person Company |
Form CRA-4 |
Filing of Cost Audit Report |
XML document of Cost Audit report |
30 days from the receipt of Cost Audit Report |
Companies prescribed as per The Companies (Cost records and Audit Rules), 2014 amended from time to time. |
Form MGT-14 |
Filing of resolutions with MCA regarding approval of Board Report and Annual Accounts |
Certified true copy of the resolution. |
30 days from the date of concerned Board Meeting |
Public Companies and Listed Companies (Exempted for private Companies) |
1. Download the forms as per above table (i.e. AOC-4 and MGT-7) from the MCA website under :
2. Fill the appropriate E-forms applicable of your company and attach the pdf or XML documents as per the requirement of the form > Press Check form > Attach the Digital Signature of the Director and Practicing professional (if applicable; exempted for OPC and small companies) > Now do pre-scrutiny.
3. Get yourself registered on the MCA portal as a Business User or registered user. After getting registered on the portal, log in with your ID and password.
4. After login go to upload E-forms > Browse the filled and signed form from your system’s location.
5. After uploading the form, the system will automatically generate a Service Request Number(SRN) and option to go on payment window.
You have two options:
6. After doing this complete process, you can track the transaction status of your form through SRN under the MCA services menu. What you need to do is just put the SRN generated in the challan and you will be able to know whether your form is approved or for pending for approval.