The following process can easily understand the procedure of ROC filing the annual return and annual accounts:
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 Company's Annual General Meeting and pass the necessary resolutions. Please note that the financial statements are considered final only when the shareholders approve the same at the General Meeting.
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 | Fifteen days from the conclusion 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 conclusion 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 | An XML document of financials of the Company | 30 days from the conclusion of the AGM | Listed companies in India and their Indian subsidiaries (or) a public company With paid-up capital >= five crores (or) With turnover>=100 crores |
Form MGT-7 | Filing of Annual Return | List of shareholders, debenture holders, Share Transfer, MGT-8 | Sixty days from the conclusion of AGM. | Private Company, Public Limited Companies, Listed Company, One Person Company |
Form CRA-4 | Filing of Cost Audit Report | XML of Cost Audit | 30 days from the receipt of the 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 Board Report and Annual Accounts | A valid certified copy of the solution. | 30 days from the date of Board Meeting | Public Companies and Listed Companies (Exempted for private companies) |
1. Download the forms as per the above table (i.e. AOC-4 and MGT-7) from the MCA website under :
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4. After login, go to upload E-forms ===> Browse the filled and signed form from your system's location.
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