Registering a company or LLP is the easy part — keeping it compliant every year is where many founders slip. Annual filing with the MCA is mandatory, and the penalty for missing it is unusually harsh.
What has to be filed
- Companies: AOC-4 (financial statements) and MGT-7/7A (annual return).
- LLPs: Form 11 (annual return) and Form 8 (statement of accounts & solvency).
- Directors: annual DIR-3 KYC.
The penalty that surprises people
Late MCA filing carries a fee of ₹100 per day, per form, with no upper cap. A form forgotten for a year can cross tens of thousands of rupees. Worse, prolonged default can lead to the company being struck off and directors being disqualified.
Even dormant companies must file
A company with zero transactions still has to file its annual returns. "We didn't do any business this year" is not a valid reason to skip — and it's a common, costly mistake.
Annual compliance is predictable and cheap when done on time, and expensive when ignored. Put the dates on your calendar the day you incorporate.
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This article is for general information based on rules current at the time of writing and is not professional advice. Rules change — confirm specifics with a GovYapar expert before acting.
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