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Dormant Company Status (MSC-1)

Not ready to close, not currently trading? We get your company dormant status via MSC-1 — keeping it alive at minimal compliance for future use.

Overview

If a company isn’t trading now but you want to keep it — to hold an asset, protect a name, or use it for a future project — you can apply for dormant status under Form MSC-1. A dormant company enjoys lighter compliance while staying legally alive, and can be reactivated later (MSC-4).

GovYapar checks eligibility, files MSC-1, and manages the reduced annual compliance so keeping the company costs the minimum.

What’s included

  • Dormant-status eligibility check
  • MSC-1 application & resolution
  • Reduced-compliance setup
  • Annual dormant filing (MSC-3)
  • Reactivation (MSC-4) guidance
  • Advice: dormant vs strike-off

Who needs this

  • Owners who want to keep a company for later
  • Businesses pausing operations
  • People protecting a company name/asset

Documents required

  • CIN & incorporation documents
  • Board/member resolution inputs
  • Statement of affairs
How it works

Simple, done-for-you process

A real Chartered Accountant handles the filing end-to-end.

1

Assess

Dormant vs closure decided.

2

Apply

MSC-1 filed with resolution.

3

Maintain

Minimal annual compliance kept.

4

Reactivate

MSC-4 when you resume.

FAQs

Common questions

If you may use the company again, dormant status keeps it alive cheaply. If you’re truly done, strike-off is cleaner. We advise per your plan.

A much lighter annual filing (MSC-3) and minimal obligations — but not zero. We manage it.

Yes — via MSC-4 when you want to resume business. We handle reactivation.

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