Annual Return Filing of a Company

Annual filing means submitting companies’ financial and non-financial information to Companies regulatory authority i.e. ROC (Registrar of Companies) of the concerned state where the registered office of the company is situated within the stipulated time period.

Annual filing ensures the transparency in the working of the companies. Since it is a mandatory requirement, therefore, companies cannot hide its financial information. Annual filing provides various information of the company such as company’s business activities, capital structure, cash flow, liquidity and profitability, transactions with related parties etc.

Eligibility Criteria for Annual Return Filing of a Company

You’re required to submit financial and non-financial information about your company to the registrar of companies (ROC) via Annaul return filing. Any private limited or public limited company falls within the eligibility criteria for annual return filing of the company. 

Documents Required for filing Annual Return Filing of a Company

The documents required for annual return filing of a company are as follows:

1. PAN card of the company
2. ID proof of the directors of the company
3. MOA of the company to show the director details and shareholding pattern of the company.
4. Financial Statements that include balance sheets, cash flow statements and profit& loss accounts

Process for filing Annual return filing of a company

Following are the list of compliances that your LLP has to file as per the MCA regulations.

Under companies Act, there are only two forms, namely, AOC-4 and MGT-7 which are prescribed for annual filing. Both forms are filed online to ROC.

E-form AOC-4:  This form mainly contains financial statements which include Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements. All these statements reveal all financial information of the company.

This form is filed within 30 days of Annual General Meeting (AGM).

E-form MGT-7: This form used for filing Annual Return which contains both financial as well as non-financial information of the company which include directors’ details, various meetings held during the year, remuneration of Directors and KMP, shareholding pattern and so on.

This form is filed within 60 days of AGM

“Annual Return shall also contain a certificate as per Form No. MGT 8  duly authenticated by Company Secretary in practice in case of a listed company or a company having paid up share capital of Rs. 10 Crore or more or turnover of Rs. 50 Crore or more.”

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·         Collection of information and starting the process

·         Creating the first compliance draft

·         Reviewing the draft and making changes if necessary

·         Filing the compliance

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