Form MGT-7 – Annual Return. Form MGT-7 is the annual return of the company containing information about the company at the close of a financial year.
Every company, after getting its Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar of Companies, has to comply with certain rules and regulations with Ministry of Corporate Affairs as required by Companies Act, 2013. Annual Return is most important compliance for a company.
We can categorize Roc filings into two parts they are one is “Annual Compliance filing” and second one is “event based compliance filing”
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ROC Filing
At least four board meetings need to be held in a year and at least one meeting needs to be held every quarter. The meetings need to be logged and the signed minutes need to be maintained at the Registered Office.
This is a shareholders meeting that needs to be held every year. Approval of financial statements, declaration of dividends, appointment of auditors, etc. is the primary agenda for this meeting. AGM needs to be held in the city where the registered office of the company is situated.
Type of Document | Type of E-Form | Purpose of Filing of Form |
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Balance –Sheet | Form AOC-4. | Filing of Financial Statement with the ROC |
Consolidated Financial Statement | Form AOC-4 (CFS) | Companies which have Subsidiary Company, Associate Company and Joint Ventures. |
Profit & Loss Account | Form AOC-4. | Filing of Profit & Loss Account with the ROC |
Annual Return | Form MGT-7. | To be filled by Companies having share Capital. To give information relating to directors and shareholder for the period of Financial Year. |
Appointment of Auditors | Form ADT 1 | To be filled by all companies who appointed/ changed auditors in their AGM or EGM |
Following documents are mandatory to file annual return
Name of E-form | Purpose of E-form | Due date of Filing |
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Form ADT-1 | Appointment of Auditor | 15 days from the conclusion of AGM |
Form AOC-4 and Form AOC-4 CFS (in case of Consolidated financial statements) | Filing of Annual Accounts | 30 days from the conclusion of the AGM (In case of OPC within 180 days from the close of the financial year) |
Form MGT-7 | Filing of Annual Return | 60 days from the conclusion of AGM |
Form CRA-4 | Filing of Cost Audit Report | 30 days from the receipt of Cost Audit Report |
Form MGT-14 | Filing of resolutions with MCA regarding Board Report and Annual Accounts | 30 days from the date of Board Meeting |
Additional Fees for E-form AOC-4 (XBRL and Non-XBRL) and E-form MGT-7 after the due date is RS. 100 per day with effect from 1st July 2018.
Period of Delays | Fees |
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Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal fees |
More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal fees |
More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal fees |
More than 90 days and up to 180 days | 10 times of normal fees |
More than 180 days and up to 270 days | 12 times of normal fees |