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Indian Business Compliance Guidance

Step-by-step workflows and draft notices for Companies Act, GST, labour law and MSME dues.

Companies Act filings

Annual and event-based compliance for private limited companies under the Companies Act 2013.

Companies Act 2013Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules 2014

Annual compliance

Annual

Due: Within 60 days of AGM (AOC-4 & MGT-7)

  • Hold first AGM within 9 months of closing of first financial year; subsequent AGMs within 6 months
  • File Form AOC-4 (financial statements) within 30 days of AGM
  • File Form MGT-7 (annual return) within 60 days of AGM
  • Get books of accounts audited by a practising Chartered Accountant
  • Maintain statutory registers and minutes of meetings

Event-based compliance

As needed
  • File Form DIR-12 for change in directors within 30 days of change
  • File Form CHG-1 for charge creation/modification within 30 days
  • File Form INC-22 for change in registered office
  • Update PAS-3 for allotment of securities within 30 days

Startup / DIPP exemptions

As applicable
  • Check eligibility under Section 446B for reduced penalties for startups / small companies
  • File Form SH-7 for alteration of share capital
  • Comply with Section 135 (CSR) if net worth / turnover / profit thresholds crossed

Draft notices

Board notice for AGM

Convene a board meeting to approve financial statements and fix the date of AGM.

NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING To, Board of Directors the Company A meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled to be held on a date to be fixed by the Board at the registered office of the Company to consider, inter alia, the following agenda: 1. To consider, approve and adopt the audited financial statements for the financial year under review. 2. To recommend dividend, if any. 3. To fix the date, time and venue of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. 4. To authorise the Company Secretary to issue notice of the AGM to the members. 5. Any other matter with the permission of the Chair. Reminder: Form AOC-4 (financial statements) is generally filed within 30 days of the AGM and Form MGT-7 (annual return) within 60 days of the AGM. By order of the Board, Company Secretary Educational guidance only. Applicability, thresholds and due dates vary with the facts, the state and current notifications. Verify with a company secretary, chartered accountant or advocate before you send or file anything. Outcomes depend on your specific facts and the authority concerned.

These checklists are educational guidance. Rates and rules may be updated. Consult a company secretary, CA or advocate before critical filings.

This is general legal information, not legal advice. Please consult a qualified advocate for your specific situation.