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Explore beta checklists for company, GST, labour, and MSME topics. Confirm requirements with the relevant authority or professional before acting.

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: AOC-4 within 30 days, MGT-7 within 60 days of AGM

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.

Company name

CIN

Board meeting date

Board meeting venue / video link

Proposed AGM date

Proposed AGM venue / video link

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 consider the proposed Annual General Meeting on a date to be decided by the Board at a venue to be decided by the Board, and fix its date, time and venue. 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.

Using this tool and checking its results

Does a checklist determine every filing my business owes?

No. These beta workflows are starting points. Obligations depend on entity type, location, turnover, financial period and specific events. Check current notifications, exemptions and portal instructions with your CA, company secretary or lawyer.

Does this submit a form or send a legal notice?

No. Checklists and notice text support preparation. You must verify the facts, complete the official process and retain the filing or service acknowledgement. Generating text is not proof that a filing or service occurred.

What should I prepare before using a workflow?

Keep the relevant registration details, financial period, event date, invoices, resolutions or notices. Identify what is known and what still needs confirmation. Do not copy a sample date or amount into a real filing without checking it.