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The term compliance describes the ability to comply with orders, set of rules, or requests.
A private limited company that has been incorporated in India must ensure the compliances concerning the Companies Act, 2013 are adequately met.
The Companies Act, 2013 regulates the appointment, qualification, remuneration, and retirement of the Company's Directors and other aspects such as conducting board meetings and shareholder meetings.
The RoC compliance for registered Private Limited Companies is necessary. Irrespective of the total turnover or the capital amount, the company must comply with the annual compliance requirement.
All companies registered in India like a private limited company, one person company, limited company, and section 8 company need to maintain the annual compliances like annual returns and income tax return each year. Though Company Registration happens to be the most popular form of starting a business, various compliances need to be followed once the business is Incorporated.
All companies registered in India like a private limited company, one person company, limited company, and section 8 company need to maintain the annual compliances like annual returns and income tax return each year. Though Company Registration happens to be the most popular form of starting a business, various compliances need to be followed once the business is Incorporated.
Managing the business's everyday operations while complying with the difficult corporate laws can be a task for the entrepreneur. So, it is always better to take the professionals' help and understand the legal requirement to ensure timely fulfillment of these compliances to waive off the penalties or fines.
Here, we will look at some of the Common compliances that a private limited company has to ensure mandatorily.
What are compliances to be maintained by the Private Limited Company?
The compliance requirement for Private Limited Company has changed drastically over the years. Following is the summary of the private limited company compliance due dates in 2021.
Statutory Audit Compliances
The statutory audit compliances are carried to determine whether an organization provides accurate details of the financial position by examining the bank balances, bookkeeping records, and financial transactions.
A statutory auditor of the company is appointed.
The auditors of the company will finalize annual accounts.
Annual ROC Filings
The Private Limited Companies must file the annual accounts and returns disclosing the details of its shareholders, directors, etc., to the companies' registrar.
As a part of the annual filing, the following forms are to be filed with the ROC:
Form MGT-7 (Annual returns) must be filed within 60 days of holding the annual general meeting.
Form AOC-4 (Financial statements) is to be filed by a private limited company within 30 days with the balance sheet and the statement of profit and loss account and Director report.
Annual General Meeting
It is necessary to hold a meeting of the shareholders once every year within six months from the financial year's closing.
AGMs are held for approval of financial statements, declaration of dividends, appointment or re-appointment of auditors, commission, remuneration of directors, etc.
The meeting is held during business hours on a day that is not a public holiday. It shall occur at the registration of the company or the city, village, or town in which the registered office is situated.
Board Meeting
It is mandatory to conduct the first meeting of the Board of Directors of a company within 30 days of incorporation of the company.
There should be four board meetings held every three months in which a minimum of 2 directors or 1/3 rd of the total number of directors, whichever is greater, are required to be present.
Further, the meeting's discussion needs to be drafted and recorded in the minutes of the meeting and maintained at the company's registered office.
A notice should be intimidated seven days in advance about the date and the purpose of the meeting.
Directors Report
The Director has to disclose details about his directorship in other companies every year. This can be done by giving a declaration in writing to the company every year.
Income Tax Compliances
Other event-based Compliances
Besides the annual filings, there are various other compliances that need to be compiled with on occurrence of any event in the company.
Here are specific instances of such events:
It is necessary to file different forms with the registrar for all such events within a specific period. In case of missing out on this, additional fees or penalties might be levied. Hence, it is necessary to meet such compliances on time.
Non-compliance
In case if a company fails to comply with the rules and the regulations of the Companies Act, then the company and its members who default shall be punishable with a dine for the period of which the default is continuing.
In case there is a delay in annual filing, additional fees are required to be paid. Hence, it is always better to fulfill the compliances on time.
Dedicated Advisor
Your company will be assigned a dedicated Compliance Manager who will be a single point of contact to help you maintain the compliance for your company. You can get in touch with your Compliance Manager at anytime and get assistance on matters related to your Company’s compliance.
Accounting
All companies are required to maintain accounts and prepare financial statements at the end of each financial year. Our Compliance Manager will help your company maintain accounts and will prepare the financial statement for your business at the end of financial year.
Secretarial Services
Companies are required to conduct a minimum of four board meetings, an annual general meeting, Directors Report and Annual Report each financial year. Our Compliance Manager will help you prepare minutes of board meetings and create all secretarial reports.
MCA Annual Return Filing
Annual General Meeting should be held by a company within 6 months from the end of that financial year. And MCA annual return must be filed on or before September 30th. Our Compliance Manager will prepare all the documents and file your company’s MCA annual return.
Income Tax Return Filing
Income tax return of a company must be filed irrespective of income, profit or loss. Hence, even dormant companies with no transactions are required to file income tax return each year. Our Compliance Manager will prepare all the documents and file your company’s income tax return.
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