Startup Annual Filing: ROC Due Dates for DPIIT Companies
The short answer: DPIIT recognition does not exempt your startup from ROC annual filing — not from the AGM, not from AOC-4 (audite...
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Section 8 Company Annual Filing: AOC-4, MGT-7 Due Dates
The short answer: yes — a Section 8 company must file AOC-4 (its audited financial statements, within 30 days of the AGM, around 2...
Missed ROC Filing? How to Catch Up on AOC-4 and MGT-7
The short answer: if you missed your ROC annual filing, file the oldest year first — AOC-4 before MGT-7 within each year — and pay...
Dormant Company Annual Filing: What You Still Owe the ROC
Short answer: yes — a dormant company files ROC returns every year: MSC-3 (its own annual return), AOC-4 (financial statements) an...
5 Small Company Filing Myths That Cost Real Money
Short answer: a small company — paid-up capital up to ₹4 crore and turnover up to ₹40 crore — files ROC returns every year like ev...
OPC Annual Filing Checklist: MGT-7A for FY 2025-26
Short answer: a One Person Company files two ROC forms every year — AOC-4 (financial statements) by 29 October 2026 and MGT-7A (th...
First Annual Filing: A Founder's ROC Walkthrough
Short answer: yes, your new private limited company must file ROC annual returns in its first year — even with zero revenue. Hold...
GSTR-9 for FY 2025-26: the Reconciliation Guide
On 10 October, the GST portal quietly switched on the filing panel for GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for FY 2025-26. If your turnover crossed...
Filing a Tax Appeal? From 1 October, ITAT Accepts Only Digital Filings
Your assessing officer passed an order you disagree with. You have sixty days to knock on the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s door...
When MCA Comes Knocking: What an Inspection Notice Really Means — and What to Do First
On 6 October 2026, Zee Entertainment Enterprises told the stock exchanges something that made headlines: it had received a notice...
Trademark Classes: Why Picking the Right Class Protects Your Brand — and the Wrong One Doesn't
Your trademark application is approved, the certificate arrives, and you feel done. Then a competitor starts selling a similar pro...
ICSI Asks MCA to Move Annual Filing Deadlines to December 31 — What It Means for You
You may have seen the headline this week: ICSI has asked the MCA to push the annual filing deadlines to 31 December 2026 — with no...
