How to fill E-forms

CA Dhiraj Ramchandani (CA, M. com) (10823 Points)

10 May 2010  

How to fill E-forms

 

| DHIRAJ A. RAMCHANDANI |

 

Other Contributors are:

Rakesh M. Jagwani [CA Final Student]

Farookh S. Saiyed [CA Final Student]

Vanita M. Jagwani [Head of Fin. Dept. of Parikh Pvt. Ltd]

Manish B. Giriraj [MBA – Finance Student]

 

 

W

ith the introduction of e governance it becomes very easier to file the required forms with the registrar thus getting rid of standing in the long queues. E filing has its many advantages but there are some basic points that should be kept in mind while filing of e forms. Here we are discussing about the e- forms filed at the time of incorporation of companies.

 

Form 1 A: [Application for availability/change of name to ROC]

 

Field 1

Select option for ‘Incorporating a new company’ or ‘Changing the name of an existing company’. In case of application for Incorporation of a new company, only Part A is required to be filled. In case for Change of name, fields 7 & 8 of Part A and Part B are required to be filled.

 

PART – A: AVAILABILITY OF NAME

 

Field 3 (i) to (vii)

Minimum number of promoters should be two in case of a Private company and seven in case of a Public company. Enter name of such number of promoter as applicable.

 

Field 5

In case the company has to be registered in the state of Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu, select the concerned Registrar of Companies having jurisdiction on district in which the registered office of the company will be situated.

Maharashtra:

§         RoC Pune is having jurisdiction on the Pune, Ahmednagar, Ratnagiri, Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli, Sindhudurg.

§         RoC Mumbai is having jurisdiction on the remaining districts in the state.

Tamilnadu:

§         RoC Coimbatore is having jurisdiction on the Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Nammakkal, Erode, Coimbatore, Nilgiris.

§         RoC Chennai is having jurisdiction on the remaining districts in the state.

 

Field 6

§         Select the nature of the proposed company, whether ‘Public’ or ‘Private’.

§         Note that the nature selected cannot be changed at the time of filing eform 1 for Incorporation of the company.

 

Field 7 (a) to (f)

Name should be entered in order of preference. RoC office will consider the same in the order as provided by you.

The illustrative list of names based on the type of company is as follows:

  • In case of a private limited company – ABC Private Limited
  • In case of a public limited company – ABC Limited
  • In case of a Company licensed under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 – ABC
  • In case of an unlimited liability company – ABC (a company with an unlimited liability).

 

Field 12

§         Enter the Particulars of the proposed directors of the company.

§         Director identification number (DIN) – Every person before becoming a director has to get DIN from MCA by filling eform.

§         If ‘Yes’ is selected in the field ‘Whether present residential address is same as the permanent residential address’, the present residential address will be displayed same as the permanent residential address otherwise enter the present residential address.

 

Field 13

Minimum paid up capital required for a Private company having share capital is Rs. 100000/- and in case of a Public company having share capital is Rs. 500000/-. In case of a Company licensed under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 the authorised capital can be less than the above. Note that the amount of authorised capital cannot be reduced at the time of filing eform 1 for Incorporation of the company.