DIR-3 KYC can be filed without any filing fee till 30th September notifies MCA

Last updated: 01 April 2020

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced an extension for companies to file their DIR-3 KYC and ACTIVE e-forms without incurring any fees. This compliance relief, aimed at assisting businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak, allows DIN holders with deactivated DINs and companies marked as 'ACTIVE non-compliant' to file between 1st April 2020 and 30th September 2020 without the usual INR 5,000 or INR 10,000 charges.

Amongst the many compliance relief given to companies in the view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the MCA(Ministry of Corporate Affairs) released a notice stating that DINs marked as inactive can file the DIR-3KYC/DIR-3KYC-Web/ACTIVE as the case may be filed between 1st April, 2020 to 30th September, 2020 without any filing fee of INR 5000/INR 10000 respectively. Here is what the official notice states:

"DIN holders of DINs marked as ‘Deactivated’ due to non-filing of DIR-3KYC/DIR-3 KYC-Web and those Companies whose compliance status has been marked as “ACTIVE non-compliant” due to non-filing of Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification(ACTIVE) eform are encouraged to become compliant once again in pursuance of the General Circular No. 11 dated 24th March, 2020 & General Circular No.12 dated 30th March 2020 and file DIR-3KYC/DIR-3KYC-Web/ACTIVE as the case may be between 1st April, 2020 to 30th September, 2020 without any filing fee of INR 5000/INR 10000 respectively. "

http://www.mca.gov.in/

Official Circular No.12 dated 30th March 2020 by MCA

FAQ :

The deadline for filing DIR-3 KYC and ACTIVE e-forms without any filing fee is 30th September 2020.

The fee waiver applies to DIR-3 KYC, DIR-3 KYC-Web, and the ACTIVE e-form.

DIN holders whose DINs are marked as 'Deactivated' due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC, and companies whose compliance status is marked as 'ACTIVE non-compliant' due to non-filing of the ACTIVE e-form, can benefit.

The usual filing fees were INR 5,000 for DIR-3 KYC/Web and INR 10,000 for the ACTIVE e-form.

The MCA has offered this relief in view of the COVID-19 outbreak to assist companies with their compliance requirements.



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