Due date for filing of 45 company e-Forms, PAS-03 and SPICE+PartA in MCA-21 V3 extended till 31st March 2023



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the deadline for filing 45 company e-Forms, PAS-03, and SPICE+ Part A on the MCA-21 Version 3.0 platform. This extension allows companies to file these forms without incurring additional fees until March 31, 2023. The decision was made to accommodate issues faced during the transition to the new system, including user registration and form stabilisation.

MCA videGeneral Circular No. 04/2023 dated February 21, 2023extended the time for filing of 45 company e-Forms and PAS-03 and SPICE PartA in MCA 21 Version 3.0 without additional fees till March 31, 2023. Due to change in way of filing in Version-3, including fresh process of registration of users on MCA-21 and process of stabilization of 45 forms launched with effect from January 23, 2023, and after considering various representations, in continuation of General Circulars No. 1/2023 dated Ja
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The deadline for filing 45 company e-Forms, PAS-03, and SPICE+ Part A on MCA-21 Version 3.0 has been extended to March 31, 2023.

The extension applies to 45 company e-Forms, Form PAS-03, and SPICE+ Part A.

No, companies can file these forms without additional fees until March 31, 2023.

The extension is due to the transition to MCA-21 Version 3.0, including new user registration processes and the stabilisation of newly launched forms.

Yes, Form PAS-03, which was closed in Version 2 on January 20, 2023, and launched in Version 3 on January 23, 2023, can be filed without additional fees until March 31, 2023, if its due date falls between January 20, 2023, and February 28, 2023.

Yes, the reservation period for company names under section 4(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 has been extended by 20 days, and the re-submission period under rule 9 of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 has been extended by 15 days for periods falling between January 23, 2023, and February 28, 2023.




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