MCA extends period for names reserved and resubmission of forms



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced extensions for several deadlines related to company and LLP incorporations and name changes. This includes additional time for filing SPICe+ Part B and INC-24 forms, as well as resubmissions for both companies and LLPs. Specific extensions are also in place for IEPF eForms.

    

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Period/Days of Extension

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Names reserved for 20 days for new company incorporation. SPICe+ Part B needs to be filed within 20 days of name reservation.

Names expiring any day between 15th March 2020 to 31st May would be extended by 20 days beyond 31st May 2020.

2

Names reserved for 60 days for change of name of company. INC-24 needs to be filed within 60 days of name reservation.

Names expiring any day between 15th March 2020 to 31st May would be extended by 60 days beyond 31st May 2020.

3

Extension     of     RSUB     validity     for companies.

SRNs where last date of Resubmission (RSUB) falls between 15th March 2020 to 31st May 2020, additional 15 days beyond 31st May 2020 would be allowed. However, for SRNs already marked under NTBR, extension would be provided on case to case basis.

Note: Forms will not get marked to (Not to be taken on Record)'NTBR' due to non- resubmission during this extended period as detailed above.

It also includes IEPF Non-STP eForms ( IEPF- 3, IEPF-5 and IEPF-7)

4

Names reserved for 90 days for new LLP incorporation/change of name. FiLLiP/Form 5 needs to be filed within 90 days of name reservation.

Names expiring any day between 15th March 2020 to 31st May would be extended by 20 days beyond 31st May 2020.

5

RSUB validity extension for LLPs.

SRNs where last date of resubmission (RSUB) falls between 15th March 2020 to 31st May 2020, additional 15 days would be allowed from 31st May 2020 for resubmission. However, for SRNs already marked under NTBR, extension would be provided on case to case basis.

Note: Forms will not get marked to (Not to be taken on Record)'NTBR' due to non- resubmission during this extended period as detailed above.

6

Extension for marking IEPF-5 SRNs to ‘Pending for Rejection u/r 7(3)' and ‘Pending for Rejection u/r 7(7)'

SRNs where last date of filing eVerification Report (for both Normal as well as Re- submission filing) falls between 15th March 2020 to 31st May 2020, would be allowed to file the form till 30th Sep 2020. However, for SRNs already marked under ‘Pending for Rejection u/r 7(3)' and ‘Pending for Rejection u/r 7(7)', extension would be provided on case to case basis.

Note: Status of IEPF-5 SRN will not change to ‘Pending for Rejection u/r 7(3)' and ‘Pending for rejection u/r 7(7)' till 30th Sep'20.

FAQ :

For new company incorporations, names reserved for 20 days will be extended by 20 days beyond 31st May 2020, provided their reservation expired between 15th March 2020 and 31st May 2020.

Name reservations for company name changes, typically valid for 60 days, will receive an additional 60 days beyond 31st May 2020 if they expired between 15th March 2020 and 31st May 2020.

Companies will be granted an additional 15 days beyond 31st May 2020 for resubmissions where the last date fell between 15th March 2020 and 31st May 2020, unless already marked 'NTBR'.

Yes, names reserved for new LLPs or name changes (valid for 90 days) will be extended by 20 days beyond 31st May 2020 if they expired between 15th March 2020 and 31st May 2020. LLP resubmissions also get an additional 15 days from 31st May 2020.

For SRNs where the eVerification Report filing deadline (normal or resubmission) was between 15th March 2020 and 31st May 2020, filing is permitted until 30th September 2020. The status will not change to 'Pending for Rejection' until this date.




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