MCA relaxes levy of additional fees in filing of certain e-forms upto 31st December 2021



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced a relaxation on additional fees for filing certain e-forms related to annual financial statements. This waiver applies to forms like AOC-4 and MGT-7/MGT-7A for the financial year ending 31st March 2021. Companies can now file these forms without incurring extra charges up to 31st December 2021, paying only the normal fees.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to provide relaxation on levy of additional fees in the filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), ADC-4, AOC-4 XBRI, AOC-4 Non-XBRL and MGT-7/MGT-7A for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021 under the Companies Act, 2013. Read the official notification below:

General Circular No. 17/2021  

F.No. 01/34/2013 CL-V -Part-III
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs

5th Floor, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-1
Dated: 29th October 2021

To
DGCoA,
All Regional Directors,
All Registrar of Companies,
All Stakeholders.

MCA E-form Filing: No Extra Fees Until Dec 31

Subject: Relaxation on levy of additional fees in filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), ADC-4, AOC-4 XBRI, AOC-4 Non-XBRL and MGT-7/MGT-7A for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021 under the Companies Act, 2013 - reg.

Sir,

Keeping in view of various requests received from stakeholders regarding relaxation on levy of additional fees for annual financial statement filings required to be done for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021, it has been decided that no additional fees shall be levied upto 31.12.2021 for the filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CF5), AOC-4 XBRL, AOC-4 Non-)(BPI, and MGT-7/MGT-7A in respect of the financial year ended on 31.03.2021. During the said period, only normal fees shall be payable for the filing of the aforementioned e-forms.

2. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

Yours faithfully,
(KMS Narayanan)
Deputy Director (policy)

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:-
1. E-Governance section
2. Guard file.

FAQ :

The MCA is relaxing the levy of additional fees on the filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), ADC-4, AOC-4 XBRI, AOC-4 Non-XBRL, and MGT-7/MGT-7A.

This relaxation applies to the financial year ended on 31st March 2021.

No additional fees will be levied until 31st December 2021.

During this period, only the normal fees shall be payable for the filing of the specified e-forms.

The e-forms covered are AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), ADC-4, AOC-4 XBRI, AOC-4 Non-XBRL, and MGT-7/MGT-7A.




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