MCA's clarification on new companies incorporated through SPICe+ with EPFO/ESI



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has clarified rules for new companies incorporated using the SPICe+ web form that have also obtained Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees' State Insurance (ESI) numbers. These companies are not required to file statutory returns immediately. Instead, they only need to submit returns once they surpass the specific thresholds outlined in the relevant Acts.

New companies incorporated through SPICe+ and thereby have obtained EPFO/ESI numbers will have to file statutory returns only when they cross thresholds prescribed under the relevant Acts. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified the SPICe+ web form for thepurposeof ease of doing business. The
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FAQ :

The SPICe+ web form is a new process introduced by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to simplify and reduce the time, cost, and procedures involved in incorporating new companies.

No, new companies incorporated through SPICe+ that have obtained EPFO/ESI numbers do not have to file statutory returns immediately.

They are only required to file statutory returns when they cross the thresholds prescribed under the relevant Acts for EPFO and ESI.

The SPICe+ web form aims to make it easier to do business by streamlining the process of incorporating new companies.




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