MCA to Launch Third Set of Company Forms on 15th July 2024

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is set to launch the third set of company forms on July 15, 2024, at 12:00 AM. This new set includes crucial forms such as MSME, BEN-2, MGT-6, IEPF-1, IEPF-1A, IEPF-2, IEPF-4, IEPF-5, and the IEPF-5 e-verification report. The rollout of these forms is part of MCA’s ongoing efforts to streamline corporate compliance and improve efficiency.

Official Announcement made by MCA is as follows

"In our continuous endeavour to serve you better, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is launching third set of Company Forms covering 9 forms [MSME, BEN-2, MGT-6, IEPF-1, IEPF-1A, IEPF-2, IEPF-4, IEPF-5, IEPF-5 e-verification report] on 15th July 2024 at 12:00 AM. To facilitate implementation of these forms in V3 MCA21 portal, stakeholders are advised to note the following points: (1) Company e-Filings on V2 portal will be disabled from 04th July 2024 12:00AM. (2) All stakeholders are advised to ensure that there are no SRNs in pending payment/pending for investor details upload/Resubmission status. (3) Offline payments for the above 9 forms in V2 using Pay later option would be stopped from 01st July 2024 12:00 AM. You are requested to make payments for these forms in V2 through online mode (Credit/Debit Card and Net Banking). (4) In view of the upcoming launch of 9 Company forms, V3 portal will not be available from 13th July 20204 12:00 AM to 14th July 2024 11:59 pm. (5) V2 Portal for company filing will remain available for all the V2 forms excluding above mentioned 9 forms. Stakeholders may plan accordingly."

Details of the New Forms

• MSME: For micro, small, and medium enterprises reporting.
• BEN-2: Beneficial ownership declaration.
• MGT-6: Return to the Registrar in respect of declaration under section 89 received by the company.
• IEPF-1: Statement of amounts credited to the Investor Education and Protection Fund.
• IEPF-1A: Statement of amounts credited to the IEPF, not applicable in case of Nidhi companies.
• IEPF-2: Statement of unclaimed and unpaid amounts.
• IEPF-4: Statement of shares transferred to the IEPF.
• IEPF-5: Application to the Authority for claiming unpaid amounts and shares out of IEPF.
• IEPF-5 e-verification report: Electronic verification report for IEPF claims.