MCA | Relaxation on levy of additional fees in filing of certain Forms under the Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act 2008

Last updated: 04 July 2021

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the deadline for filing certain company and LLP forms without additional fees until 31st August 2021. This extension is in response to ongoing difficulties faced by stakeholders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The original deadline was 31st July 2021, and this applies to forms due between 1st April 2021 and 31st July 2021, excluding specific charge-related forms (CHG-1, CHG-4, CHG-9).

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, in view of the continuous difficulties faced by the stakeholders due to COVID-19, has further extended the timelines specified in Circular no. 06/2021 dated 03rd May 2021 for filing of certain forms under the Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act, 2008 without levy of additional fees up to 31st August 2021.

The circular no 06/2021 dated 03.05.2021 had provided additional time up to 31st July 2021 for Companies/LLPs to file such forms (other than CHG-1, CHG-4 and CHG-9) which were/ would be due for filing from 01st April 2021 to 31st May 2021, without payment of additional fees.

Read the official notification below:

General Circular No.11/2021

e-F.No. 02/01 /2021-CL-V
Government of India
Ministry of Corporate Affairs

5th Floor, A Wing, Shastri Bhavan,
Dr, R.P. Road, New Delhi,
Dated: 30th June, 2021

To
The DGCoA,
All Regional Directors,
All Registrars of Companies,
All Stakeholders.

MCA Extends Fee Waiver for Company and LLP Filings to Aug 31

Subject: Relaxation on levy of additional fees in filing of certain Forms under the Companies Act, 2013 and LLP Act 2008- Extension of time.

Sir(s),

In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No.06/2021 dated 03.05.2021 and on account of requests for further extension of timelines specified in the said Circular, it has been decided to grant additional time upto 31' August, 2021 to companies/LLPs to file forms under the Companies Act, 2013/ LLP Act, 2008 (other than a CH6-1 Form, CH6-4 Form and CH6-9 Form) which were/are due for filing during 1stApril, 2021 to 31' July, 2021 without any additional fees. Accordingly, only normal fees shall be levied upto 31st August, 2021 for forms (other than charge related forms referred above) required to be filed during 1st April, 2021 to 31st July, 2021.

2. This Circular shall be without prejudice to any belated filings already made along with additional fees.

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

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

Copy forwarded for information to:-

1. e-governance section and web contents officer to place the circular on MCA website and
2. Guard file.

FAQ :

The new deadline for filing specific forms under the Companies Act, 2013, and LLP Act, 2008, without incurring additional fees is 31st August 2021.

The deadline has been extended by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs due to the continuous difficulties faced by stakeholders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This extension applies to forms that were due for filing between 1st April 2021 and 31st July 2021, excluding CHG-1, CHG-4, and CHG-9 forms.

No, this extension specifically applies to certain forms under the Companies Act, 2013, and LLP Act, 2008, and excludes charge-related forms like CHG-1, CHG-4, and CHG-9.

This circular does not affect belated filings that have already been made along with additional fees.

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