Relaxation of additional fee in filing all AOC-4 e-forms by MCA



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has announced a relaxation on additional fees for filing various AOC-4 e-forms. This applies to the financial year ending 31 March 2020. Companies can now file these forms, including AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 XBRL, and AOC-4 Non-XBRL, without incurring any additional fees until 15 February 2021. Only the standard fees will be applicable during this period.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has made relaxations on levy of additional fees in the filing of e-forms ACC-4, A0C-4 (CFS), ACC-4 XBRL and ACC-4 Non-XBRL for the financial year ended on 31.03.2020 under the Companies Act, 2013. It has been decided that no additional fees shall be levied up to 15.02.2021. Read the official announcement below: 

General Circular No.04/2021  

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: 28th January, 2021 

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

Subject: Relaxation on levy of additional fees in filing of e-forms ACC-4, A0C-4 (CFS), ACC-4 XBRL and ACC-4 Non-XBRL for the financial year ended on 31.03.2020 under the Companies Act, 2013 - reg. 

MCA Eases Fees for AOC-4 Filings Until Feb 15

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 31.03.2020, it has been decided that no additional fees shall be levied upto 15.02.2021 for the filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 XBRL and AOC-4 Non-XBRL in respect of the financial year ended on 31.03.2020. 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)
Assisitant Director (Policy)

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:- 

1. E-Governance section 
2. Guard file. 

FAQ :

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has relaxed the levy of additional fees for filing specific AOC-4 e-forms for the financial year ending 31 March 2020.

The relaxation applies to e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 XBRL, and AOC-4 Non-XBRL.

No additional fees will be levied if these e-forms are filed up to 15 February 2021.

This relaxation is for the financial year that ended on 31 March 2020.

Yes, during the period up to 15 February 2021, only normal fees shall be payable for the filing of the specified e-forms.




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