Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of cost audit report) for FY 2019-20 under the Companies Act, 2013



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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced an extension for filing the CRA-4 form, which is used for submitting cost audit reports for the financial year 2019-20. This decision was made due to the significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and in response to feedback from various stakeholders. The new deadline for filing is now December 31, 2020, replacing the previous date of November 30, 2020. All other conditions remain the same.

General Circular No.38/2020 

Eoffice File No: 17/52/2020-CL-V 
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 

5th Floor, 'A' Wing Shastri Bhawan, 
Dr. R.P. Road, New Delhi 
Dated:- 01st December, 2020 

To 

All Regional Directors, 
All Registrars of Companies, 
All Stakeholders. 

Subject: Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of CRA-4 (form for filing of cost audit report) for FY 2019-20 under the Companies Act, 2013 -reg. 

Sir/Madam, 

In continuation to this Ministry's General Circular No. 29/2020 dated 10th September 2020, in view of large scale disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and after due examination of the representations received from various stakeholders, it has been decided to substitute the word and figures "30th November, 2020" with the word and figures "31st December, 2020" in the said General Circular.

2. The other requirements as mentioned in the said General Circular shall remain unchanged.

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

Yours faithfully, 

(Atma Sah) 
Deputy Director 

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action 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 the CRA-4 form for the financial year 2019-20 is December 31, 2020.

The deadline has been extended due to the large-scale disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and representations received from stakeholders.

The form being referred to is the CRA-4, which is used for filing the cost audit report.

No, this extension specifically applies to the financial year 2019-20.

Yes, there has been a relaxation of additional fees associated with the filing.




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