Form INC-20A फ़ाइलिंग

Form INC-20A is filed on the MCA V3 portal (www.mca.gov.in). Entering your company's CIN auto-populates the company name, registered office, and capital structure, and you complete the required declarations and attachments before submitting.

SRN stands for Service Request Number, generated when you submit the e-form. You can track your filing's status against the SRN on the MCA portal under transaction status - it will show as 'Pending', 'Under Processing', 'Approved', or flagged for resubmission.

The most common reason is a mismatch between the company name on the bank statement and the company's registered name in MCA records. Other common reasons include unclear/low-quality attachments, an inaccurate minimum subscription declaration, or a DSC belonging to someone no longer an authorised signatory.

The ROC specifies a fixed window in the resubmission notice itself, which is typically short. Missing it can result in the filing being treated as not filed at all - so it's important to respond immediately once a query is raised.

No. The portal's pre-scrutiny check only validates formatting (file type, size, required fields) - it does not verify the substance of your attachments or declarations. A name mismatch is caught by the ROC reviewing officer after submission, not by the portal upfront.

That subscribers to the memorandum have paid the value of shares agreed to be taken by them, that minimum subscription (if specified in the MoA/prospectus) has been received, and - if your company's objects require it - that any necessary sectoral regulatory registration (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI etc.) has been obtained.

The Digital Signature Certificate of a director or manager who is an authorised signatory currently on record with the MCA. If the intended signatory's DSC has expired or they've since resigned as director, the signing will fail or the filing can be challenged.

A clean PDF, ideally exported directly from net banking rather than a scanned printout, clearly showing the deposit entry for share application money, with the account name matching the company's registered name exactly.

No, there is no government fee for filing Form INC-20A within the 180-day deadline. Late filing attracts a penalty of ₹100 per day under Section 47 of the Companies Act, on top of the standard filing fee.

If a filing is outright rejected rather than queried for resubmission, you typically need to file a fresh INC-20A, which means going through the SRN and fee process again. We help determine whether your situation is a resubmission (respond within window) or requires a fresh filing.

Our Commencement of Business page (company-registration-commencement-of-business) covers the legal requirement under Section 46A - why the form exists, eligibility, penalties, and strike-off risk. This page focuses specifically on the mechanics of filing the e-form itself on the MCA V3 portal - field-by-field guidance, attachment formatting, and resubmission handling. Both services are delivered together when you file with us.

If your company's objects fall under a regulator like RBI, SEBI, or IRDAI, you cannot truthfully declare commencement readiness in INC-20A until that registration or approval is obtained. We check this during eligibility review so it doesn't surface as a rejection later.

Yes. Once we file, we monitor the SRN on the MCA portal until it shows approved, and if a resubmission query comes in, we prepare and file the response within the given window as part of our Standard and Late Filing plans.

You'll need a Digital Signature Certificate for the signing director before the e-form can be submitted. We can arrange a new DSC as an add-on if the director doesn't already have a valid one registered with MCA.

No. Pre-scrutiny is a formatting check the MCA V3 portal runs before you finalise submission - it confirms the form is structurally complete but does not mean the ROC has reviewed or approved the substance. Approval comes later, after ROC review of the SRN.