MCA Compliance - Every Obligation Your Company or LLP Owes ROC

Company annual filing (AOC-4, MGT-7, ADT-1) is the recurring yearly cycle for companies. MCA compliance is broader - it includes the annual cycle for companies, the separate annual cycle for LLPs (Form 8, Form 11), and event-based filings for both, triggered by specific changes like director appointments, office moves, or capital changes.

Any filing triggered by a specific corporate event rather than the calendar - examples include a director joining or leaving (Form DIR-12), a registered office address change (Form INC-22), a change in authorised or paid-up capital, or creating/satisfying a charge on company assets (Form CHG-1/CHG-4).

No. LLPs file Form 8 (Statement of Account and Solvency) and Form 11 (Annual Return) under the LLP Act, 2008, which are different forms with different deadlines from AOC-4 and MGT-7, though they serve a broadly similar purpose of keeping the LLP's record current with ROC.

The filing can usually still be made late with an additional government fee, but until it's filed, the company's public MCA record doesn't reflect reality - which can create problems in due diligence, banking, or if ROC flags the discrepancy during a review.

Yes. Every individual holding a Director Identification Number (DIN) for companies or a Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN) for LLPs must file their annual KYC, typically by 30 September, regardless of how many entities they're associated with.

A dormant company still owes its annual 'nil' filings, but if you don't expect any director, address, or capital changes during the year, a narrower Company Annual Filing package may cover you without a full retainer - we can advise which fits your situation.

Yes, our Enterprise/Multi-Entity retainer is built for exactly this - tracking compliance across multiple companies and/or LLPs within a group under one coordinated view.

Form CHG-1 registers a charge (security interest) created on a company's assets, typically when the company takes a secured loan. It must be filed within the prescribed timeline from the date the charge is created - missing it can affect the enforceability of the charge in some circumstances.

MCA compliance is specifically about filings with the Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act or LLP Act - director records, financial statements, annual returns, and structural changes. GST and income tax compliance are entirely separate obligations to different departments, with their own forms and deadlines.

We start with your Certificate of Incorporation/LLP registration, PAN, MOA/AOA or LLP Agreement, and details of your directors/partners - from there we run a compliance health check to identify what's current and what needs attention.

Yes, that's the first step of our onboarding process - a compliance health check against your MCA master data and filing history to surface any overdue annual filings or unfiled event-based changes before they compound.

Yes. Companies file Form INC-22 for a registered office change, while LLPs file Form 15. Both have their own prescribed timelines and, for certain types of address changes (like moving across states), additional approval requirements.

Persistent non-compliance can lead to the company or LLP being marked as non-compliant on the MCA portal, escalating additional fees on every pending form, and in serious or prolonged cases, director disqualification or strike-off proceedings initiated by ROC.

No, the statutory audit is a separate professional engagement with your auditor. MCA compliance is about the filings that follow from it - like AOC-4, which requires the audited financials as an attachment - not the audit itself.

It depends on how many entities you have, how frequently your company or LLP undergoes changes (directors, capital, address), and how many individuals need DIN/DPIN KYC support. Our team can recommend the right tier after a short compliance health check - use the plan recommender below or talk to us directly.