(1) Where a company is formed and registered under this Act for a future project or to hold an asset or intellectual property and has no significant accounting transaction, such a company or an inactive company may make an application to the in such manner as may be for obtaining the status of a dormant company.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(i) “inactive company” means a company which has not been carrying on any business or operation, or has not made any significant accounting transaction during the last two , or has not filed and annual returns during the last two financial years;
(ii) “significant accounting transaction” means any transaction other than—
(a) payment of fees by a company to the Registrar;
(b) payments made by it to fulfil the requirements of this Act or any other law;
(c) allotment of to fulfil the requirements of this Act; and
(d) payments for maintenance of its office and records.
(2) The Registrar on consideration of the application shall allow the status of a dormant company to the applicant and issue a certificate in such form as may be to that effect.
(3) The Registrar shall maintain a register of dormant companies in such form as may be .
(4) In case of a company which has not filed financial statements or annual returns for two financial years consecutively, the Registrar shall issue a notice to that company and enter the name of such company in the register maintained for dormant companies.
(5) A dormant company shall have such file and pay such annual fee to the Registrar to retain its dormant status in the register and may become an made in this behalf accompanied by such documents and
(6) The Registrar shall strike off the name of a dormant company from the register of dormant companies, which has failed to comply with the requirements of this section.
- Refer rule 3 & Form No. MSC 1 of the Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014. To view the rule,Click Here
- Form MSC-1 has been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised return, Click Here
Provided that on an application made by a company or body corporate, which is a holding company or a subsidiary or associate company of a company incorporated outside India and is required to follow a different financial year for consolidation of its accounts outside India, the Tribunal may, if it is satisfied, allow any period as its financial year, whether or not that period is a year:
Provided further that a company or body corporate, existing on the commencement of this Act, shall, within a period of two years from such commencement, align its financial year as per the provisions of this clause.
Provided also that in case of a Specified IFSC public company, which is a subsidiary of a foreign company, the financial year of the subsidiary may be same as the financial year of its holding company and approval of the Tribunal shall not be required.
Provided also that in case of a Specified IFSC private company, which is a subsidiary of a foreign company, the financial year of the subsidiary may be same as the financial year of its holding company and approval of the Tribunal shall not be required.
(i) a balance sheet as at the end of the financial year;
(ii) a profit and loss account, or in the case of a company carrying on any activity not for profit, an income and expenditure account for the financial year;
(iii) cash flow statement for the financial year;
(iv) a statement of changes in equity, if applicable; and
(v) any explanatory note annexed to, or forming part of, any document referred to in sub-clause (i) to sub-clause (iv):
Provided that the financial statement, with respect to one person company, small company, dormant company and private company (if such private company is a start-up)may not include the cash flow statement;
Explanation. – For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘start-up’ or “start-up company” means a private company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and recognised as start-up in accordance with the notification issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- Refer rule 7 and Form No. MSC 3 of the Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014. To view the rule,Click Here
- Form MSC-3 has been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised return, Click Here
1. Refer rule 8 and Form No. MSC 1, MCS 3, MSC 4 and MSC 5 of the Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014. To view the rule,Click Here
2. Form MSC-3 and MSC-4 have been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised MSC-3 return, Click Here and to view the revised MSC-4 return Click here.
24.1.12- Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014
12. Fees:-
(1) The documents required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded or any fact or information required or authorised to be registered under the Act shall be submitted, filed, registered or recorded on payment of the fee or on payment of such additional fees as applicable, as mentioned in Table annexed to these rules.
(2) For the purpose of filing the documents or applications for which no e-form is prescribed under the various rules prescribed under the Act,the document or application shall be filed through or along with fees as applicable and in case a single form is prescribed for multiple purpose, the fee shall be paid for each of the purposes contained in the single form.
(3) For the purpose of filing information to sub-clause(60) of section 2 of the Act, such information shall be filled in along with fee as applicable.
Annexure
Table of Fees (pursuant to rule 12 of the Companies (Registration of Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014)
I. Fee for filings etc. under section 403 of the Companies Act, 2013
Table of fees for the documents required to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded or for any fact or information required or authorized to be registered under the Act, shall be submitted filed, registered or recorded within the time specified in the relevant provision on payment of fee as prescribed hereunder :-
| (I) In respect of a company having a share capital : | Other than OPCs and Small Companies (in rupees) | OPC and Small Companies (in rupees) |
| 1. (a) For registration of OPC and small companies whose nominal share capital is less than or equal to Rs.10,00,000. | -- | -- |
| (b) For registration of OPC and small companies whose nominal share capital exceed Rs. 10,00,000, , the fee of Rs. 2000 with the following additional fees regulated according to the amount of nominal capital: For every Rs.10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs.10,000 after the first Rs.10,00,000 and up to Rs. 50,00,000. | -- | 200 |
| 2. (a) For registration of a company (other than OPC and small companies) whose nominal share capital is less than or equal to Rs. 10,00,000 at the time of incorporation. | -- | -- |
| (b) For registration of a company (other than OPC and small companies) whose nominal share capital exceed Rs. 10,00,000, the fee of Rs.36,000 with the following additional fees regulated according to the amount of nominal capital : | -- | -- |
| (i) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs 10,000 after the first Rs. 10,00,000 upto Rs. 50,00,000. | 300 | -- |
| (ii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 50,00,000 upto Rs. one crore. | 100 | -- |
| iii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1 crore. | 75 | -- |
| Provided further that where the additional fees, regulated according to the amount of the nominal capital of a company, exceed a sum of rupees two crore and fifty lakh, the total amount of additional fees payable for the registration of such company shall not, in any case, exceed rupees two crore and fifty lakhs. | ||
| 3. For filing a notice of any increase in the nominal share capital of a company, the difference between the fees payable on the increased share capital on the date of filing the notice for the registration of a company and the fees payable on existing authorized capital, at the rates prevailing on the date of filing the notice: | ||
| (a) For OPC and small companies whose nominal share capital does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000. | -- | 2000 |
| (b) For OPC and small companies, for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 10,00,000 and upto Rs. 50,00,000. | -- | 200 |
| Other than OPC and small companies (c) For increase in nominal capital of a company whose nominal share capital does not exceed Rs. 1,00,000. | 5000 | -- |
| (d) For increase in nominal capital of a company whose nominal share capital exceed Rs. 1,00,000, the above fee of Rs. 5,000 with the following additional fees regulated according to the amount of nominal capital : | ||
| (i) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1,00,000 upto Rs. 5,00,000. | 400 | -- |
| (ii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs 10,000 after the first Rs. 5,00,000 upto Rs. 50,00,000. | 300 | -- |
| (iii) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 50,00,000 upto Rs. one crore. | 100 | -- |
| (iv) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1 crore. | 75 | -- |
| Provided further that where the additional fees, regulated according to the amount of the nominal capital of a company, exceed a sum of rupees two crore and fifty lakh, the total amount of additional fees payable for the registration of such company shall not, in any case, exceed rupees two crore and fifty lakhs. | ||
| 4. For registration of any existing company, except such companies as are by this Act exempted from payment of fees in respect of registration under this Act, the same fee is charged for registering a new company. | ||
| 5. For submitting, filing, registering or recording any document by this Act required or authorised to be submitted, filed, registered or recorded: | ||
| (a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of less than Rs. 1,00,000. | 200 | |
| (b) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1,00,000 or more but less than Rs.5,00,000. | 300 | |
| (c) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 5,00,000 or more but less than Rs.25,00,000. | 400 | |
| (d) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 25,00,000 or more but less than Rs. 1 crore or more. | 500 | |
| (e) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1 crore or more. Provided that in case of companies to be incorporated with effect from 26.01.2018 with a nominal capital which does not exceed rupees ten lakhs fee shall not be payable. | 600 | |
| 6. For making a record of or registering any fact by this Act required or authorised to be recorded or registered by the Registrar: | ||
| (a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of less than Rs. 1,00,000. | 200 | |
| (b) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1,00,000 or more but less than Rs.5,00,000. | 300 | |
| (c) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 5,00,000 or more but less than Rs.25,00,000. | 400 | |
| (d) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 25,00,000 or more but less than Rs. 1 crore or more. | 500 | |
| (e) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of Rs. 1 crore or more. | 600 | |
| (II) In respect of a company not having a share capital : | ||
| 7. For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, does not exceed 20. | -- | |
| 8. For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, exceeds 20 but does not exceed 200. | 5000 | |
| 9. For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, exceeds 200 but is not stated to be unlimited, the above fee of Rs.5,000 with an additional Rs. 10 for every member after first 200. | ||
| 10. For registration of a company in which the number of members is stated in the articles of association to be unlimited. | 10000 | |
| 11. For registration of any increase in the number of members made after the registration of the company, the same fees as would have been payable in respect of such increase, if such increase had been stated in the articles of association at the time of registration : Provided that no company shall be liable to pay on the whole a greater fee than Rs. 10,000 in respect of its number of members, taking into account the fee paid on the first registration of the company. | ||
| 12. For registration of any existing company except such companies as are by this Act exempted from payment of fees in respect of registration under this Act, the same fee as is charged for registering a new company. | ||
| 13. For filing or registering any document by this Act required or authorized to be filed or registered with the Registrar. Provided that in case of companies to be incorporated with effect from 26.01.2018 whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, does not exceed 20, fee shall not be payable. | 200 | |
| 14. For making a record of or registering any fact by this Act required or authorised to be recorded or registered by the Registrar.] | 200 |
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(a) for every Rs. 10,000 of nominal share capital or part of Rs. 10,000 after the first Rs. 1,00,000 upto Rs. 5,00,000 | --- | |
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Provided that where the additional fees, regulated according to the amount of the nominal capital of a company, exceeds a sum of rupees two crore and fifty lakh, the total amount of additional fees payable for the registration of such company shall not, in any case, exceed rupees two crore and fifty lakhs. | --- | |
(a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of up to 1,00,000. | --- | |
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Rs. 5,00,000 or more but less than Rs. 25,00,000 | --- | |
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(a) in respect of a company having a nominal share capital of up to 1,00,000. | --- | |
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9.For registration of a company whose number of members as stated in the articles of association, exceeds 200 but is not stated to be unlimited, the above fee of Rs.5,000 with an additional Rs. 10 for every member after first 200. | ||
11. For registration of any increase in the number of members made after the registration of the company, the same fees as would have been payable in respect of such increase, if such increase had been stated in the articles of association at the time of registration Provided that no company shall be liable to pay on the whole a greater fee than Rs. 10,000 in respect of its number of members, taking into account the fee paid on the first registration of the company. 12. For registration of any existing company except such companies as are by this Act exempted from payment of fees in respect of registration under this Act, the same fee as is charged for registering a new company. | ||
The above table prescribed for small companies (as defined under section 2(85) of the Act) and one person companies defined under Rule related to Chapter II read with section 2(62) of the Act shall be applicable provided the said company shall remain as said class of company for a period not less than one year from its incorporation.
(1) The above table prescribed for small companies (as defined under section 2(85) of the Act) and one person companies defined under Rule related to Chapter II r/w 2(62) of the Act shall be applicable provided the said company shall remain as said class of company for a period not less than one year from its incorporation.
The above table of fee shall be applicable for any such intimation to be furnished to the Registrar or any other officer or authority under section 159 of the Act, filing of notice of appointment of auditors or Secretarial Auditor or Cost Auditor.
(2) The above table of fee shall be applicable for any such intimation to be furnished to the Registrar or any other officer or authority under section 159 of the Act, filing of notice of appointment of auditors or Secretarial Auditor or Cost Auditor.
The above table of fee and calculation of fee as applicable for increase in authorised capital shall be applicable for revised capital in accordance with sub-section (11) of 233 of the Act, (after setting off fee paid by the transferor company on its authorised capital prior to its merger or amalgamation with the transferee company).
(3) The above table of fee and calculation of fee as applicable for increase in authorised capital shall be applicable for revised capital in accordance with sub-section (11) of 233 of the Act, (after setting off fee paid by the transferor company on its authorised capital prior to its merger or amalgamation with the transferee company).
The above table of fee shall be applicable for filing revised financial statement or board report under section 130 and 131 of the Act.
(4) The above table of fee shall be applicable for filing revised financial statement or board report under section 130 and 131 of the Act.
Following Table of additional fee and higher additional fee (in certain cases) shall be applicable for delay in filing of forms other than for increase in Nominal share capital or forms under section 92/137 of the Act or forms for filing charges.
TABLE
| Sl. No. | Period of delays | Additional fee as a multiple of normal fees | Higher additional fee as a multiple of normal fees (for certain cases) |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1. | Upto 15 days (sections 139 and 157) | One time of normal fees | |
| 2. | More than 15 days and upto 30 days (Section 139 and 157) and upto 30 days in remaining forms. | 2 times of normal filing fees | 3 times of normal filing fees |
| 3. | More than 30 days and upto 60 days | 4 times of normal filing fees | 6 times of normal filing fees |
| 4. | More than 60 days and upto 90 days | 6 times of normal filing fees | 9 times of normal filing fees |
| 5. | More than 90 days and upto 180 days | 10 times of normal filing fees | 15 times of normal filing fees |
| 6. | Beyond 180 days | 12 times of normal filing fees | 18 times of normal filing fees |
Note 1: Higher additional fees shall be payable, if there is a delay in filing e-form INC-22, or e-form PAS-3, as the case may be, on two or more occasions, within a period of three hundred and sixty five days from the date of filing of the last such belated e-form for which additional fee or higher additional fee, as the case may be, was payable.
Note 2: Wherever higher additional fee is payable, additional fee shall not be charged.
Note 3: E-form INC-22, or e-form PAS-3, as the case may be, filed prior to the commencement of the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2022 shall not be reckoned for the purposes of determining higher additional fee.
Following Table of additional fee shall be applicable for delay in filing of forms other than for increase in Nominal Share capital or forms under section 92/ 137 of the Act.
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days (Sections 139 and 157) and upto 30 days in remaining forms. | ||
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Note- The belated filing of documents/forms (including increasing in nominal capital and delay caused thereon) which were due to be filed whether in Companies Act, 1956 Act or the Companies Act,2013 Act i.e due for filing prior to notification of these fee rules , the fee payable at the time of actual filing shall be applicable.
B. Following table of additional fees shall be applicable for delays in filing of the forms other than for increase in Nominal Share Capital
Note;- (1)The additional fee shall also applicable to revised financial statement or board’s report under sections 130 and 131 of the Act and secretarial audit report filed by the company secretary in practice under section 204 of the Act.
(2) The belated filing of documents/forms (including increasing in nominal capital and delay caused thereon) which were due to be filed whether in Companies Act, 1956 Act or the Companies Act, 2013 Act i.e due for filing prior to notification of these fee rules , the fee applicable at the time of actual filing shall be applicable. (3) Delay beyond 270 days, the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 403 of the Act may be referred.
C. For increase in authorised capital, the additional fees shall be applicable at the following rates:-
| Delay upto 6 months | Delay beyond 6 months | |
| slab | 2.5 % per month on the fees payable under para I.3 or II.12 of Table A above as the case may be. | 3% per month on the fees payable under para I.3 or II.12 of Table A above as the case may be. |
(1) The above fee table shall also be applicable for delay in filing application with Registrar under sub-section (11) of section 233 of the Act.
For Forms under section 92 or 137:- (i) In case the period within which a document required to be submitted under section 92 or \37 of the Act expires after 30/06/2018, the additional fee mentioned in Table shall be payable –
| Sl. No. | Period of delay | Additional fee payable fin Rs.') |
| 01 | Delay beyond period provided under Section 92(4) of the Act | One Hundred per day |
| 02 | Delay beyond period provided under Section 137 (1) of the Act | One Hundred per day |
(ii) In all other cases where the belated annual returns or balance sheet/financial statement which were due to be filed whether in the companies Act, 1956 or the companies Act, 2013 the following additional fee mentioned in Table shall be payable:-
| Sl. No. | Period of delay | Additional fee payable (in Rs.) upto 30/06/2018 | plus Rs. 100 per day with effect from 1/07 /2018 |
| 1 | upto 30 days | 2 times of normal filing fees |
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| 2 | More than 30 days and upto 60 days | 4 times of normal filing fees |
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| 3 | More than 60 days and upto 90 days | 6 times of normal filing fees |
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| 4 | More than 90 days and upto 180 days | 10 times of normal filing fees |
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| 5 | Beyond 180 days | 12 times of normal filing fees |
Note:(1)The additional fee shall also be applicable to revised financial statement or board’s report under section 130 and 131 of the Act and secretarial audit report filed by the company secretary in practice under section 204 of the Act.
(2) The belated filing of documents/forms (including increasing in nominal capital and delay caused thereon) which were due to be filed whether in Companies Act, 1956 Act or the Companies Act, 2013 Act i.e due for filing prior to notification of these fee rules, the fee payable at the time of actual filing shall be applicable.
(a) charges created or modified before the 2nd November, 2018, and allowed to be filed within a period of three hundred days of such creation or six months from the 2nd November, 2018, as the case may be, the following additional fees shall be payable:-
| Sl.No. | Period of delay | Additional Fee applicable |
| 1. | Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal fees |
| 2. | More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal fees |
| 3. | More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal fees |
| 4. | More than 90 days and up to 180 days | 10 times of normal fees |
| 5. | More than 180 days | 12 times of normal fees |
(b) For the charges created or modified on or after the 2nd November, 2018:-
(A) The following additional fees or advalorem fees, as the case may be, shall be payable up to 31st July, 2019, by all companies:-
| Sl.No. | Period of delay | Additional/Advalorem Fees applicable |
| 1. | Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal fees |
| 2. | More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal fees |
| 3. | More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal fees |
(B) the following additional fees or advalorem fees as the case may be, shall be payable with effect from 1st August, 2019:-
| Sl.No. | Period of delay | Small Companies and One Person Company | Other than Small Companies and One Person Company |
| 1. | Up to 30 days | 3 times of normal fees | 6 times of normal fees |
| 2. | More than 30 days and up to 90 days | 3 times of normal fees plus an ad valorem fee of 0.025 per cent. of the amount secured by the charge, subject to the maximum of one lakh rupees. | 6 times of normal fees, plus an ad valorem fee of 0.05 per cent. of the amount secured by the charge, subject to the maximum of five lakh rupees. |
II. FEE ON APPLICATIONS (including Appeal) made to Central Government under sub-section (2) of Section 459 of the Companies Act, 2013.
| 1 | For Application made | Other than OPCs and Small Companies | OPC and Small Companies |
| (i) | By a company having an authorized share capital of: (a) Upto Rs.25,00,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| b) More than Rs.25,00,000 and upto Rs.50,00,000 | 5,000 | 2,500 | |
| c) More than 50,00,000 and upto Rs. 5,00,00,000 | 10,000 | --- | |
| d) More than Rs. 5,00,00,000 and upto Rs. 10 crores | 15,000 | --- | |
| e) More than Rs. 10 crores | 20,000 | --- | |
| (ii) | By a company limited by guarantee but not having a share capital | 2,000 | --- |
| (iii) | By an Association or proposed company for issue of license under section 8 of the Act | 2,000 | --- |
| (iv) | By a company having a valid license issued under section 8 of the Act | 2,000 | --- |
| (v) | By a foreign company | 5,000 | --- |
| (vi) | Application for allotment of Director Identification Number (DIN) under section 153 of the Act | 500 | 500 [inserted vide Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2016. dated 07/11/2016] |
| (vii)[inserted vide Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2016. dated 07/11/2016] | For surrender of Director Identification Number under rule 11(f) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules 2014 | 1000 | 1000 |
(1) Every application to the Registrar of Companies filed by any person for reservation of name under sub-section (4) of section 4 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall be accompanied with the fee of Rs. 1,000/-.
(2) For every application made to Regional Director (including appeal) or Registrar of Companies (except specifically stated elsewhere), Table of fees as above shall be applicable. Note: The separate fee schedule shall be prescribed under subsection (2) of section 459 of the Act for applications to be filed before Tribunal.
III. Annual Fee payable by a dormant company under sub-section (5) of section 455 of the Companies Act, 2013.
| 1 | For Application made | Other than OPCs and Small Companies | OPC and Small Companies |
| (i) | By a company having an authorized share capital of (a) Upto Rs.25,00,000 | 2000 | 1000 |
| (b) More than Rs.25,00,000 and upto Rs.50,00,000 | 5000 | 2500 | |
| (c) More than 50,00,000 and upto Rs.5,00,00,000 | 10,000 | --- | |
| d) More than Rs. 5,00,00,000 and upto Rs. 10 crores | 15,000 | --- | |
| e) More than Rs. 10 crores | 20,000 | --- | |
| (ii) | By a company limited by guarantee but not having a share capital | 2,000 | --- |
IV. Fee for Inspection and providing certified copies of documents kept by the Registrar under section 399 of the Act.
(i) Under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 399 of the Act – Rs.100/-
(ii) Under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 399 of the Act
(a) For copy of Certificate of Incorporation – Rs.100/-
(b) For copy or extract of other documents including hard copy of such document on computer readable media – Rs.25 per page.
V. Fee for registration of documents under section 385 of the Act.
Rs.6000/- for each document.
VI. Fees for Removal of Names of Companies from the Registrar of Companies under section 248 (2) of the Act.
Rs.5000/-
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For the current financial (2018-2019), no fee shall be chargeable till , the 31 st August, 2018 and fee of Rs.5000 shall be payable on or after the 1st September, 2018
| (i) Subject to serial number (iii) below, fee payable till the 30th September of every financial year in respect of e-form DIR-3 KYC or DIR-3 KYC-WEB through web service, as the case may be, for the immediate previous financial year. | ------ |
| (ii) Fee payable (in delayed case). | Rs.5000 |
| (iii) Fee payable if the individual failed to file e-form DIR-3 KYC or DIR-3 KYC-WEB through web service,as the case may be, for the immediate previous financial year (in delayed case). | Rs.5000 |
| (i) Fee payable till 15.06.2019 on e -form ACTIVE (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) Note: For the financial year ended on 31st March, 2019, no fee shall be payable in respect of e-form DIR-3 KYC or DIR-3 KYC-WEB through web service till 14th October, 2019. ( Inserted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 30.09.2019.) | ---- (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) |
| (ii) Fee payable (in delayed case). (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) | Rs.10,000 (Substituted vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2019 dated 25.04.2019) |
INSTRUCTIONS
1.Payment of fees – Except as otherwise provided elsewhere, the table of fees annexed to the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees), Rules 2014, shall be payable in the following head. (1) fees payable to the Registrar in pursuance of the Act or any rule or regulation made or notification issued thereunder shall be paid to the Registrar on any authorized bank by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and acting as the agent of the Reserve Bank of India for credit under the following head, namely : –
| Major Head | Alphanumeric code description | Account Code | Serial Code | Source category check digit |
| 1475 | Other general Economic service Regulation of joint stock companies | 147500105 | 14750006 | 113 |
| (a) Registration fees | 14750010599 | 14750032 | 114 | |
| (b) Filing fees | 14750010598 | 14750033 | 117 | |
| (c) inspection and copying fee | 14750010597 | 14750034 | 112 | |
| (d) other fees | 14750010596 | 14750035 | 119 |
(2) Where application is filed through electronic media or through any other computer readable media, the user may choose any one of the following payment options namely, (i) Credit Card; or (ii) Internet Banking; or (iii) Remittance at the Bank Counter or (iv) any other mode as approved by the Central Government. The requisite fee as specified in Companies (Registration Offices and Fees), Rules 2014 shall be payable through any of the accredited branches of the following Banks.
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Indian Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
(f) Union Bank of India
(3) The fees payable to the Registrars may be paid bank drafts payable at drawn on banks, located at the same city or town as the office of the Registrar :
(4) Where a fee payable to the Registrar is paid through bank drafts as, aforesaid it shall not be deemed to have been paid unless and until the relevant drafts are cashed and the amount credited.
- The Form GNL-2 is revised vide MCA Notification dated 20.01.2023. To view the Notification, Click here. To view the revised Return, Click here.
- The Form GNL-2 is modified to enable filings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 vide the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2020 dated 12.03.2020. To view the Notification, Click Here.
- Form GNL-2 is amended vide Companies (Registration Office and Fees) Amendment Rules, 2020 notification dated 18.02.2020. To view the notification and amended return, Click Here.
- To view the older return,Click Here.
- The Form GNL-3 is revised vide MCA Notification dated 20.01.2023. To view the Notification, Click here. To view the revised Return, Click here.
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29.2.3- Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014
3. Application for obtaining status of dormant company.-
For the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 455, a company may make an application in along with such fee as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 to the Registrar for obtaining the status of a Dormant Company in accordance with the provisions of section 455 after passing a special resolution to this effect in the general meeting of the company or after issuing a notice to all the shareholders of the company for this purpose and obtaining consent of at least 3/4th shareholders (in value):
Provided that a company shall be eligible to apply under this rule only, if-
(i) no inspection, inquiry or investigation has been ordered or taken up or carried out against the company;
(ii) no prosecution has been initiated and pending against the company under any law;
(iii) the company is neither having any public deposits which are outstanding nor the company is in default in payment thereof or interest thereon;
(iv) the company is not having any outstanding loan, whether secured or unsecured:
Provided that if there is any outstanding unsecured loan, the company may apply under this rule after obtaining concurrence of the lender ;
(v) there is no dispute in the management or ownership of the company ;
(vi) the company does not have any outstanding statutory taxes, dues, duties etc. payable to the Central Government or any State Government or local authorities etc.;
(vii) the company has not defaulted in the payment of workmen’s dues;
(viii) the securities of the company are not listed on any stock exchange within or outside India.
- Form MSC-1 has been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised return, Click Here
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29.2.4- Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014
4. Certificate of status of dormant company.-
The Registrar shall, after considering the application filed in Form MSC-1, issue a certificate in allowing the status of a Dormant Company to the applicant.
29.2.5- Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014
5. Register of dormant companies.-
The Register maintained under the portal maintained by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on its web-site www.mca.gov.in or any other website notified by the Central Government, shall be the register for dormant companies.
29.2.6-Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules,2014
6. Minimum number of directors for dormant company.-
A dormant company shall have a minimum number of three directors in case of a public company, two directors in case of a private company and one director in case of a One Person Company:
Provided that the provisions of the Act in relation to the rotation of auditors shall not apply on dormant companies.
29.2.7-Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules,2014
7. Return of dormant companies.-
A dormant company shall file a “Return of Dormant Company” annually, interalia, indicating financial position duly audited by a chartered accountant in practice in along with such annual fee as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 within a period of thirty days from the end of each financial year:
Provided that the company shall continue to file the return or returns of allotment and change in directors in the manner and within the time specified in the Act, whenever the company allots any security to any person or there is any change in the directors of the company.
- Form MSC-3 has been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised return, Click Here
- To view the return,Click Here
29.2.8- Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014
8. Application for seeking status of an active company.-
(1) An application, under sub-section (5) of section 455, for obtaining the status of an active company shall be made in along with fees as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 and shall be accompanied by a return in in respect of the financial year in which the application for obtaining the status of an active company is being filed:
Provided that the Registrar shall initiate the process of striking off the name of the company if the company remains as a dormant company for a period of consecutive five years.
(2) The Registrar shall, after considering the application filed under sub-rule (1), issue a certificate in allowing the status of an active company to the applicant.
(3) Where a dormant company does or omits to do any act mentioned in the Grounds of application in submitted to Registrar for obtaining the status of dormant company, affecting its status of dormant company, the directors shall within seven days from such event, file an application, under sub-rule (1) of this rule, for obtaining the status of an active company.
(4) Where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that any company registered as ‘dormant company’ under his jurisdiction has been functioning in any manner, directly or indirectly, he may initiate the proceedings for enquiry under section 206 of the Act and if, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the company in this regard, it is found that the company has actually been functioning, the Registrar may remove the name of such company from register of dormant companies and treat it as an active company.
- Form MSC-4 has been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised return, Click Here
- To view the return,Click Here
- Form MSC-3 has been substituted vide the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2023 dated 20.01.2023. To view notification, Click Here. To view the revised return, Click Here
- To view the return,Click Here
Companies (Registration offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2018 dated 07/05/2018