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As per Companies Act, 2013 it is necessary for every company to file annual accounts and annual returns within 30 days and 60 days respectively from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. The financial statements of a company must be filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs every year. The MCA form for filing financial statements is AOC-4.
AOC-4 has to be filled by every company within 30 days from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting with the Ministry of corporate affairs. The form AOC-4 has to be uploaded along with Board’s report, Auditor’s report, and other documents which are mandatory as per the company’s business activity. Every Form AOC-4 has to be certified by a Practicing Chartered Accountant or Company Secretary.
After company registration, the financial statements must be filed with the registrar of the company every year. If a company fails to file these financial statements within the stipulated period, it will be liable for a penalty or additional fees.
The procedure for filing of annual return and annual accounts are as follows:
The requirements of documents for filling form AOC 4 depends on the business activity and compliances involved. Generally, the financial statement of a company includes a Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Cash flow statement (if applicable), and explanatory notes annexed to the financial statement. These are the following documents that need to be filled with Form AOC-4.
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Financial Statements of a company along with Form AOC-4 are required to be filed with the Registrar for each Financial Year. As per the requirement of the Companies Act 2013 all the attachments including financial statements uploaded with Form AOC-4 must be signed. In the case of AOC-4, SD copies are not acceptable, only hand-signed copies are accepted.
The Companies which fall under XBRL requirements have to file the financial statement on the MCA portal in XBRL format. The criteria for XBRL Filing for companies are:
Fees for the filing of the Form AOC-4 is based on companies’ share capital. Below is the fee structure as per the share capital of the company.
NOMINAL SHARE CAPITAL | FEE APPLICABLE |
| Less than 1,00,000 | Rs.200 Per Form |
| 1,00,000 to 4,99,999 | Rs.300 Per Form |
| 5,00,000 to 24,99,999 | Rs.400 Per Form |
| 25,00,000 to 99,99,9999 | Rs.500 Per Form |
| 1,00,00,000 and More | Rs.600 Per Form |
The company will be punishable with a fine of one thousand rupees for every day during which the failure continues up to a maximum amount of Rs.10 lakhs if a company fails to file AOC-4 along with a copy of the financial statements before the due date. Further, the Managing Director, Directors, and the Chief Financial Officer of the company could be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with a fine which will not be less than Rs.1 and can go up to Rs.5 lakhs.
In addition to the above penalty, the Government fee for filing AOC-4 would also be increased as follows:
| Number of Days Delayed | Penalty Amount for Late Filing |
| Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal filing fees |
| More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal filing fees |
| More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal filing fees |
| More than 90 days and up to 180 days | 10 times of normal filing fees |
| More than 180 days and up to 270 days | 12 times of normal filing fees |
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