Below is given the ROC compliance calendar for FY 2024-25. Monitor the ROC annual filing due date in FY 2024-25 referring to the given calendar.
It is mandatory for every company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 to file their Financial Statements (Form AOC-4) and Annual Return (Form MGT-7/7A) and for every LLP registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 to file their Statement of Accounts (Form LLP-8) and Annual Return (Form LLP-11) with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) within the due date prescribed under relevant provision.
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Companies must take care that the ROC forms/returns are filed correctly and within the given date. Not adhering to the instructions can lead them to deal with various penalty charges and legal consequences.
Therefore, it is recommended that companies reach out to professionals to assist them in ensuring compliance with the filing needs.
The ROC filing of annual accounts is governed under Section 129 (3), 137, of The Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Company (Accounts) Rules, 2014, and annual return is governed under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014.
The ROC filing of statements of accounts for LLPs is governed under Section 34 of The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, in conjunction with Rule 24 of The Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 and annual return is governed under Section 35 of The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 read with rule 25(1) of The Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009.
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ROC Annual Return Filing Due Date for FY 2024-25
It is mandatory for every company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 and every LLP registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 to file all major ROC filing forms before the given due dates. There are legal consequences and hefty fines if they fail to do so. Therefore, it should be of paramount priority for companies and LLPs to keep themselves aware of all important due dates, including both annual and even ROC compliance.
The ROC compliance calendar for regular and annual returns during FY 2024-25 is given below:
| Relevant Section and Act | Name of E-form | Purpose of E-form | Due Date of Filing | Due Date for FY 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 139 of Companies Act, 2013 | Form ADT-1 | Appointment of Auditor | (if applicable) 15 days of the meeting in which the auditor is appointed | 14.10.2025 (*If appointed in AGM and Date of AGM is 30.09.2025) |
| Section 137 of the Companies Act, 2013 | Form AOC-4 and Form AOC-4 CFS (in case of consolidated financial statements) | Filing of Annual Accounts | 30 days from the conclusion of the AGM (In the case of OPC within 180 days from the close of the financial year) | 30 days after the conclusion of AGM or 29th October 2025 (whichever is earlier) 27th September 2025 for One Person Company (OPC) |
| Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 | Form MGT-7/MGT-7A | Filing of Annual Return | 60 days from the conclusion of the AGM | 60 days from the conclusion of the AGM or 28th November 2025 (Which Ever is Earlier) |
| Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 | Form CRA-4 | Filing of Cost Audit Report | 30 days from the receipt of the Cost Audit Report | 30 days from the receipt of Cost Audit Report |
| Section 179 of the Companies Act, 2013 | Form MGT-14 | Filing of resolutions with MCA regarding Board Report and Annual Accounts | 30 days from the date of financial statements and Board Report by the Board of Directors | 30 days from the date of the Board Meeting |
| Vide Gazette notification S.O. 5622(E) dated 02.11.2018 | MSME Form 1 | Half-yearly return with the registrar in respect of outstanding payments to Micro or Small Enterprise. | For reporting dues to MSME exceeding 45 days, if any on a half-yearly basis | 30th April 2025 (October- March Period) & 31st October 2025 (April-September Period) |
| Section 34 of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 | MCA LLP FORM 8 | Statement of Accounts of LLP | The Statement of Account and Solvency must be submitted within thirty days from the end of Six months of the financial year. | 30th October 2025 |
| Section 35 of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 | MCA LLP Form 11 | Annual Return | Within 60 days of closure of the financial year | 30th May 2025 |
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Due Date for AOC-4 NBFC (Ind AS) & AOC-4 CFS NBFC (Ind AS)
The MCA has notified that the due dates for the AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 XBRL AOC-4 Non-XBRL forms till 27th September 2025 for OPC and 29 October 2025, and other various forms like MGT 7/MGT 7-A has been upto 28 November 2025 within 60 of AGM.
The Concept of Penalty/Additional Fees
NOTE: Additional Fees for E-form AOC-4 (XBRL and Non-XBRL) and E-form MGT-7 after the due date is Rs. 100 per day with effect from 1st July 2018.
For other forms or documents etc. the following fee structure is applicable with every delay in filing the form:
| Period of Delays | Fees |
|---|---|
| Up to 30 days | 2 times of normal fees |
| More than 30 days and up to 60 days | 4 times of normal fees |
| More than 60 days and up to 90 days | 6 times of normal fees |
| More than 90 days and up to 180 days | 10 times of normal fees |
| More than 180 days and up to 270 days | 12 times of normal fees |
Important FAQs on ROC MCA Compliance
Q.1 What are the ROC compliances?
Every registered company or LLP in India is required to file an annual ROC compliance report, which includes specific information on business practices, within the deadline specified by the Companies Act, 2013, and the Companies Rules. Companies and LLP must consistently submit their ROC paperwork to ROC in order to avoid penalties.
Q.2 How can I file a ROC form?
The paperwork must be downloaded from the MCA website by businesses and LLPs. They must fill it out, including the necessary documentation, and submit it through the MCA site.
Q.3 Are the forms that must be submitted to ROC annually or monthly?
Annual forms make up the ROC forms. The ROC does not need any paperwork to be submitted on a monthly basis. The documents that must be submitted to the ROC deal with the company’s or LLP’s financial data for a fiscal year.
Q.4 Can we ask the ROC for more time to file our forms?
Yes. By requesting an extension with the ROC where it is registered, a business or LLP may seek for a delay in the deadline for submitting a ROC form. The business or LLP must explain why it needs an extension to file a form. If the justification is acceptable, the ROC will grant an extension.
Q.5 What is an MSME?
A micro, small, and medium enterprise is an MSME. A micro-enterprise is defined as an organization with an annual turnover of less than Rs. 5 crore and an investment in plant, machinery, or equipment of less than Rs. 1 crore. A small business is defined as an organization with annual sales of less than Rs. 50 crore and an investment in plant, machinery, or equipment of less than Rs. 10 crore. A medium-sized business is one that has annual sales of no more than Rs. 250 crore and investment in plant, machinery, or equipment of no more than Rs. 50 crore.
Q.6 – When should the AGM take place?
All businesses—aside from One Person Companies (OPC)—must conduct their annual general meetings (AGM) within six months of the fiscal year’s conclusion. An AGM must be held before September 30 every year if the company’s fiscal year ends in March. A first annual general meeting, however, might be held by the firm fewer than nine months after the conclusion of the first fiscal year. A company’s two AGMs should be separated by no more than 15 months.
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Respected Madam,
Shall there be per day late filing penalty for the annual accounts filed after 270 days for 2014-15 and 2015-16? I have seen many chartered accounts/company secretaries certifying the AR/FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN BACK DATES but the same are filed belatedly. Does it have any impact on such CA/CS certifying the accounts/returns in a back date?
Sir, I have registered a Private limited company on 22.1.2018.
The company is still nonfunctional, no work done by the firm.
Do I need to fill ROC return?
Do I need to fill AOC for 2017-2018?
What will be my due date to fill all ROC and other relevant forms.
Yes, the company has to comply with all the compliance whether there is any business or not. Here, in this case, the first financial year has ended on 31 March 2019 so for the first financial year, Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held within nine months from the end of the financial year thereafter within six months.
The annual filing forms like E-form AOC-4 for Balance sheet and P&L statement and E-form MGT-7 for Annual return shall be filed within 30 days and 60 days respectively from the date of Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Appointment of Auditor also has to be done in the annual general meeting by filing E-form ADT-1 within 15 days from the date of AGM.
DEAR MADAM
THE COMPANY WAS REGISTERED ON NOVEMBER,2015 AND THE COMPANY HAVE NOT FILED ROC YET EVEN NOT APPOINTED THE AUDITOR YET.WHAT IS THE DATE OF AUDITOR FOR FY 2015-16 (AND CAN WE APPOINT FOR 5 YEARS IN THE BOARD RESOLUTION), OR IS IT REQUIRED TO APPOINT AUDITOR EVERY YEAR–WE NEED TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS AND ROC
AND ONE MORE COMPANY WAS REGISTERED ON SEPT,16….(Fy 2016-17), ON WHAT DATE WE HAVE TO AUDITOR.CAN WE APPOINT IN A BOARD RESOLUTION-NOT YET BEEN APPOINTED An AUDITOR?
PLEASE ADVICE ON BOTH CASES
In case of newly incorporated company the first auditor shall be appointed by the board of director in board meeting within 30 days from incorporation and in case of failure of the Board to appoint such auditor, it shall inform the members of the company, who shall within ninety days at an extraordinary general meeting appoint such auditor till the conclusion of the first AGM of the company after first AGM auditor shall be appointed in AGM by members and such auditor or auditor’s firm can be appointed for not more than five-year term at once.
Hi Urvashi,
Thanks for the very informative article. My CA has delayed the ROC filling for FY 14-15 and I had to pay 12 times fee. Today I realised that the ROC filling for FY 15-16 was missed again by him, despite of repeated assurances from his side. I realised that I might end up paying the fine again.
I do understand that there are very serious consequences for company directors, Is there any provision / regulatory / authority where we can make a complaint about the CA for all the losses caused because of his negligence? Despite of providing all documents timely, if the CA habitually delays the filling, the directors would always suffer, however is there any law, challenging the answer-ability of the CA?
YES, FILE COMPLAIN AGAINST HIM IN THE INSTITUTE CHAPTER IN THAT CITY. BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE CONCRETE EVIDENCE FOR THAT.
It is the company that has to take care of the filing of the returns. have you followed up with the CA? if you have followed up with him for the filing of the return and still he hasn’t done the filing, then you can complain against him in the ICAI chapter of the city where he is practising.
Is due date for filing AOC 4 XBRL extended upto 30.10.2017 even if AGM is held on 28.07.2017. Normally it is to be filed within 30 days of AGM. I m not able to find any circular for extension?
Thanks….
we are a company registered in October 2012 but have not filed for ROC since our CA was incompetent to handle this though he kept delaying the returns . I want to know by when should the Company have filed for its first AGM & subsequent ROC filing. Also is there any other penalty other than the late fees that you have published in your blog ?
Further for ROC filing we need a good CS/CA . Please advise urgently on mail .
regards
Kaushik
Please read the complete post to know the liability of filing forms with ROC and refer the penalty chart given above and identify your period of delays from the date of AGM. Further you can check the penalty on this link: http://www.mca.gov.in/mcafoportal/enquireFeePreLogin.do