Step 1: Prepare Financial Statements
Get a Chartered Accountant to audit your company\'s books and prepare the balance sheet, P&L, and other financial reports .
Step 2: Hold Board Meetings
Hold a board meeting to approve the financial statements and annual return. Companies must hold 4 board meetings annually, with the gap between any two meetings not exceeding 120 days .
Step 3: Hold Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Hold the AGM within 6 months of financial year end (by 30 September) to approve accounts, declare dividends (if any), and appoint/reappoint the auditor .
Step 4: File AOC-4 (Financial Statements)
Log in to MCA portal, complete Form AOC-4 with all attachments, sign using DSC, and file within 30 days of AGM .
Step 5: File MGT-7 / MGT-7A (Annual Return)
Prepare and file the annual return within 60 days of AGM. Note: AOC-4 must be filed first, as MGT-7 pulls financial data from AOC-4 . Small companies and OPCs can file the simplified MGT-7A .
Step 6: File ADT-1
Intimate ROC about auditor appointment/reappointment within 15 days of AGM .
Step 7: File DIR-3 KYC
Every director must file KYC by 30 September annually. Failure leads to DIN deactivation and โน5,000 reactivation fee .
Step 8: File DPT-3
File return of outstanding loans and deposits by 30 June every year .
Step 9: File MSME-1 (if applicable)
Half-yearly return for outstanding payments to MSME suppliers if payments exceed 45 days .