The ROC filing process involves several steps. Our experts guide you through each stage:
Step 1: Prepare Financial Statements
Have a Chartered Accountant audit your company\'s books. Prepare the balance sheet, profit and loss account, and other financial reports for the financial year .
Step 2: Hold Board Meetings
Hold a board meeting to approve the financial statements and annual return. Companies must hold a minimum of 4 board meetings in a financial year, with the gap between any two meetings not exceeding 120 days .
Step 3: Hold Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Hold the Annual General Meeting within six months of the financial year end (by 30 September) to approve the audited accounts, declare dividends (if any), and appoint/reappoint the auditor . The time gap between two AGMs shall not be more than 15 months .
Step 4: File AOC-4 (Financial Statements)
Log in to the MCA portal. Complete Form AOC-4 and include all required attachments. Sign using Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) of an authorised person. File within 30 days of the AGM .
Step 5: File MGT-7/MGT-7A (Annual Return)
Prepare the annual return detailing shareholders, directors, and other statutory information. File within 60 days of the AGM . Small companies and OPCs can file the simplified MGT-7A form .
Step 6: File ADT-1 (Auditor Appointment)
Intimate the ROC about the appointment or reappointment of the auditor within 15 days of the AGM .
Step 7: File DIR-3 KYC (Director KYC)
Every director must complete KYC compliance by 30 September each year. Failure leads to DIN deactivation .
Step 8: File DPT-3 (Return of Deposits)
File return of outstanding loans and deposits by 30 June each year .
Step 9: File MSME-1 (if applicable)
File half-yearly return for outstanding payments to MSME suppliers if payments exceed 45 days .