Extended Due Dates Companies Act, 2013
In this editorial author shall discuss all the extended due dates by Ministry of Corporate Affairs due to CoVID 19 and other amendments under Companies Act, 2013
| S. No. | Particular | Extended Due Dates/ Effective Date |
| A. | EGM – through Video Conferencing | 30th June, 2021 |
| B. | Passing of Resolution restricted in Rule 4 through Video Conferencing Board Meeting | 30th June, 2021 |
| C. | Annual General Meeting through Video Conferencing | 31st December, 2021 |
| D. | CARO – 2020 – effective from | 01st April, 2021 |
| E. | Auditors Report (Except Clause g) | 01st April, 2021 |
| F. | Auditors Report (Clause g) | 01st April, 2022 |
| G. | Schedule III | 01st April, 2021 |
| H. | New Disclosures in Directors Report | 01st April, 2021 |
| I. | Audit Trail Software | 01st April, 2022 |
| J. | CSR-1 | 01st April, 2021 |
| K. | Small Company (New Definition) | 01st April, 2021 |
| L. | Amendment in OPC | 01st April, 2021 |
Company Law : Due Date Calendar F.Y. 2021-22 (01.04.2021 – 31.03.2022)
| S. NO. | FORM | PURPOSE OF FORM | Periodicity | LAST DATE TO FILE | REMARK |
| QUARTER – APRIL TO JUNE | |||||
| 1 | MSME-1 | Form for furnishing half yearly return with the registrar in respect of outstanding payments to micro or small enterprises | Half yearly (Oct – Mar) |
30-April-2021 | Applicable on All Type of Companies |
| 2 | PAS-6 | Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit | Half yearly (Oct – Mar) |
30-May-21 | Applicable on unlisted Public Companies |
| 3 | LLP-11 | Annual Return of LLP | Yearly | 30-May-21 | Applicable to All LLP’s |
| 4 | FC-4 | Annual Return of Foreign Company | Yearly | 30-May-21 | Applicable on Branch Office, Project Office and Liason Office |
| 5 | DPT-3 | Return of Deposits and Transactions not considered as Deposit | Yearly | June 30,2021 | Applicable on All Type of Companies (except NBFC) |
| 6 | CFSS | Company Law Fresh Settlement Scheme | One time | June 30,2021 | For all the Companies who have taken benefit of CFSS Scheme |
| QUARTER – JULY TO SEPTEMBER | |||||
| 7 | DIR-3 KYC/ Web KYC | KYC of Directors | Yearly | 30-Sep-21 | Every Individual who holds DIN on March 31,2021 |
| 8 | FC-3 | Annual Accounts of Foreign Company | Yearly | 30-Sep-21 | Applicable on Branch Office, Project Office and Liason Office |
| 9 | MGT-14 | Filing of Resolution For approval of Financial Statement and Board Report. | Yearly | 30 Days from the Date of Board Meeting | Applicable on Public Companies |
| 10 | CRA-2 | Appointment of Cost Auditor | Yearly | 30 days from Date of BM or 30-Sep-2021, whichever is earlier | Applicable to Specific Companies |
| Quarter – October to December | |||||
| 10 | ADT-1 | Appointment of Auditor (assuming AGM held on 30.09.2021) | Every 5th Year | within 15 days from the date of AGM i.e., 14 October 2021 | Applicable to all type of Companies |
| 11 | AOC-4/AOC-4 XBRL | Form for filing financial statement with the registrar (assuming AGM held on 30.09.2021) | Yearly | within 30 days of the date of AGM i.e 29 october 2021 |
Applicable on All Type of Companies |
| 12 | MSME-1 | Form for furnishing half yearly return with the registrar in respect of outstanding payments to micro or small enterprises | Half yearly (Apr-Sep) |
30-Oct-21 | Applicable on All Type of Companies |
| 13 | LLP-8 | Statement of Accounts | Yearly | 30-Oct-21 | Applicable to all LLP’s |
| 14 | Form CRA-4 | Filing of Cost Audit Report | Yearly | Cost Auditor need to submit report till 30.09.2021 and Company need to file till 30-Oct-2021 |
Applicable to Specific Companies |
| 15 | MGT-7 | Annual Return (assuming AGM held on 30.09.2021) | Yearly | within 60 days of holding AGM i.e 29 November 2021 | Applicable to all Companies (Except OPC and Small Company) |
| 16 | MGT-7A | Annual Return (assuming AGM held on 30.09.2021) | Yearly | within 60 days of holding AGM i.e 29 November 2021 | Applicable to Small Company and OPC |
| 17 | PAS-6 | Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit | Half yearly (Apr-Sep) |
29-Nov-21 | Applicable on unlisted Public Companies |
| Quarter – January to March | |||||
| NO Due Dates | |||||
| Others – on the basis of events | |||||
| 18 | CSR-1 | Registration of Entities for undertaking CSR activities | One Time Form | No Due date is prescribed | Trust/ Society/ Section 8 Company need to file before acceptance of donation as CSR w.e.f. 01.04.2021 |
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Author – CS Divesh Goyal, GOYAL DIVESH & ASSOCIATES Company Secretary in Practice from Delhi and can be contacted at [email protected]).
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Hello Sir,
Can company hold AGM without video conferencing? Is it compulsory to hold AGM though VC?