Part I – Law(s) Governing the eForm DPT-3
eForm DPT-3 is required to be filed pursuant to rule 16 and 16A of the of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 which are reproduced for your reference.
Rule 16: Return of deposits to be filed with the Registrar:
Every company other than Government company to which these rules apply, shall on or before the 30th day of June, of every year, file with the Registrar, a return in Form DPT-3 along with the fee as provided in Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 and furnish the information contained therein as on the 31st day of March of that year duly audited by the auditor of the company.
Form DPT-3 shall be used for filing return of deposit or particulars of transaction not considered as deposit or both by every company other than Government company.
Rule 16(A)(3):
Every company other than Government company shall file a onetime return of outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, in terms of clause (c) of sub-rule 1 of rule 2 from the 01st April, 2014 to 31st March 2019, as specified in Form DPT-3 within ninety days from 31st March 2019 along with fee as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014]
eForm Number as per Companies Act, 1956
eForm 62 as per rule 10 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975
Part II – Instructions to fill the eForm DPT-3
Specific Instructions to fill the eForm DPT-3 at Field Level
Instructions to fill the eForm are tabulated below at field level. Only important fields that require detailed instructions to be filled in eForm are explained. Self-explanatory fields are not discussed.
| S. No/ Section Name | Field Name | Instructions | |
| 1 | a | Corporate Identity Number (CIN) | Enter the Valid CIN of the company. You may find CIN by entering existing registration number or name of the company on the MCA website.(www.mca.gov.in ) |
| Also the Company should be in Active status. Please check the status in Master data of the company available at MCA site. | |||
| 1 | Pre-fill button | Click the Pre-fill button. On clicking the button, system shall automatically display the name, registered office address or principal place of business in India, email id, company class and objects of the company.
In case there is any change in the email ID, you can enter the new valid email ID. |
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| 3 | Purpose of the Form | Select the Purpose of filing the form as applicable:
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| 5 | Whether the company is a government company | Enter correct option based on the current status of the company as per section 2(45). | |
| 6 | Objects of the company | Enter the objects of the company in case the same is not pre-filled. | |
| 7 | (b) | Date of last closing of accounts | Enter the latest date of financial year end for which accounts has been closed by the company only if purpose is ‘Return of Deposit’ or ‘Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit as per rule 2 (I) (c) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014’ or ‘Return of Deposit and Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit’ is selected. |
| 8 | Net Worth as per the latest audited balance sheet preceding the date of the return | Enter the details required for calculating the net worth of the Company. | |
| 8 | d | Maximum limit of deposits (i.e. 35% of the above in case of all companies other than specified IFSC public companies and private companies) |
Enter the maximum limit of deposit only if purpose is ‘Return of Deposit’ or ‘Return of Deposit and Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit’ is selected.
This amount shall not be more than the maximum limit of deposits i.e. 35% of the Net worth in case of all companies other than Private companies and IFSC public companies. |
| 9 | a | Total number of deposit holders as on 1st April | Enter the total number of deposit holders as on 1st April only if purpose ‘Return of Deposit’ or ‘Return of Deposit and Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit’ is selected. |
| b | Total number of deposit holders at the end of financial year |
Enter the total number of deposit holders at the end of financial year only if purpose ‘Return of Deposit’ or ‘Return of Deposit and Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit’ is selected. | |
| 10 | a to e | Particulars of deposits (In Rupees) | Enter the below details of deposits as applicable only if purpose ‘Return of Deposit’ or ‘Return of Deposit and Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit’ is selected:
(a) Amount of existing deposits as at 1st April (b) Amount of deposits renewed during the year (c) Amount of deposits accepted during the year (i) Secured deposits (ii) Unsecured deposits (d) Amount of deposits repaid during the year (e) Balance of deposits outstanding at the end of the year |
| 12 | a | Particulars of liquid assets: Amount of deposits maturing before 31st March next year and following next year |
Enter the amount of deposits that are due for maturity in the next financial year and in the year following the next year financial year. |
| b | Amount required to be invested in liquid assets | Enter the amount that the company will be investing in liquid assets. This amount cannot be less than 15% of sum of deposits maturing before 31st March next year and following next year, as mentioned in field 10(a). | |
| c | Details of liquid assets | Enter the details of liquid assets as at the end of the year in the table given. | |
| 13 | a to d | Particulars of charge | Enter the particulars of charge created for securing the deposits of the investors such as if applicable:
(a) Date of entering into trust deed (b) Name of the trustee (c) Short particulars of the property on which charge is created for securing depositors (d) Value of the property |
| 14 | Total amounts of outstanding money or loan received by a company but not considered as deposits in terms of rule 2(1)(c) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 as specified in rule 16(A)(3) |
Enter the details only if purpose ‘Onetime Return for disclosure of details of outstanding money or loan received by a company but not considered as deposits in terms of rule 2(1)(c) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014’ is selected. | |
| 15 | Particulars of receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, at the end of financial year, in terms of clause (c) of sub-rule 1 of rule 2 of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,2014 | Enter the particulars of receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, at the end of financial year such as if applicable (from a to s).
Being these fields mandatory, zero can be entered. |
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| To be digitally signed by | Declaration | Enter the serial number and date of board resolution authorizing the signatory to sign and submit the eForm. | |
| DSC | Ensure the eForm is digitally signed by the Director, Manager, CEO, CFO or Company Secretary.
The person should have registered his/her DSC with MCA by using the following link (www.mca.gov.in). If not already registered, then please register before signing this form. Disqualified director should not be able to sign the form. |
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| DIN or Income-tax PAN or Membership number
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Secretary – Enter valid membership number In case of Section 8 company and if person digitally signing the e-form is Company secretary- Enter valid membership number or Income Tax PAN |
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Common Instructions to fill eForm
| Buttons | Particulars |
| Pre-Fill
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The Pre-fill button can appear more than once in an eForm. The button appears next to a field that can be automatically filled using the MCA database.
Click this button to populate the field. Note: You are required to be connected to the Internet to use the Prefill functionality. |
| Attach
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Click this document to browse and select a document that needs to be attached to the eForm. All the attachments should be scanned in pdf format. You have to click the attach button corresponding to the document you are making an attachment.
In case you wish to attach any other document, please click the optional attach button. |
| Remove Attachment
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You can view the attachments added to the eForm in the List of attachment field.
To remove any attachment from the eForm, select the attachment in the List of attachment field and click the Remove attachment button. |
| Check Form
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1. Click the Check Form button after, filling the eForm. System performs form level validation like checking if all mandatory fields are filled. System displays the errors and provides you an opportunity to correct errors.
2. Correct the highlighted errors. 3. Click the Check Form button again and. system will perform form level validation once again. On successful validations, a message is displayed “Form level pre scrutiny is successful”. Note: The Check Form functionality does not require Internet connectivity. |
| Modify
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The Modify button is enabled, after you have checked the eForm using the Check Form button.
To make changes to the filled and checked form: 1. Click the Modify button. 2. Make the changes to the filled eForm. 3. Click the Check Form button to check the eForm again. |
| Pre scrutiny | 1. After checking the eForm, click the Pre scrutiny button. System performs some checks and displays errors, if any.
2. Correct the errors. 3. Click the Pre scrutiny button again. If there are no errors, a message is displayed “No errors found.” The Pre scrutiny functionality requires Internet Connectivity. Please attach signatures before clicking on Prescrutiny. |
| Submit | This button is disabled at present. |
Part III – Important Points for Successful Submission of eForm DPT-3
Fee Rules
| S. No. |
Purpose | Normal Fee | Additional
Fee (Delay |
Logic for Additional Fees | |
| Event Date | Time limit(days) for filing | ||||
| 1 | Onetime Return for disclosure of details of outstanding money or loan received by a company but not considered as deposits in terms of rule 2(1)(c) of the Companies ( Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 | The Companies (Registration offices and Fees) Rules, 2014
Annexure A |
Within 90 days from 31st March, 2019 | ||
| 2. | Return of deposits’ or ‘Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit as per rule 2 (I) (c) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014’ Or ‘Return of Deposit and Particulars of transactions by a company not considered as deposit’ |
The Companies (Registration offices and Fees) Rules, 2014
Annexure A |
30th June of every year |
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Fees payable is subject to changes in pursuance of the Act or any rule or regulation made or notification issued thereunder.
Processing Type
The eForm will be processed by the office of Registrar of Companies (Non STP).
When an eForm is registered by the authority concerned, an acknowledgement of the same is sent to the user in the form of an email at the end of the day to the email id of the company.
Annexure A
The Companies (Registration offices and Fees) Rules, 2014
1. Fee applicable in case of company have share capital
| Nominal Share Capital | Fee applicable |
| Less than 1,00,000 | Rupees 200 per document |
| 1,00,000 to 4,99,999 | Rupees 300 per document |
| 5,00,000 to 24,99,999 | Rupees 400 per document |
| 25,00,000 to 99,99,999 | Rupees 500 per document |
| 1,00,00,000 or more | Rupees 600 per document |
2. Fee applicable in case of company not having share capital
Fee applicable
Rupees 200 per document
Additional fee rules
| Period of delays | All forms |
| 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 | 12 times of normal fees |
