Change in Name of the Company

Annual return is a mandatory filing to be made by all Companies in India. The filing along with the required documents must be filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Filing of annual return with the MCA is different from the filing of annual return with the Income Tax department.

Annual return consists of the balance sheet of the company, profit and loss account, compliance certificate (if necessary), details of registered office, details of Members, details of shares and shareholding and details of Directors.

The Annual return of the Company must be signed by the Directors of the Company. The financial statements filed along with the Annual return must be audited and signed by a Chartered Accountant.

Annual return is due before the 30th of September or 6 months from the end of the financial year. In case of newly incorporated Company, an Annual General Meeting should be held within 18 months from date of incorporation or 9 months from the date of closing of financial year, whichever is earlier and an annual return should be filed with the MCA.

Annual return can be prepared and filed by a Professional online through the MCA's E-Filing portal. Rajput Jain & Associates Financial Expert can help you with e-filing your Company's annual report.

Annual Return under Companies Act, 2013: Every company shall prepare a return (hereinafter referred to as the annual return) in Form No.MGT-7 containing the particulars as they stood on the close of the financial year.

Extract of Annual Return: An extract of the annual return in Form No MGT-9 shall form part of the Board’s report.

Filing of Annual Return: Every company shall file a copy of the annual return with the Registrar.Preservation of annual return: Copies of all annual returns and copies of all certificates and documents required to be annexed thereto shall be preserved for a period of 8 years from the date of filing with the Registrar.

If a company fails to file annual return with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) within the specified time, then the Company shall be liable to pay a penalty till filing of the return. The amount of penalty will depend on the number of days in default. till the default continues.

Advantages of Private Limited Company

Separate Legal Entity

A company is a legal entity and a juristic person established under the Act. Therefore a company form of organization has wide legal capacity and can own property and also incur debts. The members (Shareholders/Directors) of a company have no liability to the creditors of a company for such debts.

Uninterrupted Existance

A company has 'perpetual succession', that is continued or uninterrupted existence until it is legally dissolved. A company, being a separate legal person, is unaffected by the death or other departure of any member but continues to be in existence irrespective of the changes in membership.

Borrowsing Capacity

A company enjoys better avenues for borrowing of funds. It can issue debentures, secured as well as unsecured and can also accept deposits from the public, etc. Even banking and financial institutions prefer to render large financial assistance to a company rather than partnership firms or proprietary concerns.

Easy Transferability

Shares of a company limited by shares are transferable by a shareholder to any other person. Filing and signing a share transfer form and handing over the buyer of the shares along with share certificate can easily transfer shares.

Owning Property

A company being a juristic person, can acquire, own, enjoy and alienate, property in its own name. No shareholder can make any claim upon the property of the company so long as the company is a going concern.

Limited Liability

Limited Liability means the status of being legally responsible only to a limited amount for debts of a company. Unlike proprietorships and partnerships, in a limited liability company the liability of the members in respect of the company's debts is limited.

Capacity to sue and be sued

To sue means to institute legal proceedings against or to bring a suit in a court of law. Just as one person can bring a legal action in his/her own name against another in that person's name, a company being an independent legal entity can sue and also be sued in its own name.

Dual Relationship

In the company form of organization it is possible for a company to make a valid and effective contract with any of tis members. Thus, a person can at the same time be a shareholder, creditor, director and also an employee of the company.