Why Company Compliance is Mandatory for companies ?
Every company registered in India, including private limited, limited company, one-person company, and section 8 company must file annual returns with ROC every year. It requires conducting an Annual General Meeting and filing annual accounts with ROC. AGM must be held within 6 months from the end of the financial year i.e. 30th September every year.
In the case of new companies, the first AGM should be held within 18 months from the date of incorporation or 9 months from the close of the financial year whichever is earlier. Companies Act 2013 mandates that your financial year should start from 1st April and end on 31st March.
What are Company Compliance
Companies need to comply with various legal formalities. Mandatory important annual formalities for companies are
- Annual MCA Return Filing
- Income Tax Compliances
- Statutory Audit requirements
- Maintenance of Statutory Registers and Books of accounts
- Annual RoC Filings
- Annual General Meetings and maintaining minutes of these meetings
- Directors’ Report
- DIR-3 KYC
- Board Meetings and maintaining minutes of the meetings
- Circulation of Financial Statements and other documents