Corporate Compliance

Annual ROC Filing (AOC-4 & MGT-7)

The company annual filing that keeps directors qualified and the company on the register.

10–15 working days

What this is

Every company must file its financial statements in AOC-4 and its annual return in MGT-7 (or MGT-7A for small companies and OPCs) each financial year, whether or not it traded.

These two filings are what keep the company in good standing. They are also the filings whose absence triggers the harshest consequence in Indian company law: a director of a company that has not filed financial statements or annual returns for three consecutive years is disqualified for five years, across every company they are on the board of, not merely the defaulting one.

The filing is preceded by real work — finalising accounts, the auditor's report, board approval, the AGM, and the director's report — which is why it cannot sensibly be left to the last week.

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What is included Basic
₹7,999.00
Standard
₹12,999.00
Premium
₹19,999.00
AOC-4 (financial statements) filing
MGT-7 or MGT-7A (annual return) filing
Acknowledgements delivered to your vault
Board and AGM minutes drafting
Director's report drafting
ADT-1 auditor appointment filing
DIR-3 KYC for all directors
Statutory registers maintained
All event-based filings during the year
Dedicated compliance manager
Quarterly compliance review call

Basic

₹7,999.00 professional fee

The two annual forms.

  • AOC-4 (financial statements) filing
  • MGT-7 or MGT-7A (annual return) filing
  • Acknowledgements delivered to your vault
  • Board and AGM minutes drafting
  • Director's report drafting
  • ADT-1 auditor appointment filing
  • DIR-3 KYC for all directors
  • Statutory registers maintained
  • All event-based filings during the year
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • Quarterly compliance review call

Premium

₹19,999.00 professional fee

Full annual compliance retainer.

  • AOC-4 (financial statements) filing
  • MGT-7 or MGT-7A (annual return) filing
  • Acknowledgements delivered to your vault
  • Board and AGM minutes drafting
  • Director's report drafting
  • ADT-1 auditor appointment filing
  • DIR-3 KYC for all directors
  • Statutory registers maintained
  • All event-based filings during the year
  • Dedicated compliance manager
  • Quarterly compliance review call

Government fees and stamp duty are extra.

Who can apply

Applies to every company registered under the Companies Act, including a dormant company and a company that has not commenced business. An OPC and a small company file the abridged MGT-7A.

An LLP files Form 8 and Form 11 instead, under a separate regime.

Documents you will need

For the business

PAN of the business PAN card of the firm/company.
Required
Certificate of incorporation COI / registration certificate as applicable.
If applicable
Bank statement Latest bank statement or cancelled cheque of the business account.
Required

How it runs

1
Accounts finalisation

Financial statements finalised and the audit report obtained.

Day 1–5
2
Board and AGM

Board meeting and AGM held, minutes and director's report drafted.

Day 5–9
3
AOC-4 filed

Financial statements filed with the ROC.

Day 9–12
4
MGT-7 filed

Annual return filed and both acknowledgements uploaded.

Day 12–15

What the fees are

Our professional fee
Standard package
₹12,999.00
MCA filing fee per form
Based on authorised capital.
₹200.00
GST @ 18% on our fee ₹2,339.82
Government fees shown here are indicative. Statutory fees and state stamp duty change by notification and vary with your state and authorised capital. We confirm the exact figure for your case before you pay.

Penalties

Late filing carries an additional fee of ₹100 per day per form with no upper limit. There is no cap, so the exposure grows without bound — a year's delay on both forms is roughly ₹73,000.

Three consecutive years of non-filing disqualifies every director for five years and can lead the Registrar to strike the company off the register. Restoring a struck-off company requires a tribunal application and costs a multiple of the filing fee avoided.

What comes after

FAQs

Does a dormant company with no transactions still file?

Yes. AOC-4 and MGT-7 are due every year regardless of activity, and the ₹100 per day fee applies to a nil filing exactly as it does to any other.

What are the due dates?

AOC-4 within thirty days of the AGM and MGT-7 within sixty days of it, with the AGM itself due within six months of the financial year end. We put your specific dates in your calendar.

Is the ₹100 per day penalty really uncapped?

Yes. Unlike several other late fees there is no ceiling, which is what makes prolonged non-filing so expensive. It is charged per form, so both forms accrue simultaneously.

What is director disqualification and can it be reversed?

A director of a company that has not filed for three consecutive years is disqualified for five years across all companies. It can be challenged or addressed through specific schemes, but prevention is dramatically cheaper than the cure.

Do we still need an AGM if there are only two shareholders?

Yes, unless the company is an OPC. The meeting can be brief, but it must be held and minuted, and the annual return records it.

My company never started business — can I just abandon it?

No. Filing obligations continue until the company is formally struck off or wound up. Abandoning it disqualifies the directors. A voluntary strike-off is the clean exit.

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