MCA DUE DATE EXTENSION FOR F.Y. 2020-21- GOOD NEWS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
The Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) has come out with a General Circular No. 22/2021 dated 29th December 2021 relaxing levy of additional fees in respect of filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4(CFS), AOC-4 XBRL, AOC-4 Non-XBRL and MGT-7/ MGT-7A for the financial year ended on 31-03-2021 under the Companies Act, 2013.
The Circular Reads as follows:
“In Continuation to Ministry’s General Circular No. 17/2021 dated 29.10.2021, keeping in view various requests received from stakeholders regarding relaxation of levy of additional fees for annual financial statements/ return filings required to be done for the financial year ended on 31.03.2021, it has been further decided that no additional fees shall be levied up to 15.02.2022 for the filing of e-forms AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 XBRL, AOC-4 Non-XBRL and up to 28.02.2022 for filing of e-forms MGT-7/MGT-7A in respect of the financial year ended on 31.03.2021 respectively. During the said period, only normal fees shall be payable for the filing of the aforementioned e-forms.”