MCA grants extension of time for filing Financial Statements & Annual Return for 2020-21

MCA grants extension of time for filing Annual Financial Statements (AOC-4) and Annual Returns (MGT-7) without additional fees.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has recently granted the much-needed relief by extending the dates for filing of the 5 important e-forms with the removal of additional fees on the e-forms, namely Forms Annual Financial Statements -AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4, AOC-4 XBRL AOC-4 Non-XBRL, and Annual Returns -MGT -7 / MGT -7A, filing to the Financial Year ended 31st March 2021 under the Companies Act 2013.

 

The extended due dates for filing of e-forms such as AOC-4, AOC-4 (CFS), AOC-4 XBRL, AOC-4 Non-XBRL are 15th February 2022 and for filing of e-forms such as MGT-7, and MGT-7A are 28th February 2022, for all stakeholders, without any additional fees.

The extension of due dates has been done as per the demand of the stakeholders for the filing of financial statements for the financial year ended 31.03.2021.

Source: MCA General Circular No 22/2021