What does company compliance require?
Company compliance is doing what the Companies Act requires, on the date that Act sets. For a private company the yearly core is the financial statements, the annual return, and the meetings. A policy on a website is not a filing.
What does compliance mean?
It means the company files the form the Act names, holds the meeting the Act requires, and keeps the records for the period the Act sets. It is not a general promise of good conduct, and it is not a claim that the company has no disputes. The filings for a private company are listed on the annual-compliances page.
Which filings come every year?
Form AOC-4 is the financial statements, within 30 days of the annual general meeting. Form MGT-7 is the annual return, within 60 days of that meeting. A small company and a one person company file MGT-7A instead of MGT-7. The meeting dates, and the shorter board calendar for a small company, are on that same page.
A director who holds a DIN files the KYC intimation in Form DIR-3 KYC Web by 30 June of every third financial year, and within 30 days if the mobile number, email, or residential address changes. That rule has been in force since 31 March 2026. The old yearly date of 30 September does not set the current intimation. The form is on the DIR-3 KYC page.
Which filings are not MCA forms?
Goods and services tax, and the income-tax return, are filed with the tax authorities. They do not replace AOC-4 or the annual return. A company that has both a tax registration and a company number keeps both calendars. The tax filings sit on the tax page. The company filings sit on the stay-compliant page.
What does a missed filing do?
The form is filed late, with the consequence that form’s own section sets. One late return does not remove the company’s name. Removal of the name is section 248, and it has its own conditions. Paying wages, keeping a safe workplace, and the other laws that apply to the business are real duties. They are not a substitute for the forms on the MCA calendar.
Frequently asked questions
Four questions cover a marketing claim, strike-off, director KYC, and GST.
Is compliance a marketing claim?
No. It is the set of filings and meetings the Act requires. A sentence on a website does not replace a form.
Does one missed form strike the company off?
No. Removal of the name has its own conditions under section 248. A late form is filed as that form. It is not an automatic strike-off.
Is director KYC still due every 30 September?
No. From 31 March 2026 a DIN holder files the KYC intimation by 30 June of every third financial year, and within 30 days of a change of mobile number, email, or address.
Does GST replace the annual return?
No. GST returns and the income-tax return are tax filings. Form MGT-7 or MGT-7A is the annual return under the Companies Act.
Sources
A company’s yearly MCA filings are the financial statements and the annual return. Director KYC follows the rule in force from 31 March 2026.