OPC Annual Compliance in Patna | AOC-4 & MGT-7A

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OPC Annual Compliance in India: AOC-4, MGT-7A, Audit, Tax & ROC Filing

Direct answer: A One Person Company has simplified governance, but it is still a company with annual accounting, financial-statement, annual-return and applicable tax obligations. An OPC generally files its financial statements in AOC-4 within 180 days of financial-year closure and its annual return in MGT-7A by the applicable statutory deadline. OPCs do not hold an AGM under Section 96. Their audit, member-record and director obligations must be planned independently of AGM-based private-company checklists.

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General guidance reviewed 1 October 2026; check current MCA forms and company-specific facts before submission.

What is OPC annual compliance and why does it matter?

Annual compliance is the recurring process by which an OPC maintains lawful accounts, records, statutory filings and applicable tax registrations. Sole ownership reduces certain meeting formalities; it does not exempt the company from maintaining books, an auditor where required, ROC filings or legal obligations arising from its activities.

An OPC is a separate legal person under the Companies Act, 2013. The sole shareholder may also be its sole director, but money and property belonging to the company must be distinguished from the owner’s personal finances. Correct bookkeeping helps establish that distinction. Even if the company has no sales, a bank account, share capital, expenses, loans, deposits, fixed assets or outstanding dues may require accounting entries and disclosures.

The annual compliance workflow normally involves preparing accounts for the applicable financial year, getting the statutory financial statements audited, securing the required single-member and director records, filing AOC-4 and MGT-7A, and completing the company’s income-tax and other conditional returns. A director’s personal DIN/KYC obligations and the company’s event-based filings are separate items in the compliance calendar.

The calendar is not automatically the same as for a conventional private limited company. An OPC is exempt from the AGM requirement by Section 96. Section 137 provides a distinct 180-day financial-statement filing framework for OPCs, and Section 122 creates simplified machinery for recording member decisions. Using the ordinary rule of 30 days after an AGM as the only AOC-4 trigger can therefore misstate the OPC deadline.

A filing acknowledgement proves that a form was submitted and processed to the extent shown by the portal; it does not independently prove the truth of every accounting disclosure. The director and appropriate certifying professional must review records before signatures and submission. An annual engagement should define responsibility for books, audit, tax returns, ROC filings and any subsequent resubmission.

What is the OPC annual compliance calendar?

Use the following as a statutory route map, not a universal deadline promise. Financial-year boundaries, first-year status, legal changes, extensions and the company’s actual registrations must be checked before finalising dates.

Compliance	Usual position	Important distinction
Books and statutory audit	Maintain records throughout the year; finalise and audit financial statements.	An inactive OPC is not automatically exempt from accounts or audit.
AOC-4	OPC financial statements: within 180 days from financial-year closure under Section 137.	Do not use the general 30-days-after-AGM rule.
MGT-7A	OPC annual return under Section 92 and applicable rules; ordinarily calculated from the date on which the AGM would have been held.	OPC has no AGM, but the annual-return filing obligation remains.
Director KYC	Apply the DIN-holder KYC rule and current transition/cycle.	It is a director obligation, not an AOC-4 or MGT-7A substitute.
Income-tax return	Company return under the applicable tax law and due date.	Audit and transfer-pricing conditions can affect the deadline.
GST/TDS/payroll	As triggered by registrations, transactions and applicable law.	Not every OPC has every registration or periodic return.

For a normal financial year ending 31 March, 180 days is a statutory interval; do not advertise 30 September as an automatic AOC-4 date without checking the actual calendar and any notified extension. Annual-return due dates must be assessed independently rather than copying the financial-statement deadline.

How is AOC-4 filing different for an OPC?

Section 137 contains a specific OPC rule: the company files a copy of its duly adopted financial statements, along with documents required to be attached, within 180 days from the closure of the financial year. The applicable AOC-4 webform and attachment requirements must be checked against the current MCA workflow.

The finance file starts with the trial balance, bank reconciliation, share-capital ledger, fixed-asset register, outstanding payables, receivables, related-party transactions and tax balances. An auditor needs sufficient records to assess the financial statements. If the company has no revenue but paid incorporation charges, bank fees, cloud-service subscriptions or professional fees, those transactions may still belong in the accounts.

Section 2(40) allows the financial statements of an OPC not to include a cash-flow statement. That is a specific statutory simplification, not permission to omit the balance sheet, profit-and-loss account, notes or audit requirements applicable to the company. Review the disclosure framework applicable to its actual business and accounting standards.

Section 134 addresses signature and approval of financial statements. For an OPC, the statutory signature structure is adapted to its director situation. The auditor’s report and any required board report or simplified OPC disclosures should be prepared under the version of the Act and rules applicable to the relevant reporting year.

The sole member’s adoption decision should be properly documented under the OPC provisions. A meeting should not be invented merely to imitate a multi-member company’s AGM. The supporting records and form fields must reflect the actual approval route. Preserve the signed statements, audit report, member decision, attachments, SRN and payment acknowledgement.

Where the company was incorporated during the financial year, verify the first financial-year period under Section 2(41). A company incorporated on or after 1 January may have a financial year ending on 31 March of the following year under the statutory definition. The result must be checked against actual incorporation date and the applicable current law, not assumed from the calendar year.

What is MGT-7A and how is the OPC annual return prepared?

MGT-7A is the abridged annual return prescribed for OPCs and small companies. It reports the relevant corporate facts, including shareholding, management and changes, as required by the form for the reporting period. AOC-4 reports financial statements; MGT-7A reports the annual corporate position.

Before preparing the return, reconcile the MCA master data with the register of members, register of directors and KMP, share allotment and transfer records where applicable, registered office and the company’s actual structure. Do not automatically copy the previous year’s data if the nominee, director, address, paid-up capital or other relevant particulars have changed.

Section 92(4) links annual-return filing to the AGM date or the date on which an AGM should have been held. OPCs are exempt from the AGM requirement, so the applicable notional timing and MCA instructions should be checked for the specific financial year. An OPC should not postpone its annual return indefinitely on the theory that no AGM occurred.

AOC-4 and MGT-7A are separate filings with separate underlying evidence and possible additional-fee consequences. Failure to file one should not be hidden by completion of the other. Ensure the appropriate signatory and certification requirements are met for the actual form and category.

The annual return is not the correct place to retrospectively fabricate resolutions or missing allotment documents. If the underlying corporate records contain a discrepancy, identify and resolve the issue under the relevant legal process rather than inserting a convenient unsupported date.

When the owner is also the only director, distinguish what that person does in the capacity of member, director and authorised filing signatory. Each statutory capacity has a different legal function even though one individual may hold all three.

Does an OPC need an AGM, board meeting or auditor?

An OPC does not have to hold an annual general meeting under Section 96. Section 122 provides simplified mechanisms for member decisions. A statutory audit remains relevant despite the single-member structure. Board-meeting requirements depend on whether the OPC has one director or more than one.

Section 122 permits a resolution required to be passed at a general meeting to be communicated by the member and entered in the minutes book, signed and dated in the prescribed way. It also provides simplified treatment of certain business that would otherwise involve a board meeting. This is why an OPC file should contain real decisions and signatures rather than fictional attendance sheets.

Section 173(5) ordinarily provides a simplified schedule—one board meeting in each half of a calendar year with at least 90 days between the two—for an OPC with more than one director, subject to the statute. Where an OPC has only one director, the special statutory exemption from the board-meeting requirement must be considered. Changes in board composition can change this analysis.

An OPC is not generally excused from statutory audit merely because the director and shareholder are the same individual or because there are no sales. The auditor’s appointment, tenure, eligibility, independence and resignation or casual-vacancy issues should be checked under Section 139 and related rules. An appointment made at incorporation must not simply be assumed to cover all future periods without reviewing the actual appointment record.

ADT-1 is an auditor-appointment reporting form under the applicable rules. The correct filing position for a particular initial or subsequent appointment, including MCA portal requirements and any exemption or interpretation relevant to an OPC, should be checked rather than presenting every appointment as an identical annual ADT-1 event.

Member records, financial-statement approvals and auditor engagements should be completed in a sequence consistent with the company’s books and law. A professional preparing the filing should ask whether there were share changes, a director replacement, nominee events or any transaction creating a conflict of interest before accepting a routine nil-change statement.

Which documents should an OPC gather for annual compliance?

A useful annual file consists of financial evidence, corporate records, identification information and copies of previous filings. The exact document request should be tailored to whether the OPC operated, held assets, employed staff, imported goods, carried GST registration or had outstanding proceedings.

Financial records ordinarily include bank statements for all accounts, cash records, invoices, sales and purchase registers, expense vouchers, loan and advance details, share-capital contributions, fixed assets, stock records, payroll records and supporting schedules. For a no-revenue company, the nil-sales position should be verified against banking and ledger activity rather than asserted without review.

Corporate records include the Certificate of Incorporation, CIN, PAN and TAN, MOA and AOA, registered-office proof, previous AOC-4 and MGT-7A acknowledgements, auditor appointment letters, the register of members, director particulars, nominee records and signed resolutions or minute entries.

Tax evidence may include filed income-tax returns, Form 26AS/AIS as applicable, TDS challans and statements, GST returns and ledger extracts, GST notices, tax payments and information needed for accounting or audit. A company with a pending tax appeal or government demand must keep that matter visible in its records.

Ask the director to identify changed phone or email details, DSC validity, DIN status, nominee availability, address changes and all access needed for compliant e-filing. Access should be provided through authorised channels; do not request that clients casually share one-time passwords or passwords over unsecured messages.

At the conclusion, assemble a year-wise evidence bundle containing the signed statements, audit report, annual return, acknowledgement and SRN, payment proof, relevant tax returns, statutory decisions and a list of pending issues. This makes next-year reconciliation and responses to notices materially easier.

How is an OPC annual compliance engagement completed?

An organised annual workflow separates evidence collection, legal assessment, audit, corporate approval, filing and follow-up. The following eight stages cover the usual work without treating every OPC as if it has identical registrations, financial statements or reporting exemptions.

1. Confirm the company profile

Check CIN, incorporation date, financial-year boundaries, active MCA status, sole-member and nominee details, directors, registered office, auditor, last filed annual documents and any overdue event-based forms.

2. Reconcile transactions

Collect bank statements and source records; match sales, purchases, payroll, assets, loans, capital, receivables, payables and taxes to the accounting ledger.

3. Assess the applicable obligations

Identify the correct AOC-4 and MGT-7A versions, actual deadlines, conditional tax returns, GST/TDS registrations, director KYC position and any regulatory obligations arising from the OPC’s activity.

4. Finalise and audit statements

Prepare financial statements, required notes and supporting schedules; arrange the applicable statutory audit and review qualifications, material differences and necessary corrections.

5. Record OPC decisions

Use the lawful single-member and director decision mechanisms; obtain authentic dated signatures and preserve any necessary auditor or corporate records.

6. File the applicable ROC forms

Prepare, review, sign and submit AOC-4 and MGT-7A with correct information and attachments; pay the actual portal fees and retain the SRNs.

7. Complete related tax obligations

Coordinate company income-tax return, applicable GST/TDS returns, payments and other activity-based requirements on their own statutory timelines.

8. Review acknowledgements and next steps

Check portal outcomes, resolve resubmissions where necessary, secure records and produce a compliance calendar with unresolved issues clearly identified.

What fees, penalties and delayed-filing issues should an OPC anticipate?

ROC statutory fees and additional fees depend on the form, capital or other fee category, number of delayed days and rules applicable when the filing is made. Audit and professional-service charges are separate. Quoting one universal “OPC annual compliance price” without reviewing the company’s history can mislead owners.

A company that misses AOC-4 or MGT-7A may incur additional filing fees and may also face statutory consequences under the relevant provisions. The existence of an online late-payment option does not automatically mean every contravention has been regularised or that all responsible persons are discharged from liability.

The correct calculation begins by determining the due date under the OPC-specific provision, the relevant financial year, any genuine extension, the date of actual successful filing and the filing fee applicable to that event. A rejected or uncompleted portal transaction should not be treated as successful merely because a draft form or payment attempt exists.

Director KYC should be separately reviewed under the rules effective for the particular year. Older MCA instruction kits still display the historical annual 30 September regime; do not rely on those instructions without checking later amendments and transitional provisions. Where a DIN is deactivated, its status and reactivation route must be verified against current MCA requirements.

Income-tax, GST, TDS and employment compliance have separate late-fee, interest, penalty or prosecution frameworks. A nil-turnover company is not automatically relieved of every return if a registration or statutory obligation remains active.

A professional scope note should identify whether it includes bookkeeping, auditor fees, government fees, additional fees, tax return preparation, DSC renewal, KYC corrections, notice responses and prior-year default work. Keep estimated professional cost separate from fees actually collected by government systems.

Which other annual and event-based obligations may apply?

Annual ROC filing is only one layer of compliance. Depending on the OPC’s activities and registrations, tax, labour, food-safety, export, intellectual-property and local licensing obligations may also apply. Event-based ROC forms are triggered by changes and should not be postponed merely because AOC-4 and MGT-7A are annual.

Income-tax return filing generally remains a separate company obligation. The tax computation may involve business expenses, depreciation, director remuneration, TDS credits, related-party payments, carried-forward losses and other issues. Tax-audit and transfer-pricing conditions can affect form selection and return deadlines, so no one-date answer fits every company.

GST returns and annual return/reconciliation requirements depend on registration, turnover, category, tax period and current notifications. If GST registration is live, a business without sales may still have periodic filing obligations as applicable. TDS statements follow the withholding transactions and statutory thresholds under the Income-tax Act.

Employment creates potential EPFO, ESIC, professional-tax, labour, payroll, gratuity or other duties depending on law and the facts. Food manufacturers should assess FSSAI and relevant product controls. Exporters should separately assess DGFT/IEC, customs, banking, product-specific APEDA or other regulatory and destination-market requirements.

An OPC’s registered-office shift, director change, nominee replacement, capital alteration, new charge, allotment or conversion may need its own filing and corporate record. The company should maintain a change log throughout the year instead of relying solely on a year-end questionnaire.

The initial declaration of commencement of business in INC-20A, where Section 10A applies, is an early event-based compliance generally linked to the statutory period after incorporation. It is not a recurring annual form; verify whether it was filed when reviewing a newly incorporated OPC.

Fictional Bihar makhana OPC: how does its compliance calendar work?

Fictional educational scenario, not a real client or claimed business result: imagine a Patna entrepreneur incorporating Mithila Makhana Foods (OPC) Private Limited to purchase makhana, contract with processors and explore future international sales.

The founder is the sole member and sole director, and a nominee’s consent is properly recorded at incorporation. The company receives share capital and opens a business bank account. It pays for product sampling, packaging design and a warehouse quotation before making any sales. Those early expenses and capital movements must be supported by actual books even if the company’s revenue for its first reporting period is nil.

The owner checks the OPC’s first financial-year end under Section 2(41), appoints an auditor in accordance with the governing rules, keeps invoices and bank records, and prepares financial statements for audit. AOC-4 is then assessed under the OPC-specific 180-day rule; MGT-7A is prepared separately using the company’s true member, director and capital particulars. The sole member records any required decisions using Section 122 rather than holding a fictional AGM.

As the business develops, the owner considers GST registration and filings where legally triggered, FSSAI licensing and food labelling, DGFT IEC, relevant APEDA procedures, customs documentation, authorised banking arrangements, product classification, export contracts and destination-country standards. Each requirement is examined for the actual product and market; incorporation and MCA annual filings do not amount to permission to export.

Suppose the entrepreneur later wants a second equity owner. An OPC cannot simply add a second member while continuing indefinitely in the same OPC form. The company should assess lawful conversion, applicable INC-6 procedures, constitutional documents and the changed member/director structure. The resulting event-based forms and later annual disclosures should be coordinated.

The illustration demonstrates why a realistic compliance calendar covers four separate things: statutory company reporting, truthful accounting, operational licensing and governance changes. Paying a single ROC filing fee does not complete all four workstreams.

What mistakes should OPC owners avoid?

The most common difficulty is treating single ownership as exemption from statutory company administration. An OPC enjoys real procedural simplifications, but inaccurate records, missed annual returns and overlooked tax registrations can still create exposure.

Do not assume that a dormant business automatically qualifies for no returns. First determine whether there is a formal dormant-company status or another applicable exemption, and which provisions continue to apply. Do not label expenses or bank transactions as “nil activity” merely because customer invoices are absent.

Do not use an invented AGM date or attach fabricated attendance records. Section 96 exempts an OPC from AGMs, and Section 122 supplies a genuine record-making route for single-member decisions. Do not confuse the AOC-4 180-day rule with the MGT-7A annual-return calculation.

Do not skip auditor review or assume an auditor engaged once remains correctly appointed indefinitely without checking the appointment terms and legal framework. Do not treat cash-flow-statement exemption as a general exemption from financial statements or audit.

Do not copy last year’s register data without checking a changed director, nominee, registered office, issued capital, bank loan or other relevant event. Likewise, do not confuse director KYC with an OPC filing: the DIN holder may have responsibilities even if the company has not traded.

Finally, do not claim that the MCA portal has accepted annual filings merely because a form was prepared. Record successful submission, payment, SRN and the form’s actual status. Correct filing history is essential when applying for loans, investment, conversion or eventual company closure.

OPC की Annual Compliance क्यों जरूरी है?

One Person Company में एक ही member होने के बावजूद कंपनी की अलग legal identity होती है। इसलिए books of account, statutory audit, financial statements, ROC annual return और लागू tax obligations को पूरा करना जरूरी होता है। केवल turnover शून्य होने से सभी filings समाप्त नहीं हो जातीं। कंपनी के bank transactions, capital, expenses, liabilities और tax registrations देखकर सही compliance तय करें।

AOC-4 कब file करना होता है?

Companies Act की Section 137 में OPC के financial statements की filing के लिए financial year समाप्त होने से 180 दिन का विशेष प्रावधान है। इसे सामान्य private company के AGM के 30 दिन वाले नियम से न मिलाएँ। Actual financial year, प्रथम financial year की अवधि और किसी वैध extension को जाँचकर तारीख तय करनी चाहिए।

MGT-7A क्या है और कब भरना चाहिए?

MGT-7A, OPC और small company के लिए निर्धारित abridged annual return है। इसमें member, director, share capital और अन्य prescribed जानकारी दी जाती है। इसका filing period Section 92 और लागू rules के अनुसार निकाला जाता है। AOC-4 और MGT-7A दो अलग forms हैं; एक file होने से दूसरा अपने-आप file नहीं माना जाता।

क्या OPC में AGM करना पड़ता है?

नहीं। Section 96 के तहत One Person Company को Annual General Meeting से exemption है। इसका अर्थ annual compliance से छूट नहीं है। Member के निर्णय को Section 122 के अनुसार minute book में सही तरह record किया जा सकता है। सिर्फ formalities पूरी करने के लिए नकली AGM notice या attendance तैयार न करें।

क्या एक Director वाली OPC को Board Meeting करनी है?

Section 173(5) में OPC की board-meeting व्यवस्था आसान है। जहाँ OPC में केवल एक director है, संबंधित statutory exemption का परीक्षण करें। एक से अधिक directors होने पर प्रत्येक calendar-year half में कम से कम एक meeting और दोनों meetings के बीच कम से कम 90 दिन का नियम प्रासंगिक हो सकता है। Actual board composition जरूर देखें।

क्या OPC के लिए audit जरूरी होता है?

सामान्यतः OPC के financial statements के लिए statutory audit की आवश्यकता बनी रहती है। एक member या कम turnover अपने-आप audit exemption नहीं देता। Auditor appointment, independence, appointment period, financial statements, notes और audit report की जाँच करनी चाहिए। Section 2(40) में OPC को cash-flow statement न देने की जो सुविधा है, वह पूर्ण audit exemption नहीं है।

बिना कारोबार वाली OPC कौन-से documents दे?

Nil-sales OPC भी सभी bank accounts के statements, share capital की entry, incorporation expenses, bank charges, professional fees, loan details, outstanding payments और पिछले filings की copies रखे। वास्तविक transactions को accounts में दिखाना चाहिए। यदि कोई transaction नहीं हुआ, तो books और bank records से उस स्थिति की पुष्टि करें।

Income Tax Return और GST filing कब लागू होगी?

Company का income-tax return ROC annual filings से अलग है। GST filing registration और लागू कानून पर निर्भर करती है। GSTIN active होने पर nil returns भी जरूरी हो सकते हैं। TDS, payroll और दूसरी reporting तभी लागू होती है जब संबंधित statutory conditions पूरी होती हैं। अलग-अलग due dates का compliance calendar बनाना चाहिए।

DIR-3 KYC क्या company की annual return है?

नहीं। DIR-3 KYC, DIN holder की personal compliance से जुड़ा विषय है; MGT-7A और AOC-4 company forms हैं। KYC के वर्तमान cycle, transition और MCA portal status को filing के समय verify करें। पुराने annual-KYC instruction kit को बाद के नियमों की जाँच के बिना लागू न करें।

Late filing पर क्या नुकसान हो सकता है?

Prescribed deadline चूकने पर additional filing fee और संबंधित legal consequences हो सकते हैं। Actual cost form, delay period, लागू fee rules और genuine extensions पर निर्भर करती है। केवल pending payment या draft SRN को successful filing न समझें। Final acknowledgement और filing status सुरक्षित रखें।

Nominee बदल जाए तो क्या करें?

OPC में nominee का record और consent महत्वपूर्ण है। Nominee में बदलाव annual return की प्रतीक्षा करके नहीं बल्कि applicable event-based procedure के अनुसार record और report किया जाना चाहिए। MCA record, company documents और बाद की annual return में जानकारी आपस में मेल खानी चाहिए।

बिहार के उद्यमी compliance में सहायता कैसे लें?

CIN, incorporation date, last filed financial year, bank statements, audit status, director और nominee details तथा GST/Income-tax की स्थिति लेकर professional से चर्चा करें। Bihar Tax Consultant के Patna office से कार्य-क्षेत्र और आवश्यक documents की जानकारी फोन पर ली जा सकती है। कोई professional select करने से appointment अपने-आप confirm नहीं होती।

How can Bihar Tax Consultant assist with OPC compliance?

Bihar Tax Consultant receives OPC compliance enquiries from entrepreneurs and directors in Patna and Bihar. The initial review can identify the relevant reporting year, filing history, supporting records and work requiring an appropriately qualified auditor or other authorised professional.

An engagement may cover an MCA status review, AOC-4 and MGT-7A documentation, preparation of a year-wise compliance checklist, coordination of accounting or tax information, director and nominee records, and identification of missing event-based filings. Statutory audit or regulated certification must be performed by an eligible independent professional where the law requires it.

The office should be informed of any MCA default, outstanding income-tax or GST demand, bank charge, corporate dispute, nominee issue, director change, sector-specific registration or contemplated conversion. These facts can change the scope and timeline of compliance.

For company-specific assistance, call the office to confirm the current requirements and agreed services. This page is general guidance, not advice on any particular OPC’s financial statements or legal exposure.

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OPC Annual Compliance FAQs / अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

Does an OPC have to file AOC-4 every year?

An OPC ordinarily files its applicable financial statements in AOC-4 under Section 137, including where activity is limited; the actual year and exemptions must be verified.

What is the AOC-4 deadline for an OPC?

Section 137 provides an OPC-specific filing period of 180 days from financial-year closure, subject to the law and any valid applicable extension.

Which annual return does an OPC file?

An OPC ordinarily uses the abridged annual-return form MGT-7A under Section 92 and the applicable rules.

Does an OPC need an AGM?

No. Section 96 exempts an OPC from holding an annual general meeting; it still must document required decisions under Section 122.

Is statutory audit required for an OPC with no turnover?

An OPC is not generally exempt from statutory financial-statement audit simply because its turnover is nil. Check the actual reporting framework and statutory exemptions.

Must an OPC prepare a cash-flow statement?

Under the proviso to Section 2(40), an OPC financial statement may omit the cash-flow statement; other applicable reporting remains.

Does a one-director OPC need board meetings?

Section 173(5) contains a specific exception where the OPC has only one director. A different analysis may apply if more directors are appointed.

What is the board-meeting rule for an OPC with two directors?

Section 173(5) generally provides one meeting in each half of the calendar year with at least 90 days between meetings, subject to the applicable text.

Is DIR-3 KYC the same as MGT-7A?

No. KYC concerns the individual DIN holder, while MGT-7A is the OPC company annual return. Apply current KYC rules and transition separately.

Does an inactive OPC have to file tax returns?

Inactivity alone does not establish exemption. Income-tax, GST and TDS obligations depend on applicable law, registrations and actual facts.

Is INC-20A an annual filing?

No. INC-20A is an event-based commencement declaration where Section 10A applies; it is not filed every financial year.

Can an OPC appoint a second shareholder without conversion?

An OPC has a single member by definition. Adding another equity member requires examination of lawful conversion and the applicable company-law procedure.

हिन्दी FAQs

OPC में AOC-4 हर साल भरना होता है?

सामान्यतः लागू financial statements AOC-4 में दाखिल किए जाते हैं। संबंधित वित्त वर्ष और किसी वैध exemption को अवश्य जाँचें।

OPC के AOC-4 की deadline क्या है?

Section 137 में financial year बंद होने के 180 दिन के भीतर filing का विशेष प्रावधान है; वैध extension होने पर उसका असर जाँचें।

OPC का annual return कौन-सा है?

OPC सामान्यतः Section 92 और लागू नियमों के अनुसार MGT-7A annual return file करती है।

क्या OPC को AGM करनी होती है?

नहीं। Section 96 के तहत AGM से छूट है; आवश्यक member decisions Section 122 के अनुसार record करें।

Nil turnover पर भी audit होगा?

केवल nil turnover होने से statutory audit की automatic छूट नहीं मिलती। लागू कानून और actual accounts देखें।

क्या cash-flow statement अनिवार्य है?

Section 2(40) के अनुसार OPC की financial statements में cash-flow statement न देने की सुविधा हो सकती है।

सिर्फ एक director हो तो board meeting?

Section 173(5) में single-director OPC के लिए विशेष व्यवस्था है; सही board composition देखकर नियम लागू करें।

दो directors वाली OPC में meetings कब होंगी?

आम तौर पर calendar year की दोनों छमाहियों में एक-एक meeting और दोनों के बीच कम से कम 90 दिन का अंतर relevant है।

क्या DIR-3 KYC ही annual return है?

नहीं। DIR-3 KYC DIN holder की compliance है और MGT-7A company का annual return है।

बंद कारोबार वाली OPC का tax return जरूरी है?

लागू आयकर नियम, GST registration और दूसरी statutory conditions देखकर filing तय करनी चाहिए।

क्या INC-20A हर साल file होगा?

नहीं। INC-20A, Section 10A लागू होने पर commencement से संबंधित event-based declaration है।

दूसरा shareholder OPC में सीधे जुड़ सकता है?

OPC की single-member संरचना बदलने पर लागू conversion और company-law प्रक्रिया का परीक्षण करना आवश्यक है।

Official references and related services

Legal reference date: 1 October 2026. Companies Act, 2013: Sections 2(40), 2(41), 10A, 92, 96, 122, 134, 137, 139, 149 and 173; relevant MCA AOC-4 and MGT-7A form instructions; current director KYC rules and MCA filing notices. Check applicable amendments and portal requirements for the actual reporting year.

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