Complete step-by-step filing and compliance guides, verified against official sources.
How to log in to the MCA21 V3 portal at mca.gov.in: user ID rules, Registered vs Business User accounts, registration steps, DSC association, and fixes for the most common login and DSC errors.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs — MCA21 V3 portal
UPDATE (GC 05/2026): OPC AOC-4 FY 2025-26 can be filed by 31 Dec 2026 with no additional fee. Statutory date was 27 Sep 2026 (180 days from FY-end). After 31 Dec 2026, ₹100/day additional fee runs from 27 Sep 2026, plus Section 137(3) penalty exposure.
MCA General Circular No. 05/2026
UPDATE (GC 05/2026): MGT-7/MGT-7A for FY 2025-26 can be filed by 31 Jan 2027 without additional fees. Comprehensive statutory guide to Form MGT-7 & MGT-7A annual returns — statutory due dates, Small Company thresholds (G.S.R. 880(E)), ₹100/day late fees, attachments, MCA V3 help kit.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
Complete walkthrough of MCA's CHG-1 webform for registering creation or modification of company charges under Sections 77-79, Companies Act 2013 — covers filing steps, field-level instructions, fees, attachments, and digital signature requirements for professionals.
Form DIR-12 is mandatory for all companies to report director/KMP appointments, resignations, removals, and designation changes to MCA within 30 days (60 days for IFSC companies). Late filing attracts up to 12× normal fee plus Section 172 adjudication penalties up to ₹3 lakh on the company
Instruction Kit for Form No. DIR-12
Complete filing guide for Form DPT-3 under Rule 16 and Rule 16A of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Covers applicability, director loans, inter-company transactions, MCA V3 filing steps, late fee slabs (2× to 12×), Section 76A penalties, and extended due date of 31 July 2026.
MCA General Circular No. 02/2026 dated 19 June 2026 — DPT-3 extension to 31 July 2026 (data centre fire)
MCA has restructured Director KYC compliance effective 31 March 2026 — replacing annual filing with a triennial cycle. Directors must now file Form DIR-3 KYC Web once every 3 financial years by 30 June. Two old forms merged into one. G.S.R. 943(E)
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st December, 2025
