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Annual return, MGT-7 / MGT-7A

  • Every company files a yearly annual return with its shareholders, directors, meetings and capital as on 31 March.
  • Deadline: Within 60 days of the AGM, or of the date the AGM should have been held (for a 30 September AGM, by 29 November)
  • Done in 3 working days after registers and shareholder list
  • Prepared by your Savvy, checked by a CA
  1. Shareholder list as on 31 March
  2. Is the company an OPC
  3. Decide MGT-7A or MGT-7 using the small company test and OPC status
  4. SRN and payment challan
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Answer in brief

Every company files a yearly annual return with its shareholders, directors, meetings and capital as on 31 March. We confirm whether the short form MGT-7A or full MGT-7 applies, prepare it from your registers and file it on MCA V3 within 60 days of the AGM.

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From the official sources

What the law says, and what trips people up

From the official portal's manuals and FAQs, with the source for each point.

The law

  • Companies Act 2013, Sec 92(1) proviso

    For an OPC and a small company, the annual return is signed by the company secretary, or by a director where there is no company secretarySource

  • Companies Act 2013, Sec 92(4)

    Copy of the annual return filed with the Registrar within 60 days of the AGM, or of the date the AGM should have been held, with reasons if no AGMSource

  • Companies Act 2013, Sec 92(5), as amended by Companies (Amendment) Act 2020

    Company and officer in default: penalty ₹10,000 plus ₹100 a day, up to ₹2,00,000 for the company and ₹50,000 for an officerSource

  • Companies (Management and Administration) Rules 2014, Rule 11(1), as amended by G.S.R. 159(E) dated 5 March 2021

    Every company files in MGT-7 except OPC and small company, which file in MGT-7A from FY 2020-21Source

  • Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules 2025, G.S.R. 358(E) dated 30 May 2025

    Revised MGT-7 and MGT-7A in force from 14 July 2025 on MCA V3; adds registered office photo and more disclosuresSource

  • Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Amendment Rules 2025, G.S.R. 880(E) dated 1 December 2025

    Small company limits raised to paid-up capital ₹10 crore and turnover ₹100 croreSource

  • Sec 92(2) with Rule 11(2)

    MGT-8 certification by a practising CS for listed companies, or paid-up capital ₹10 crore or more, or turnover ₹50 crore or more; embedded in MGT-7 on V3Source

  • Government fee

    Normal filing fee by nominal share capital under the Table of Fees, Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules 2014: ₹200 (below ₹1,00,000) to ₹600 (₹1 crore and above); ₹200 for a company without share capital. Source: https://ca2013.com/403-fee-for-filing-etc/

  • Late fee or penalty

    Additional fee of ₹100 per day of delay beyond the Sec 92(4) due date, from 1 July 2018, no upper cap. Source: https://ca2013.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/companies-Registration-offices-and-Fees-Second-Amendment-Rules-2018..pdf . Separate penalty under Sec 92(5): ₹10,000 plus ₹100 a day, up to ₹2,00,000 (company) and ₹50,000 (officer). Source: https://PRSINDIA.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2020/Companies%20(Amendment)%20Bill,%202020.pdf

On the portal

  1. Login to MCA V3 with the business user ID
  2. MCA Services > E-Filing > Company Forms > Annual Filing > MGT-7 or MGT-7A
  3. Enter CIN; check prefilled name, address, capital and class details as on year end
  4. Choose online or offline mode
  5. Fill sections; use the macro Excel for share capital, meetings and shareholder list
  6. Upload registered office photo showing company name; enter latitude and longitude
  7. Enter AGM date and due date exactly as in AOC-4
  8. Submit for SRN, affix DSC, pay online, download challan

What trips people up

  • Portal keeps prompting for MGT-7A when filing MGT-7, or loops between the two

    Check small company status and the company category in master data; raise a helpdesk ticket if it loopsSource

  • Prefilled authorised share capital is wrong

    MGT-7 does not update master data; file SH-7 or INC-28 to correct, or raise a ticketSource

  • Shareholder Excel upload fails or file will not open

    Use the Excel generated by the portal, keep MGT-7A Excel under 2 MB, retry laterSource

  • AGM date mismatch with AOC-4 blocks submission and can attract ROC penalty

    Copy AGM date, due date and extended due date exactly from the approved AOC-4Source

People ask

Is a photo of the registered office really mandatory?

Yes, for both MGT-7 and MGT-7A. The date of the photo is not specified.Source

Does a small company need MGT-8?

Only listed companies or those with paid-up capital of ₹10 crore or more or turnover of ₹50 crore or more need MGT-8.Source

Can we revise an annual return already filed?

Only if the original was filed with 'No' for AGM held; the revised form cites the original SRN.Source

When is the OPC annual return due?

An OPC holds no AGM, so the 60 days are counted from when the AGM would have been due; for FY 2025-26 practitioners take 29 November 2026.Source

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  • Shareholder list as on 31 March
  • Share capital and share classes
  • Gender-wise shareholder count
  • Registered office photo with name
  • Registered office latitude and longitude
  • Directors and KMP with changes
  • Board and general meeting dates
  • Debentures and indebtedness summaryOptional
  • Business activities and turnover
  • AGM date or GNL-1 extension SRN

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