Please help me to know whether annual return format has been changed or previous format SCEHDULE V of CA 1956 is still applicable?????
CS lucky agrawal (Company Secretary) (100 Points)
20 October 2014Please help me to know whether annual return format has been changed or previous format SCEHDULE V of CA 1956 is still applicable?????
CS Mitesh Mehta
(Company Secretary)
(17139 Points)
Replied 20 October 2014
MCA vide General Circular dated 25th June, 2014 clarified that Form MGT-7 shall not apply to annual returns in respect of companies whose financial year ended on or before 1st April, 2014 and for annual returns pertaining to earlier years. These companies may file their returns in the relevant Form applicable under the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, the annual return in terms of section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 in form MGT. 7 as covered in this guidance note will be applicable for the financial years commencing on or after 1st April, 2014.