This article has been written by Lalit Rajput , who is a company secretary and he has contributed to the blog. This article contains various Compliance requirements under Statutory Laws. Compliance means “adhering to rules and regulations.”
Compliance Requirement Under
- Income Tax Act, 1961
- Goods & Services Tax Act, 2017 (GST)
- Other Statutory Laws
- Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
- SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) (LODR) Regulations, 2015
- Companies Act, 2013 (MCA/ROC)
Applicable Laws/Acts |
Due Dates |
Compliance Particulars |
Forms/ (Filing mode) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
07.07.2019 |
Due date for deposit of Tax deducted/collected for the month of May, 2019. However, all sum deducted/collected by an office of the government shall be paid to the credit of the Central Government on the same day where tax is paid without production of an Income-tax Challan |
TDS & TCS |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
07.07.2019 |
Due date for deposit of TDS for the period April 2019 to June 2019 when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under section 192, 194A, 194D or 194H. |
TDS |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
10.07.2019 |
Due date for issuing quarterly TDS certificates in respect of salary paid and tax deducted has been extended from June 15, 2019 to July 10, 2019 vide order F.No. 275/38/2017-It(b), dated 04-06-2019 |
Quarterly TDS certificates |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under section 194-IA in the month of May, 2019 |
TDS Certificate u/s 194-IA |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under section 194-IB in the month of May, 2019 |
TDS Certificate u/s 194-IB |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Due date for furnishing of Form 24G by an office of the Government where TDS/TCS for the month of June, 2019 has been paid without the production of a challan |
Form 24G |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Quarterly statement in respect of foreign remittances (to be furnished by authorized dealers) in Form No. 15CC for quarter ending June, 2019 |
Form No. 15CC |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Quarterly statement of TCS deposited for the quarter ending 30 June, 2019 |
TCS |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Upload the declarations received from recipients in Form No. 15G/15H during the quarter ending June, 2019 |
Form No. 15G/15H |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Due date for furnishing statement in Form no. 3BB by a stock exchange in respect of transactions in which client codes been modified after registering in the system for the month of June, 2019 |
Form no. 3BB |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
15.07.2019 |
Due date for issuing quarterly TDS certificates and TDS certificate in respect of salary paid and tax deducted has been extended from June 15, 2019 to July 15, 2019 for the deductors of the State of Odhisha vide order F.No. 275/38/2017-It(b), dated 24-5-2019 |
TDS certificates |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
30.07.2019 |
Quarterly TCS certificate in respect of tax collected by any person for the quarter ending June 30, 2019 |
Quarterly TCS certificate |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
30.07.2019 |
Due date for furnishing of challan-cum-statement in respect of tax deducted under section 194-IA for the month of June, 2019 |
u/s 194-IA |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
31.07.2019 |
Quarterly statement of TDS deposited for the quarter ending June 30, 2019 |
Quarterly statement of TDS deposited |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
31.07.2019 |
Annual return of income for the assessment year 2019-20 for all assessee other than (a) corporate-assessee or (b) non-corporate assessee (whose books of account are required to be audited) or (c) working partner of a firm whose accounts are required to be audited or (d) an assessee who is required to furnish a report under section 92E. |
Annual return of income |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
31.07.2019 |
Quarterly return of non-deduction of tax at source by a banking company from interest on time deposit in respect of the quarter ending June 30, 2019 |
Quarterly return of non-deduction of tax |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
31.07.2019 |
Statement by scientific research association, university, college or other association or Indian scientific research company as required by rules 5D, 5E and 5F (if due date of submission of return of income is July 31, 2019) |
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Income Tax Act, 1961 |
31.07.2019 |
Application in Form 9A for exercising the option available under Explanation to section 11(1) to apply income of previous year in the next year or in future (if the assessee is required to submit return of income on or before July 31, 2019) |
Form 9A |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
31.07.2019 |
Statement in Form no. 10 to be furnished to accumulate income for future application under section 10(21) or 11(1) (if the assessee is required to submit return of income on or before July 31, 2019) |
Form no. 10 |
Compliance requirement under Goods & Services Tax, (GST) 2017
Applicable Laws/Acts |
Due Dates |
Compliance Particulars |
Forms/ (Filing mode) |
GST, Act, 2017 |
10.07.2019 |
Form GSTR-7 for the month of June, 2019 (TDS Deductor) |
GSTR-7 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
10.07.2019 |
TCS Collector (for the month of June, 2019) |
GSTR – 8 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
11.07.2019 |
Return of outward supplies of taxable goods and/or services for the Month of June 2019 (for Assesses having turnover exceeding 1.5 Cr.) Monthly Return. |
GSTR – 1 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
13.07.2019 |
Due date for Furnishing return of June 2019 by Input Service Distributors (ISD) |
GSTR – 6 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
Payment of tax shall be made by 20th of the month succeeding the month to which the liability pertains. |
Payment of self-assessed tax |
PMT-08 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
18 months after end of the quarter for which refund is to be claimed |
Application for Refund |
RFD-10 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
20.07.2019 |
Summary of outward taxable supplies and tax payable by Non-Resident taxable person & OIDAR respectively. |
GSTR-5 & GSTR – 5A |
GST, Act, 2017 |
20.07.2019 |
Simple GSTR return for the month of June, 2019 |
GSTR – 3B |
GST, Act, 2017 |
31.07.2019 |
Registered person having aggregate turnover up to 1.5 crore in preceding /current financial year (Quarterly Apr 2019 -June 2019) |
GSTR -1 |
GST, Act, 2017 |
31.07.2019 |
Opting into the presumptive Taxation scheme for service providers under Notification 2/2019-CT rate |
CMP-02 |
Compliance under other statutory laws
Applicable Laws/Acts |
Due Dates |
Compliance Particulars |
Forms / (Filing mode) |
EPF (The Employees’ Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952) |
15.07.2019 |
PF Payment for April, 2019 |
ECR |
ESIC (Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948) |
15.07.2019 |
ESIC PAYMENT FOR APRIL, 2019 |
ESI CHALLAN |
Professional Tax and Shop & Establishment Taxes
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31.07.2019 |
Payment of Professional Tax and Shop & Establishment Taxes |
Compliance under FEMA/RBI
Applicable Laws/Acts |
Due Dates |
Compliance Particulars |
Forms / (Filing mode) |
FEMA ACT 1999 |
on or before 15.07.2019 |
FLA Return is required to be submitted mandatorily by all the India resident companies which have received FDI and/ or made ODI in any of the previous year(s), including current year required to be filed by the companies, who holds foreign assets or liabilities in their financial statements as on 31 March. |
Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA Return) |
FEMA ACT 1999 |
Monthly Basis |
External Commercial Borrowings Borrowers are required to report all ECB transactions to the RBI on a monthly basis through an AD Category – I Bank in the form of ‘ECB 2 Return’. |
ECB 2 Return’ |
FEMA ACT 1999 |
Not later than 30 days from the date of receipt in the Advance Reporting Form (ARF) |
ADVANCE REPORTING FORM (ARF) An Indian company receiving investment from outside India for issue of shares or other eligible securities under the FDI Scheme should report the details of the amount of consideration to the Regional Office concerned of the Reserve Bank through its AD Category I bank. |
Advance Reporting Form (ARF) |
FEMA ACT 1999 |
Not later than 30 days from the date of issue of shares |
After issue of shares or other eligible securities, the Indian company has to file |
Form FC-GPR |
FEMA ACT 1999 |
With in 60 days from the date of receipt of the amount of consideration. |
Reporting of transfer of shares and other eligible securities between residents and non-residents and vice- versa is to be made in Form FC-TRS. |
Form FC-TRS. |
Compliance requirement under SEBI (listing obligations and discloser requirements) (LODR) regulations, 2015
FILING MODE(s) :
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Quarterly Compliance
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1 |
Regulation 13 (3) |
Statement of Investor complaints |
Within 21 days from the quarter end. (on or before 21 April, 2019) |
2 |
Regulation 27 (2) |
Corporate Governance Report |
Within 15 days from quarter end. (on or before 15 April, 2019) |
3 |
Regulation 31 |
Shareholding Pattern |
Within 21 days from quarter end (on or before 21 April, 2019) |
4 |
Regulation 32(1) |
Statement of deviation(s) or variation(s). ( *for public issue, rights issue, preferential issue etc.) |
Quarterly Basis |
5 |
Regulation 69 |
Indian Depository Receipt holding pattern & Shareholding details. |
within 15 days of end of the quarter (on or before 15 April, 2019) |
Half Yearly Compliance
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1 |
Regulation 7(3) |
Compliance Certificate certifying maintaining physical and electronic transfer facility |
Within one month of end of each half of the financial year (on or before 30 April, 2019) |
2 |
Regulation 40(9) |
Certificate from Practicing Company Secretary (PCS) |
Within one month of end of each half of the financial year (on or before 30 April, 2019) |
3 |
Regulation 40(10) |
Transfer or transmission or transposition of securities |
Within one month of end of each half of the financial year (on or before 30 April, 2019) |
Annual Compliances
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1 |
Regulation 14 |
Listing fees & other Charges |
Payment manner as specified by the Board of by Recognised Stock Exchange. |
2 |
Regulation 34* (shall be amended w.e.f. April 2019) |
Annual Report |
Within 21 working days from the AGM Date |
Event based Compliance
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1. |
Regulation 7 (5) |
Intimation of appointment / Change of Share Transfer Agent. |
Within 7 days of Agreement with RTA. |
2. |
Regulation 17(2) |
Meeting of Board of Directors |
The board of directors shall meet at least 4 times a year, with a maximum time gap of 120 days between any two meetings. |
3. |
Regulation 18(2) |
Meeting of the audit committee |
The audit committee shall meet at least 4 times in a year and not more than 120 days shall elapse between two meetings.
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4. |
Regulation 29 |
Notice for Board Meeting to consider the prescribed matters. |
The Company shall give an advance notice of: a) at least 5 days for Financial Result as per Regulation 29 1 (a) b) in case matters as stated in regulation 29 1 (b) to (f) – 2 Working days in advance (Excluding the date of the intimation and date of the meeting) to Stock Exchange. c) 11 working days in case matter related to alteration in i) Securities ;ii) date of interest or redemption of Debenture / bond as per regulation 29(3) (a) ,(b). |
5 |
Regulation 30 |
Outcome of Board Meeting (Schedule III Part A- (4) |
within 30 minutes of the closure of the meeting |
6. |
Regulation 31 |
Holding of specified securities and shareholding pattern |
Reg. 31(1)(a): 1 day prior to listing of its securities on the stock exchange(s); Reg. 31(1)(c): within 10 days of any capital restructuring of the listed entity resulting in a change exceeding 2 % of the total paid-up share capital. |
7. |
Regulation 39 |
Issuance of Certificates or Receipts/Letters/Advices for securities and dealing with unclaimed securities. |
Reg. 39(2): The listed entity shall issue certificates or receipts or advices, as applicable, of subdivision, split, consolidation, renewal, exchanges, endorsements, issuance of duplicates thereof or issuance of new certificates or receipts or advices, as applicable, in cases of loss or old decrepit or worn out certificates or receipts or advices, as applicable within 30 days from the date of such lodgement. Reg. 39(2): The listed entity shall submit information regarding loss of share certificates and issue of the duplicate certificates, to the stock exchange within 2 days of its getting information. |
8. |
Regulation 40 |
Transfer or transmission or transposition of securities |
After due verification of the documents, the Listed Company shall register transfers of its securities in the name of the transferee(s) and issue certificates or receipts or advices, as applicable, of transfers; or issue any valid objection or intimation to the transferee or transferor, as the case may be, within a period of 15 days from the date of such receipt of request for transfer: Transmission requests are processed for securities held in dematerialized mode and physical mode within 7 days and 21 days respectively, after receipt of the specified documents |
9. |
Regulation 43 |
Declaration of Dividend |
The company has to declare and disclose the dividend on per share basis only. |
Regulation 46 |
Company Website:. Listed entity shall disseminate the information as stated in Regulation 46 (2) |
Shall update any change in the content of its website within 2 working days from the date of such change in content. |
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10. |
Regulation 50 |
Intimation to stock exchange(s). |
Listed Company shall give prior intimation at least 11 working days before the date on and from which the interest on debentures and bonds, and redemption amount of redeemable shares or of debentures and bonds shall be payable. |
11. |
Regulation 57 |
Other submissions to stock exchange(s). |
Listed Company shall submit a certificate to the stock exchange within 2 days of the interest or principal or both becoming due that it has made timely payment of interests or principal obligations or both in respect of the non convertible debt securities. |
12. |
Regulation 82 |
Intimation and filings with stock exchange(s). |
Intention to issue new securitized debt instruments either through a public issue or on private placement basis : Reg. 82(2) : Intimation of Meeting at least 2 working days in advance, excluding the date of the intimation and date of the meeting, regarding the meeting of its board of trustees, at which the recommendation or declaration of issue of securitized debt instruments or any other matter affecting the rights or interests of holders of securitized debt instruments is proposed to be considered |
13. |
SCHEDULE III PART A: DISCLOSURES OF EVENTS OR INFORMATION: SPECIFIED SECURITIES |
Events which shall be disclosed without any application of the guidelines for materiality as specified in sub-regulation (4) of regulation (30) |
(7B) In case of resignation of an independent director of the listed entity, within 7 days from the date of resignation, the following disclosures shall be made to the stock exchanges by the listed entities as mentioned in 7B (i), 7B(ii) & 7B(iii). |
14. |
Regulation 106J |
Period of subscription and issue of allotment letter. |
A rights issue shall be open for subscription in India for a period as applicable under the laws of its home country but in no case less than 10 days. |
15. |
Regulation 108 |
Application for Listing. |
The issuer / the issuing company, shall, make an application for listing, within 20 days from the date of allotment, to one or more recognized stock exchange(s) along with the documents specified by stock exchange(s) from time to time. |
SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations 1996)
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1 |
(SEBI55A of the SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996.) |
Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit. |
Within 30 days from quarter end. |
SEBI Takeover Regulations 2011
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1 |
Regulation 30(1) |
Every person, who together with persons acting in concert with him, holds shares or voting rights entitling him to exercise 25% or more of the voting rights in a target company, shall disclose their aggregate shareholding and voting rights as of the 31st day of March, in such target company in such form as may be specified. |
Disclosures shall be made within seven (7) working days from the end of each financial year to;
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2 |
Regulation 30(2) |
The promoter of every target company shall together with persons acting in concert with him, disclose their aggregate shareholding and voting rights as of the thirty-first day of March, in such target company in such form as may |
Disclosures shall be made within seven (7) working days from the end of each financial year to;
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SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
Sl. No. |
Regulation No. |
Compliance Particular |
Compliance Period (Due Date) |
1 |
Regulation 7(2) “Continual Disclosures” |
Every promoter, employee and director of every company shall disclose to the company the number of such securities acquired or disposed of within two trading days of such transaction if the value of the securities traded, whether in one transaction or a series of transactions over any calendar quarter, aggregates to a traded value in excess of ten lakh rupees (10,00,000/-) or such other value as may be specified; |
Every company shall notify; within two trading days of receipt of the disclosure or from becoming aware of such information |
Compliance requirement under companies act, 2013 and rules made there under
Applicable Laws/Acts | Due Dates |
Compliance Particulars
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Forms / Filing mode |
Companies Act, 2013 |
Within 180 Days From The Date Of Incorporation Of The Company |
As per Section 10 A (Commencement of Business) of the Companies Act, 2013, inserted vide the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 w.e.f. 2nd November, 2018, a Company Incorporated after the ordinance and having share capital shall not commence its business or exercise any borrowing powers unless a declaration is filed by the Director within 180 days from the date of Incorporation of the Company with the ROC. For companies fourth amendment rules pdf Visit Here |
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Companies Act, 2013 |
30 days from the date of deployment of this form on the website of Ministry/NFRA |
Every existing body corporate other than a company governed by the NFRA Rules (Rule 3(1)), shall inform the (“NFRA”) about details of the auditor(s) as on 13th December 2018. Visit here for the companies circular |
Form NFRA-1 (e-form not yet deployed Ministry (ROC)) / NFRA |
Companies Act, 2013 |
within 90 days from the date of notification ( earlier On or before 8th of May, 2019) |
A person having Significant beneficial owner shall file a declaration to the reporting company i.e. within 90 days of the commencement of the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2019 Click Here for Companies owners Amendment Rules Pdf |
Form BEN-1 (not yet deployed by Ministry (ROC) |
Companies Act, 2013 | Within 30 Days |
Filing of form BEN-2 under the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018. (Within 30 days from the date of receipt of declaration in BEN-1) Click Here for Companies owners Amendment Rules Pdf |
Form BEN – 2 (e-form not yet deployed by Ministry (ROC) |
Companies Act, 2013 |
On or before 15.06.2019 (form can be filed after due date with a fee of Rs. 10000 (one time fee) |
Filing of the particulars of the Company & its registered office. (by every company incorporated on or before the 31.12.2017.) Due date extended- Link : Click Here |
Active Form INC -22A |
Companies Act, 2013 | Within 30 Days from the date of deployment of revised e-form |
DIN KYC through DIR 3 KYC Form is an Annual Exercise, however, the e-form presently is not designed in such manner and thus the due date for filing the e-form would be 30 days from the date of deployment of revised e-form. Penalty after due date is Rs. 5000/-(one time) |
E-Form DIR – 3 KYC ( Revised E-Form, Not yet deployed) |
Companies Act, 2013 | within 60 days from the conclusion of each half year |
Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit Report (Half-yearly) Pursuant to sub-rule Rule 9A (8) of Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 Applicable w.e.f. 30.09.2019 |
E-Form PAS – 6 (E-Form, Not yet deployed) |
Companies Act, 2013 | 29.06.2019 |
First DPT-3 for amounts which are NOT deposits (exempted deposits) outstanding as on 31.3.2019 AND received on or after 1.4.2014 Auditor’s certificate is NOT mandatory Can be filed after comply with the penal provisions. |
E –Form DPT – 3 (One Time Return) |
Companies Act, 2013 | 30.06.2019 |
Transaction during the year, which are deposits as well as and which are not deposits (exempted deposits) Auditor’s Certificate is mandatory. This is to be filled every year. Can be filed after comply with the penal provisions. |
E –Form DPT – 3 (Half Yearly Return) |
Due dates of ROC Return Filings
Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Due Date |
E- Form |
1 |
Appointment of Auditor |
With in 15 days from the conclusion of AGM |
ADT-1 |
2 |
Filing of financial statement and other documents with the ROC |
With in 30 days from the conclusion of the AGM, other than OPC (In case of OPC within 180 days from the close of the financial year) |
AOC-4 |
3 |
Filing of annual return by a company. |
With in 60 days from the conclusion of AGM |
MGT-7 |
4 |
Filing of Cost Audit Report with the Central Government |
With in 30 days from the receipt of Cost Audit Report |
CRA-4 |
5 |
Filing of Resolutions and agreements to the Registrar |
With in 30 days from the date of Board Meeting. |
MGT-14 |