All companies incorporated on or before 31st of December, 2017 shall file the particulars of the company and the address validation of the registered office in E-Form INC – 22A on or before the 25th of April, 2019 with the Registrar. However, there are certain companies that are exempted from filing this form:-

Companies incorporated after 01.01.2018

Companies struck off from the Register

Companies under the process of strike-off

Companies under amalgamation

Companies under liquidation

Companies that are dissolved

Any company which has not filed its due financial statements under Section 137 or due annual returns under Section 92 or both with the Registrar shall be restricted from filing the ACTIVE form. However, if the company is under management dispute and the same has been recorded by the Registrar, then it shall be allowed to file E-Form INC – 22A.

Prior to filing INC – 22A, all compliances with regard to the filing of Financial Statements (Section 137) and Annual Returns (Section 92) for the financial year 2017-18 must be completed by the company.

The following information must be furnished in the e-form ACTIVE 22A:

Name of the company 

Company Identification Number (CIN) – This shall be obtained from the Certificate of Incorporation issued to the company.  

Registered office address with Pincode – The address of the company will be auto-filled on submission of CIN

The location of the registered office on Map defining latitude/longitude – These details can be obtained from maps

Email and Mobile Number for receiving One Time Password Verification – Once the form is filled up and error-free the ‘Send OTP’ button will be activated

Additionally, the company must also provide the following details:

Information about all associated directors:

It is important to note that the DIN of every associated director must be in an “Approved” status and not disqualified. The details to be provided are:

Number of Directors

DIN

Status of DIN 

Information about the auditor:

The company must have filed the form ADT-1 for the financial year 2018-2019 for the appointment of the auditor. The details to be provided are:

PAN

Firm Registration Number

Period of appointment

Name of the firm

Information of cost auditor ( if applicable):

The company must file the form CRA -2 for the appointment of the cost auditor.  The details to be provided are Name of individual/firm/llp

Membership number / Firm Registration number as the case may be

Financial year to be covered

Details of the CEO/CFO/Key Managerial Personnel MD/CEO/Manager/Whole Time Director

Name

DIN/PAN

Designation

Company Secretary, where applicable

Name

DIN/PAN

Membership Number  

Chief Financial Officer, where applicable

Name

PAN

Details of the Certifying Authority (CS/CA)

DSC of certifying authority

Membership number

CA/CS/Cost Accountant 

Details of AOC – 4 and MGT – 7 filed for the Financial Year 2017-18

SRN for both AOC- 4 and MGT – 7 must be furnished with this form. In order to have an SRN, both forms must be filed within the specified time period.

Enter the latitude and longitude in which the registered office is situated, which shall be obtained using maps

Required attachments

A photograph of the registered office of the Company in which one of the Directors of the Company is present (internal and external photo) must be attached along with this form.

Where the company does not file the ACTIVE form by the 25th of April, 2019, it shall be marked as “ACTIVE non-compliant”, and shall be liable for action as per the Companies Act, 2013. Further, until the e-Form ACTIVE is filed, the Registrar shall not record any of the following changes/events pertaining to the company:-

SH – 07 (Changes in Authorised Capital)

PAS – 03 (Changes in Paid-up Capital)

DIR – 12 (Changes in Director except for cessation)

INC – 22 (Change in the Registered Office)

INC – 28 (Amalgamation, de-merger)

The Account Masters will do satisfying file inc-22a Registration. We are providing file inc-22a services in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.