The Companies Act, 2013 broadly classifies the companies into private and public companies and provides for regulatory environment on the basis of such classification. However, with the growth of the economy and increase in the complexity of business operation, the forms of corporate organizations keep on changing.
| E-FORMS | PURPOSE |
| Annual Filing e-forms | |
| AOC-4(XBRL) | Filing of Financial Statements In XBRL Format |
| AOC-4(NON XBRL) | Filing of Financial Statements |
| MGT-7 | Annual Return |
| MGT-15 | Form for filing Report on Annual General Meeting |
| Other e-forms | |
| INC-1 | Application for reservation of name |
| INC-2 | One Person Company – Application for incorporation |
| INC-3 | One Person Company – Nominee Consent Form |
| INC-4 | One Person Company – Change in Member/Nominee |
| INC-5 | One Person Company – Intimation of exceeding threshold |
| INC-6 | One Person Company – Application for conversion |
| INC-7 | Application for incorporation of company (other than OPC) |
| INC-18 | Application to Regional Director for conversion of Section 8 company into company of any other kind |
| INC-20 | Intimation to Registrar revocation/surrender of license Issued under Section 8 |
| INC-22 | Notice of situation or change of situation of registered office |
| INC-23 | Application to the RD for approval to shift the Regd. Office from one state to another state or from Jurisdiction of one Registrar to another Registrar within the same state |
| INC-24 | Application for approval of Central Government for change Of name |
| INC-27 | Conversion of public company into private company or Private company into public company |
| INC-28 | Notice of Order of the Court or any other competent authority |
| INC-29 | Integrated Incorporation Form |
| PAS-3 | Return of allotment |
| SH-7 | Notice to Registrar of any alteration of share capital |
| SH-8 | Letter of Offer |
| SH-9 | Declaration of Solvency |
| SH-11 | Return in respect of buy back of securities |
| DPT-3 | Return of Deposits |
| DPT-4 | Statement regarding deposits existing on the Commencement of the Act |
| CHG-1 | Application for registration of creation, modification of charge (other than those related to debentures) |
| CHG-4 | Particulars for satisfaction of charge thereof |
| CHG-6 | Notice of appointment or cessation or receiver or Manager |
| CHG-9 | Application for registration of creation or modification of Charge for debentures or rectification of particulars filed in respect of creation or modification of charge for debentures |
| MGT-3 | Notice of situation or change of situation or Discontinuation of situation, of place where foreign register shall be kept |
| MGT-6 | Persons not holding beneficial interest in shares |
| MGT-10 | Changes in shareholding position of promoters and top ten shareholders |
| MGT-14 | Filing of resolutions and agreements to the Registrar |
| AOC-5 | Notice of address at which books of account are maintained |
| ADT-1 | Appointment of Auditor |
| ADT-2 | Application for removal of Auditor before expiry of his term |
| ADT-3 | Notice of resignation by the Auditor |
| DIR-3 | Application for allotment of Director Identification Number |
| DIR-3C | Intimation of Director Identification Number by the company to the Registrar DIN services |
| DIR-6 | Intimation of change in particulars of Director to be given to the Central Government |
| DIR-11 | Notice of resignation by a director to the Registrar |
| DIR-12 | Particulars of appointment of Directors and the key managerial personnel and the changes among them |
| MR-1 | Return of appointment of KMP |
| MR-2 | Form of application to the Central Government for approval of appointment or reappointment and remuneration or increase in remuneration or waiver for excess or over payment to Managing Director or whole Time Director or Manager and commission or remuneration to Directors |
| URC-1 | Application by a company for registration under Section 366 |
| FC-1 | Information to be filed by Foreign Company |
| FC-2 | Return of alteration in the documents filed for registration by Foreign Company |
| FC-3 | Annual Accounts along with the list of all principal places Of business in India established by Foreign Company |
| FC-4 | Annual Return of a Foreign Company |
| GNL-1 | Form for filing an application with Registrar of companies |
| GNL-2 | Form for submission of documents with the Registrar. |
| GNL-3 | Particulars of person(s) or key managerial personnel charged or specified for the purpose of sub-clause (iii) or (iv) of clause 60 of Section 2 |
| MSC-1 | Application to Registrar for obtaining the status of dormant Company |
| MSC-3 | Return of Dormant Companies |
| MSC-4 | Application for seeking status of active company |
| Adj | Memorandum of Appeal; still rules are to be made by the Government for the remaining Chapters |
| 22 | Statutory Report |
Other Specific formats
| FORMS | PURPOSE |
| INC-8 | Declaration for Incorporation |
| INC-9 | Affidavit for Incorporation |
| INC-10 | Form for verification of signature of subscribers |
| INC-11 | Certificate of Incorporation |
| INC-12 | Application for grant of license under Section 8 |
| INC-13 | Memorandum of Association |
| INC-14 | Declaration for Incorporation of Section 8 Companies |
| INC-15 | Declaration by persons applying for Incorporation of Section 8 Companies |
| INC-16 | Licence under section 8(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 |
| INC-17 | License under Section 8 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 |
| INC-19 | Public Notice for section 8 Companies seeking conversion into any other kind |
| INC-25 | Certificate of incorporation pursuance to change of name |
| INC-26 | Advertisement to be published in the newspaper for license For existing companies/ Advertisement for change in registered office from one state to another |
| PAS-1 | Advertisement giving details of notice of special resolution For varying the terms of any contract referred to in the Prospectus or altering the objects for which the prospectus was issued |
| PAS-2 | Information Memorandum |
| PAS-4 | Private Placement Offer letter |
| PAS-5 | Record of a private placement offer to be kept by the Company |
| SH-1 | Share Certificate |
| SH-2 | Register of Renewed and Duplicate Share Certificates |
| SH-3 | Register of Sweat Equity Shares |
| SH-4 | Securities Transfer Form |
| SH-5 | Notice for transfer of partly paid securities |
| SH-6 | Register of Employee Stock Option |
| SH-10 | Register of shares or other securities bought back |
| SH-12 | Debenture Trust Deed |
| SH-13 | Nomination Form |
| SH-14 | Cancellation or variation of nomination |
| SH-15 | Certificate of compliance in respect of buy back securities |
| DPT-1 | Circular or Circular in the form of advertisement inviting Deposits |
| DPT-2 | Deposit Trust deed |
| CHG-2 | Certificate of Registration of Charge |
| CHG-3 | Certificate of registration of modification of charge |
| CHG-5 | Memorandum of satisfaction of charge |
| CHG-7 | Register of Charges |
| CHG-8 | Application to Central Government for extension of time For filing particulars of registration of creation/modification/satisfaction of charge or for rectification of omission or misstatement of any particular in respect of creation/modification/satisfaction of charge |
| MGT-1 | Register of Members |
| MGT-2 | Register of Debenture holders/ other securities holders |
| MGT-4 | Declaration by the registered owner of shares who does not hold the beneficial interest in such shares |
| MGT-5 | Declaration by the beneficial owner who holds or acquires beneficial interest in shares but whose name is not entered in the register of members |
| MGT-8 | Certificate by a CSP (Certification of Annual Return) |
| MGT-9 | Extract of Annual Return |
| MGT-11 | Proxy Form |
| MGT-12 | Polling Paper |
| MGT-13 | Report of Scruitinizer(s) |
| AOC-1 | Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of subsidiaries/associate companies/joint ventures |
| AOC-2 | Form for disclosure of particulars of contracts/arrangements entered into by the company with related parties |
| AOC-3 | Form of abridged Financial Statements |
| ADT-4 | Report to the Central Government |
| DIR-1 | Application for inclusion of name |
| DIR-2 | Consent to act as A Director of a Company |
| DIR-4 | Verification of applicant for application for DIN |
| DIR-5 | Application for surrender of DIN |
| DIR-7 | Verification of applicant for change in DIN particulars |
| DIR-8 | Declaration for disqualification by the Director |
| DIR-9 | Report by company to Registrar |
| DIR-10 | Form of application for removal of disqualification of Directors |
| MBP-1 | Disclosure of Interest by the Directors |
| MBP-2 | Register of loans, guarantee, security and acquisition made by the company |
| MBP-3 | Register of investments not held in its own name by the Company |
| MBP-4 | Register of contracts with related party and contracts and bodies etc., in which directors are interested |
| MR-3 | Secretarial Audit Report |
| URC-2 | Advertisement giving notice about Registration under Part I of Chapter XXI |
| FC-5 | Nomination by IDR holder |
| NDH-1 | Return of statutory compliances |
| NDH-2 | Application for extension of time |
| NDH-3 | Half yearly return |
| MSC-2 | Certificate of Status of a Dormant Company |
| MSC-5 | Certificate of Status of an active company; |