Proprietorship
What are the annual compliances for an individual/proprietor?
There are mainly two compliances required for an individual/proprietor. They are:
1. Income Tax Return
2. GST Return ( if the entity is registered under GST)
- GST 3B Monthly
- GSTR 1 (quarterly/monthly)
- GSTR 9 Monthly
Apart from Income Tax and GST regulation, a proprietorship firm may also be required to comply with:
- TDS Regulation
- PF/ESI Regulations and others.
The compliance requirements of a business depend on – the type of entity, industry, state of incorporation, number of employees and sales turnover.
Reasons to major Compliances of a Proprietorship
The following are the major reasons why compliance of proprietorship is required to be maintained:
Income Tax Filing: All proprietorship having a taxable income over and above the exemption limit must file Income Tax. In some cases tax audits may also be requires.
GST Filing: Under the GST regime that rolled out in 2017, all the proprietorship firms registered under GST are required to file monthly, quarterly and annual GST returns.
ESI Return: All proprietorships having ESI registration must file for ESI return. ESI registration is required when a proprietorship employs more than 10 employees.
TDS Filing: All proprietorship that have TAN must file quarterly TDS return and are required to deduct tax deducted at source as per TDS rules.
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Partnership
A Partnership firm is a firm in which two or more person get together to run a business with the motive of earning profits. Each member of this group is called ‘Partner’ and they are collectively known as a ‘Partnership Firm’. These firms are governed by the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
All businesses registered as Partnerships in India are required to file Income Tax Return (ITR) every year.
The annual compliance of a Partnership firm includes maintain the books of accounts. In addition to this, it must also adhere to:
- TDS Regulations
- GST Regulations
- ESI Regulations and others
Documents required for Annual Compliance Filing for Partnership Firm:
- Invoices of Sale & Purchase during the year.
- Invoices of expenses incurred during the year
- Bank statements of all the partners of all the banks
Process of Annual Compliance Filing of a Partnership Firm
After collecting the required documents, ITR of the partnership firm is filed.
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Private Limited Company
A private limited company has to fulfill a number of regulatory compliances as laid down by the governing authorities. In fact, all companies registered in India like – Private Company, One Person Company, Limited Company, Section 8 Companies are required to file returns with the Ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) and income tax return each year.
A Private Limited Company is required to fulfill certain conditions related to Annual General Meeting before filing annual return, such as:
- The company must conduct an Annual General Meeting at the end of each financial year.
- The AGM for newly incorporated companies should take place within 18 months from the date of incorporation or within 9 months from closing of the financial year, whichever falls earlier.
- Subsequent annual general meeting shall take place within 6 months from the end of that financial year.
The financial year in India starts on April 1 and ends on March 31st. According to this, the company’s annual return would be due on or before September 30th. Irrespective of profit or loss, companies must file income tax return in addition to MCA annual return. Even if a company has not undertaken any transaction till date are required to file income tax return each year. The due date for filing income tax return for companies is on or before 30th September.
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- Preparation of financial statements
- Secretarial services
- Income tax return filing
- MCA return filing
- Based on the scale of your business and the compliances required for the same, we also provide:
- GST return filing services
- TDS return filing services
- Advance tax computation
- Payroll processing
Private Company Compliance Due Dates
Following are the Private Company Compliance due dates:
Commencement of Business: The commencement of business certificate must be thin 180 days of incorporation of the company.
Auditor Appointment: Must take place within 30 days of incorporation.
Income Tax Returns: Must be filed on or before 30th September.
MCA Form AOC-4: Must file on or before 30th Nov from the end of FY.
MCA Form MGT-7: Must file on or before 31st December from the end of FY
ACTIVE eForm: Must be filed on or before 25th April from the end of FY.
MSME 1 & 2: Must be filed on or before 31st October from the end of FY.
Failure to file any or all of the above attracts penalties which differ for each document.
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Limited Liability Partnership
Limited Liability Partnerships as the name suggests are partnership firms where the partners have limited liability. These are a type of companies which exhibit the characteristics of both Partnership firm and a Company.
For maintaining returns and escaping heavy penalties, LLPs must file returns periodically. There are only two compliances to be followed by LLPs which remarkable low as compared to compliances to be followed by Private Companies. However the penalty in case of non-compliance is quite large.
LLPs must maintain proper books of accounts and must file an annual return with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Annual Return Compliances by Limited Liability Partnership
An LLP has two types of MCA annual return filing to be done each year, Form 8 & Form 11.
Form 8: This must be filed within 30 days of the completion of 6 months of the financial year along with the prescribed fees.
Form 8 has two parts:
- Part A : Statement of Solvency
- Part B : Statement of Accounts
The due date to file Form 8 for the financial year is subsequent October 30. Failure to file shall lead to a fine of INR 100 per day.
Form 11: This form contains the following:
- Details of the number of partners
- Total number of partners
- Total capital contribution by all the partners
- Details of body corporate as partners and summary of partners
The due date for filling Form 11 is 30th may of each year. This form should be filed within 60 days from the end of the financial year with prescribed fee.
Documents to be maintained by LLPs
LLPs are required to maintain its incorporation documents like:
- Names of partners and any changes made
- Proof of fee payment
- Statement of Accounts
Statement of Solvency
- Annual Return filed by LLP
The above documents should be ready at all times to be inspected by the concerned authorities.
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