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Complete List Of Forms Under Companies Act, 2013

April 7, 2026
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While setting up the company in India, maintaining compliance with the Companies Act 2013 is of utmost priority. The Act provides an array of forms that the company's director, company secretary, or chartered accountant must file with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) or the central government to maintain compliance.

In this blog, we will explore the popular forms under the Companies Act 2013, along with their descriptions, to help you better understand them.

Key Takeaways

Forms under the Companies Act 2013 are a set of forms and notices filed with the Central Government or the Registrar of Companies (ROC) for incorporation, event-based changes, and compliance.
The forms in the Act are categorized by their purpose, such as the INC series for incorporation, DIR series for directors, and MGT series for managers, SH series for share capital, CHC series for charges, and so on.
Late or non-filing of the forms leads to penalties and potential legal action against the company and its management.

What Are Form Under The Companies Act, 2013?

Under the Companies Act 2013, the company is required to file numerous forms with the Registrar of Companies (ROC). There are forms that a company is required to file annually, such as a financial statement and an application to file the director's KYC. Some forms are filed only once after company incorporation, such as the Certificate of Nominee for an OPC, the e-Articles of Association, the e-Memorandum of Association, and an application for company name reservation.

There are forms that are filed only upon the occurrence of an event, such as a change in the company's address or name, an auditor's resignation, and so on. If any such events do not occur in the course of the company's operations, there is no requirement to file the forms.

If a company fails to file all the relevant forms within the specified timeframe, it incurs heavy penalties.

Complete List Of Form Under The Companies Act, 2013

The following table demonstrates the popular forms under the Companies Act 2013, along with the relevant descriptions.

1. Incorporation Forms

These forms are used during company incorporation and initial setup.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
INC-1	Application to reserve the name of the company	e-Form
INC-3	Consent of Nominee as regards One Person Company (OPC)	e-Form
INC-4	Changes of nominee as regards One Person Company	e-Form
INC-5	Intimation of OPC for exceeding the prescribed threshold of more than Rs 50 lakh of the share capital or Rs 2 crore turnover.	e-Form
INC-6	Conversion of a private limited company into an OPC or vice versa	e-Form
INC-8	Declaration by an advocate, CA (chartered accountant, cost accountant, or CS (company secretary) in practice that all provisions of the Companies Act and rules related to incorporation have been complied with.	Physical
INC-9	Declaration by every subscriber of the memorandum and each of the first directors named in the articles that he/she has not been convicted of any offense for the preceding 5 years, and that all the documents filed with the Registrar are right.	Physical
INC-11	Certificate Of Incorporation	Physical
INC-11A	Certificate of incorporation on conversion from an unlimited company to a limited company.	Physical
INC-11B	Certificate of incorporation on conversion from a company limited by guarantee to a company limited by shares.	Physical
INC 13	Memorandum Of Association	Physical
INC 14	Declaration by a CA, CS, cost accountant, advocate in practice that the provisions of the association have been drawn up in conformity with the provisions of Section 8 and rules made thereunder and that all the requisites of the Act and the rules made in association to registration of the company under the Section 8 and matters incidental or supplemental thereto have been complied with.	Physical
INC 15	Declaration by each of the persons making the application (Section 8 companies)	Physical
INC 16/17	License issued under Section 8	Physical
INC 20A	A declaration given by the director for the commencement of business for a company.	e-Form
INC 22	A notice of the change in the company's registered office and its verification.	e-Form
INC 22A	Active company tagging identities and verification (Active)	e-Form
INC 24	Application to the Central Government for approval for a change in the name of the company.	e-Form
INC 25	A new incorporation certificate following a change in name.	Physical
INC 25A	An advertisement to publish in the newspaper when a company is converted into a private company.	Physical
INC 26	Advertisement to be published in the newspaper upon changing the company's registered office in the registry office from one state or Union territory to another.	Physical
INC 27	Conversion of a public company into a private company and vice versa, including the conversion of a company limited by guarantee to a company limited by shares.	e-Form
INC 28	The notice of the order of the court or any other competent authority.	e-Form
INC 32	SPICe+ (INC-32) is now an integrated web-based form for company incorporation.	e-Form
INC 33	e-MOA (Memorandum of Association)	e-Form
INC 34	e-AOA (Articles of Association)	e-Form
INC 35	An application for Goods and Service Tax (GST) identification number, Employees' State Insurance Corporation registration, plus Employees provided fund organization registration (AGILE-PRO)	e-Form

2. Director-Related Forms

Forms related to appointment, resignation, and compliance of directors.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
DIR 2	This is the consent given by the person appointed as the company director.	Physical
DIR 3	This is the application for the allotment of the Director Identification Number (DIN) before being appointed as a director in an existing company.	e-Form
DIR 3 KYC	An application for filing the director's KYC.	e-Form
DIR 3C	An intimation by the company to the Registrar on the DIN.	e-Form,
DIR 3A	The declaration provided by the individual applying as a director, if he does not have a last name, and uses only his first name.	Physical
DIR 3B	The intimation of the DIN to the company/companies in which an individual is a director.	Physical
DIR 5	An Application to surrender the DIN	e-Form
DIR 6	An intimation of changes in the particulars specified in the DIN application.	e-Form
DIR 8	An intimation by the director to the respective company about his/her disqualification.	Physical
DIR 9	The form for the company to disclose directors' disqualifications to the Registrar.	Physical
DIR 10	An application to remove disqualified directors from the company.	Physical
DIR 11	A notice of resignation by the director to the Registrar.	e-Form
DIR 12	The particulars of the directors and the key managerial personnel appointment, and any changes.	e-Form

3. Annual Compliance Forms

Forms required for yearly compliance filing.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
AOC 4	The form for filing the company's annual financial statement and other relevant documents with the Registrar.	e-Form
AOC 4 (XBRL)	XBRL is the document for the financial statement and other documents to be filed with the Registrar.	e-Form
AOC-4 NBFC	The form is for NBFCs to file the financial statements and other relevant documents with the registrar.	e-form
AO4- CGS	The form is to file the consolidated financial statements and other relevant documents with the Registrar	e-Form
AOC 5	The notice to declare the address of the location in the company's book of accounts is well maintained.	e-Form
MGT 14	Filing the company resolutions and agreements with the registrar	e-Form
MGT 15	Form for filing a report on the AGM (Annual General Meeting )	Physical
DPT 3	Return of deposits	e-Form
MSME Form 1	The half-yearly returns are filed with the Registrar of Companies for any outstanding payment to the Micro or Small enterprise.	e-Form

4. Share Capital & Charges Forms

Forms related to capital structure and charges.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
SH 10	The register of shares or securities bought back	Physical
CHG 1	Application to register the modification or creation of a charge	e-Form
CHG 2	Registration of the charge certificate	Physical
CHG 3	Modification of the charge certificate	Physical

5. Audit & Financial Forms

Forms related to audit, financial reporting, and auditors.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
ADT 1	This form is to inform the registrar of the company's appointment of an auditor.	e-Form
ADT 2	This is the application to remove the company auditor before their term expiry.	e-Form
ADT 3	The notice of the auditor's resignation	e-Form
ADT 4	The Form to report any suspected fraud made by the auditor to the central government.	Physical
CRA 1	The maintenance of the cost records by some companies.	Physical
CRA 2	The form for the intimation of appointment of the cost auditor.	e-Form
CRA 3	Format of the cost audit report	Physical
CRA 4	The form for filing the cost audit report with the Government	e-Form
MR 1	A return of appointment of a Managing Director, Manager, or Whole Time Director.	e-Form
MR 2	This form is for the application to the Central Government for approval of remuneration/reappointment/appointment of the Director, Managing Director, or the Manager.	e-Form
MR 3	The format for the Secretarial Audit Report	Physical

6. Event-Based Forms

Forms filed when specific events occur.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
RD-1	An application to the regional directors in order to change a financial year or transform a public company into a private company.	e-Form
RD GNL-5	A form for rectification of mistakes related to a change in a financial year or for converting a public company into a private company.	e-Form
BEN 1	In the case of an individual, a declaration by the significant beneficial owner.	Physical
MGT 1	Register of members of the company	Physical
MGT 2	Register of Debenture holders or any security holders	Physical
MGT 3	Notice of the change in the situation or discontinuation of a location where a foreign register is kept.	>Physical
MGT 9	Extract of the annual return	Physical
MGT 11	The appointment of a proxy for a meeting	Physical
MGT 12	Polling paper in the meeting	Physical
MGT 13	The scrutinizers report to the chairman on the meeting poll.	Physical
CAA 1	The creditors' responsibility statement related to Section 230- Powers to either compromise or make arrangements with the creditors and the members.	Physical
CAA 2	The notice of a meeting of any class or classes of the members or the creditors.	Physical
CAA 10	The solvency declaration	Physical
CAA 11	The approval notice for a scheme of merger	Physical
STK 1	A notice by the Registrar of Companies for removing the name of the company from the Registrar of Companies.	Physical

7. Foreign Company Forms

Forms applicable to foreign companies operating in India.

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
FC 1	The information to be filed by a foreign company	e-Form
FC 2	The return of the alteration in the documents filed for the registration of a foreign company.	e-Form
FC 3	Annual accounts and the list of all the principal places of the business that are established in India by a foreign company.	e-Form
FC 4	Annual Return of a Foreign Company	e-Form
FC 5	Nomination for the Indian depository receipts	Physical

8. Other Forms

Form Number	Description of the form	Types of Form
DPT 4	A statement on the existing deposits as on the date of commencement of the Companies Act	Physical
AOC 1	Statement including salient features of the financial statement of associates/ subsidiaries/ joint ventures.	Physical
AOC 2	All the details, including the arrangements or the contracted company, have been entered into with the related parties.	Physical
AOC 3	The statements encapsulate the salient features of the audited financial statements.	Physical
AOC 3A	A Detailed statement on the annual financial statements to be filed by the company in accordance with the Companies Rules 2015.
RSC 1	The application was sent to the Tribunal to confirm the reduction of the share capital	Physical

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The Bottom Line

Companies must ensure that they file the appropriate form on the due date, along with the relevant fees. If a company fails to file the form by the due date, it shall incur penalties and inconvenience to the company and its management.

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Glossary

Balance Sheet: A Balance Sheet is a Financial Statement Containing Assets, Liabilities, and Equity of Shareholders.
Best Judgment Assessment: The Best Assessment Judgement Performed by an Assessing Officer on the Financial Conditions of the Assesse.
Capital: Capital, a Financial Term Used for Business Operations, Like Bank Accounts, Stocks, Assets, Etc.
Capital Gain: Capital Gains, Profits on the Financial Assets at the Time of Selling.
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA): DTAA, an Agreement Signed Between the Countries to Avoid Double Taxation.
Direct Tax: Direct Tax, a Type of Tax Imposed on Income, Sales, or Property, Based on the Ability to Pay.

Disclaimer

Note: This guide is for information purposes only. The views expressed in this guide are personal and do not constitute the views of Savetaxs. Savetaxs or the author will not be responsible for any direct or indirect loss incurred by the reader for taking any decision based on the information or the contents. It is advisable to consult either a CA, CS, CPA or a professional tax expert from the Savetaxs team, as they are familiar with the current regulations and help you make accurate decisions and maintain accuracy throughout the whole process.

Pankaj Shaw(Tax Expert)

Mr Shaw brings 8 years of experience in auditing and taxation. He has a deep understanding of disciplinary regulations and delivers comprehensive auditing services to businesses and individuals. From financial auditing to tax planning, risk assessment, and financial reporting. Mr Shaw's expertise is impeccable.

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