What are the Annual Compliances for Section 8 Companies in India?

Following are the annual compliances for Section 8 Company: Mandatory Audit Report Maintenance of Books of Accounts ITR filing Conduct a minimum of 2 board meetings in a year Preparation of Financial Statements Filing of financial statements in Form AOC-4 An Annual Return is to be filed every year with other e-filing forms like MGT-7 Additional compliance to fulfil the Registration like 12AA, 80G, etc Penalties for Non-Compliance As per the Companies Act, if the Company fails to comply with the legal provisions, then the Central Government will cancel the License for Section 8 Company. If the Company’s objectives are conducted fraudulently or in violation of the objectives for which it is established, the licence can be cancelled. In case a Company fails to comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, then the Company will be punishable with a fine not less than Rs. 10 lakhs & may extend to Rs. 1 crore. The Officers & Directors of the Company in default of the provisions will be punishable with a fine not less than Rs. 25,000 which may extend to Rs. 25 lakhs or both.