India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) extends deadlines for companies to file annual financial statements and annual returns for the fiscal year 2025-26. Under the change, financial statements can be filed up to December 31, 2026, and annual returns can be submitted until January 31, 2027. The revised timelines apply without additional filing fees.
Outlets report that the extension follows representations from stakeholders who faced difficulties meeting the earlier deadlines. Several accounts link the problem to issues experienced on the MCA21 portal while preparing and submitting statutory filings. One outlet adds details on the specific e-forms covered for financial statements (including AOC-4 variants and related Ind AS and NBFC forms) and for annual returns (MGT-7 and MGT-7A).
While all sources describe the same deadline changes and fee relief, they differ in how much operational detail they include. Two outlets focus more on the compliance-relief framing, while another provides additional context such as prior deadlines and clarification about AGM timing.
