All the companies which got incorporated on or before 31st Dec 2017 which are under ‘Active’ status as on the date of filing shall submit required particulars in eForm INC-22A on or before 25th April 2019. In case company does not file eForm INC-22A within the time limit, Filing of eForm shall be allowed with a fee of Rs. 10,000.

eForm INC-22A -ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) is available for filing now.



Details / Information Required for Active Form

1. List of Directors of Company with Designation on Letter Head of Company

2. Details of Statutory Auditors & Cost Auditors of Company on letter head of Company

3. Address Proof of Registered Office – Title Deed / Lease Agreement / Rent Receipt and Utility Bill. In case the documents are not in name of Company a NOC from the person for use of office as Registered Office of Company.

4. Latitude and Longitude of registered office of company

5. Photograph of Registered Office showing external building and inside office also showing therein at least one director/ KMP who has affixed his/her Digital Signature to this form

6. Official e-mail id of the company – Please note OTP will be used to verify the e-mail id.

7. Kindly note Digital Signature of two Directors  will be needed for Filing


Points to Note

1. The form can only be uploaded if Forms AOC-4/AOC-4 XBRL and MGT-7 is filed for FY 2017-18

2. DINs of all Directors are in 'approved' status and are neither 'De-activated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC' nor 'Disqualified u/s 164(2)'

3. Latest ADT-1 of appointment of auditor atleast upto 31/03/2019 is mandatory to have been filled.


Here is the Detailed Law Prompting this compliance


Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 21-02-2019 has bring a new concept Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification by the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019 notified with effect from 25th February 2019 and which introduces new E-FORM ACTIVE (INC-22A).

Rule 25A: Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification (ACTIVE).- 
(1) Every company incorporated on or before the 31st December, 2017 shall file the particulars of the company and its registered office, in e-Form ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) on or before 25.04.2019. 
Provided that any company which has not filed its due financial statements under section 137 or due annual returns under section 92 or both with the Registrar shall be restricted from filing e-Form-ACTIVE, unless such company is under management dispute and the Registrar has recorded the same on the register: 
Provided further that companies which have been struck off or are under process of striking off or under liquidation or amalgamated or dissolved as recorded in the register, shall not be required to file e-Form ACTIVE: 
Provided also that in case a company does not intimate the said particulars, the Company shall be marked as “ACTIVE-non-compliant” on or after 26th April, 2019 and shall be liable for action under sub-section (9) of section 12 of the Act:
Provided also that no request for recording the following event based information or changes shall be accepted by the Registrar from such companies marked as “ACTIVE-non-compliant”, unless “ e-Form ACTIVE” is filed - 
(i) SH-07 (Change in Authorized Capital); 
(ii) PAS-03 (Change in Paid-up Capital); 
(iii)DIR-12 (Changes in Director except cessation); 
(iv) INC-22 (Change in Registered Office); 
(v) INC-28 (Amalgamation, de-merger) 

(2) Where a company files “e-Form ACTIVE”, on or after 26th April, 2019, the company shall be marked as “ACTIVE Compliant”, on payment of fee of ten thousand rupees”.

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