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One Person Company (OPC) Compliance - Avoid Costly Penalties

According to Section 2 (62) of the Companies Act, 2013, a company with only one person as its member falls into the category of One Person Company. An OPC compliance requirement is similar to that of a private limited company . As we all know, a one-person company enjoys the status of a separate legal entity. Thus, the extent of the liability of the directors is limited to the extent of the amount invested by them. It must be noted that one person company can only be incorporated as a private limited company. Thus, all the provisions applicable to private companies are applicable to one person company compliance too. In this article, you will learn about one person company compliance and the annual returns to be filed after the incorporation of an OPC . Annual Filings for One Person Company Compliance : 1. MBP 1: Form MBP-1 is to be filed by the directors in one-person company compliance to disclose their interest in other companies yearly on the first Board Meeting of every year or th...

Tips for submitting GSTR 1 and GSTR 3B for September 2021

The Return for the month of September is the last Return in which to make any revisions or adjustments to the previous year's Income tax return filing . Consider the following scenario: for the fiscal year 2020-21, GSTR 3B and GSTR 1 are the final returns to be filed for all changes to transactions relating to the period April 2020 to March 2021, respectively. Before submitting the GST Return filing  for the month of September, the following steps must be completed: Match the Sales Turnover recorded in GSTR 1 with the Sales Turnover reported in Books. Match the Sales Turnover recorded in GSTR 3B with the Sales Turnover reported in Books. Check to see whether all of the credit notes that have been issued have been disclosed in GSTR 1 and whether the impact of the same has been taken into account in GSTR 3B. Determine if invoices raised to customers are recorded in B2B (customers with GSTIN) or B2C (customers without GSTIN) (Unregistered customers) Make a comparison between GSTR 3B a...