• Notification Date: 28-01-2023
• Notification No: N/A

ICAI Invites Feedback on LLP Filing and Company Filing for 56 Forms to resolve MCA V3 Portal Issues

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has recently issued an announcement, advising stakeholders to note the availability of 56 Company and LLP filing forms, also seeking feedback on the same via google form links.  

In the third phase of digitization, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has launched a second set of (56) Company Forms related to Incorporation and Allied Matters on MCA21 V3 portal on 23rd Jan 2023 at 12:00 AM. Following 10 forms have been rolled-out in this phase: SPICe+ PART A, SPICe+ PART B, RUN, INC-13, INC-31, INC-33, INC-34, INC-9, AGILE PRO-S and URC-1. 

MCA had migrated LLP filings to an upgraded Version 3 of the MCA- 21 Portal, and as the first phase, the go-live of the revised and enhanced LLP forms had commenced from 8th March, 2022. 

In the second phase, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had launched the first set of Nine (9) Company Forms on the MCA V3 portal on 31st Aug 2022. Following forms were rolled-out in that phase: DIR3-KYC Web, DIR3-KYC E-form, DPT-3, DPT-4, CHG-1, CHG-4, CHG6, CHG-8 & CHG-9.  

The ICAI further advised the Stakeholders to note the following: 

1. LLP forms are available in Version 3 – MCA Portal (MCA V3 Portal) 

2. Following Lot-1 Company forms are also available in Version 3 MCA Portal for filing: DIR-3 KYC, DIR-3 KYC (web), CHG-1, CHG-4, CHG-6, CHG-8, CHG-9, DPT-3, DPT-4  

3. Following Lot-2 10 Company forms are also available in Version 3 MCA Portal for Filing: SPICe+ PART A, SPICe+ PART B, RUN, INC-13, INC-31, INC-33, INC-34, INC-9, AGILE PRO-S and URC-1  

4. Other 46 forms are also available in V3  

5. The Forms made available by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) can be accessed at the link: https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/foportal/fologin.html 

6. The FAQs released on Incorporation are also made available at the Link: https://www.mca.gov.in/content/dam/mca/pdf/SPICEplus-and-linked-filings-FAQs-V3-20230122.pdf 

7. Stakeholders please note that for hassle free form filings in V3, all Signatories have to register themselves as Business User and associate their Digital Signature Certificate in V3 Portal.  

ICAI also provided the following feedback forms on filings made available: – MCA 21 Version 3 Company and LLP Form filing – Issues/Feedback can be reported at –  https://forms.gle/wo82nxm6ubN1m26G8, created by the Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee, ICAI.  

MCA 21 Version 3 Company Form filing- Issues/ Feedback (if any) – Lot 2 (56 Forms Incorporation and Allied Matters) can be reported at:  https://forms.gle/qxyKeYSGcHSyY3Kx8, created by the Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee, ICAI. 

“This initiative is to assist the users of the MCA portal and provide proactive support as a partner in Nation Building”, the ICAI Announcement said. In reply to some of the issues raised by the professionals, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had earlier released a list of solutions on MCA21/V2/V3 Portal Issues last month, after an FAQ was released on LLP and Company e-filing services and MCA21, V2 and V3 Portals earlier last year. Citing various technical errors and tweets of many practitioners on the new V3 portal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), a Chartered Accountant had also approached the Kerala High Court through a writ petition.