Post-Incorporation Compliance Cascade
You incorporated.
Now the clock is ticking.
Enter your incorporation date and get every statutory deadline a newly incorporated Private Limited Company faces in its first year — as absolute dates, with days remaining, each cited to the Companies Act 2013.
Step 1
Enter your incorporation date
This is a Private Limited Company post-incorporation cascade. Every date below is computed from the date you enter.
Disclaimer
These dates are computed from the incorporation date you entered and are indicative only. Verify each deadline against your actual MCA filings (SPICe+, Certificate of Incorporation, and board records) and consult a Chartered Accountant before acting. This tool does not compute fees or penalties.
Last reviewed 2026-07-24. Post-incorporation obligations for a Private Limited Company under the Companies Act 2013.
Common questions
Deadlines, statute-cited.
When must a new private limited company hold its first board meeting?+
Within 30 days of incorporation, per s.173(1) of the Companies Act 2013. After that, the board must meet at least four times a year with no gap of more than 120 days between two consecutive meetings. Use this tool to generate the full cascade from your incorporation date — the first 30 days alone carry the board meeting, the first auditor appointment, and the ADT-1 filing.
When is the first auditor appointed and when is ADT-1 filed?+
The first auditor is appointed by the board within 30 days of registration under s.139(6) of the Companies Act 2013 — and if the board fails to do so, the members must appoint one at an extraordinary general meeting within 90 days. Notice of that appointment goes to the ROC in Form ADT-1 within 15 days (Rule 4, Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules 2014).
What is INC-20A and when is it due?+
INC-20A is the declaration of commencement of business that a company must file within 180 days of incorporation under s.10A(1) of the Companies Act 2013, along with a declaration by a director that subscribers have paid up their share capital in full. If it is not filed in time, the Registrar may strike the company's name off the register under s.10A(2).
When must the first AGM be held?+
The first AGM must be held within 9 months of the close of the first financial year under s.96(1) of the Companies Act 2013 — in practice, a company whose first year ends 31 March must hold its first AGM by 31 December. Subsequent AGMs must be within 15 months of the previous one and within 6 months of the financial year end. One Person Companies are exempt from holding an AGM (s.96(1) proviso).
What is the penalty for late filing of MGT-7 and AOC-4?+
MGT-7 (annual return) is due within 60 days of the AGM under s.92(4); AOC-4 (financial statements) within 30 days under s.137(1). Both attract an additional ROC fee of ₹100 per day under s.403 of the Companies Act 2013. On top of that, s.92(5) levies a penalty of ₹10,000 plus ₹100 per day of continuing default (capped at ₹2 lakh for the company and ₹50,000 for each officer), and s.137(3) levies ₹10,000 plus ₹100 per day (capped at ₹2 lakh for the company and ₹50,000 for the MD/CFO or designated director), as revised by the Companies (Amendment) Act 2020.
How long after incorporation does the whole compliance cascade take?+
The first 30 days cover the first board meeting, first auditor appointment and ADT-1. By month 6 you file INC-20A. The first AGM lands by month 9–15, AOC-4 within 30 days after it, and MGT-7 within 60 days. Punch your incorporation date into this tool and it computes every one of these dates for you, each cited to the Companies Act 2013.