Form 23AC

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OF EFORM – 23AC

(For filing Balance Sheet and other documents with the Registrar)

NOTE:
• The information to be provided in the eForm should be as on the date of the
balance sheet.
• After the eForm has been filled, click the Prescrutiny button to pre-
scrutinise the eForm. If the eForm is not pre-scrutinised, it shall be rejected
when you attempt to upload the eForm.
• This eForm shall be taken on record through electronic mode without any
processing at the office of Registrar of Companies. Ensure that all
particulars in the eForm are correct as per the balance sheet to be
attached. There is no provision for resubmission of this eForm.
• Balance sheet and other documents attached with the eForm shall be a
copy of balance sheet authenticated as per the provisions of section 215 of
the Companies Act, 1956. You are required to convert the soft copy of
the balance sheet into PDF format and attach with the eForm. In the
soft copy, before converting it into PDF format, write name,
designation and date of signing of Balance Sheet and other
documents by the auditor(s) and of directors/ officers of the company
in the same manner as signed and authenticated the original Balance
Sheet and other documents and also write Sd- above such name,
designation and date. Scanning of balance sheet is not recommended as
comparatively it results into excessive size of PDF attachment.

If the file size of Form 23AC exceeds 2.5MB due to large size of attachments, use
Additional Attachment Sheet at the time of uploading of eForm. Once the filing is
done, no attachment can be submitted later through the ‘Addendum’ service.
Refer the relevant provisions and rules made there under with respect to the matter
dealt in this eForm.
Note:
• Instructions are not provided for the fields which are self explanatory
• All figures appearing in the eForm should be entered in Absolute Rupees
only. Figures should not be rounded off in any other unit like hundreds,
thousands, lakhs, millions or crores.

Part A
1 (a) Enter the Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the company.
You can find the CIN by entering the existing registration number of
the company in the ‘Find CIN/GLN’ service at the portal
(www.mca.gov.in)
2 (a) Click the “Pre-fill” button.
(b) The system will automatically display the name and registered office
(c) address of the company.
System will also display the authorised capital or number of
members of the company, as the case may be.
The system will automatically display the email ID of the company. In
case there is any change in the email ID, enter the new email ID.
3 (a) Enter the financial year to which the balance sheet relates
(c) Details of director(s), Managing Director, manager, secretary of the
company who have signed the balance sheet
Details are to be entered only in case the date of balance sheet is on
or after 01.07.2007.

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 Enter the DIN/ PAN, date of signing and click on prefill button.
System shall display the designation and name of the person as on
the date of signing of balance sheet. The date of signing should not
be less than the date of Board of directors' meeting in which balance
sheet was approved.
It shall be validated that the person (whose DIN or PAN is entered) is
associated with the company as on the as on the date of signing of
balance sheet as entered in the form. In case the details do not exist
in the system, DIN/PAN of that person shall not be allowed to be
entered. For such cases, Company would need to ensure that Form
DIN-3 or Form 32, as the case may be, has been filed in respect of
that person.
4 (a) Enter the date of Board of directors' meeting in which Board's report
referred to under section 217 was approved.
(b) Details of director(s), Managing Director who have signed the
Board's report.
Details are to be entered only in case the date of Board of directors'
meeting under section 217 is on or after 01.07.2007.
Enter the DIN, date of signing and click on prefill button. System
shall display the designation and name of the person as on the date
of signing of Board’s report. The date of signing should not be less
than the date of Board of directors' meeting under section 217.
It shall be validated that the person (whose DIN is entered) is
associated with the company as on the date of signing of board’s
report as entered in the form. In case the details do not exist in the
system, DIN of that person shall not be allowed to be entered. For
such cases, Company would need to ensure that Form DIN-3 or
Form 32, as the case may be, has been filed in respect of that
person.
5 Enter the date of signing of reports by the auditors, as mentioned in
the balance sheet
6 Enter the AGM date/ AGM due date/ AGM extension date/ AGM
Date in which accounts are adopted by shareholders correctly
This shall be compared with other Annual Filing Forms and can
impact their filing. This has been illustrated through following
example.

Case I: Form 20B already Pre scrutinised & Form 23AC being
prescrutinised
Following dates are entered in the pre scrutinised Form 20B
• Financial Year- 31.03.2008
• Actual date of AGM- 31.10.2008
• Due date of AGM- 30.09.2008

If you pre scrutinise Form 23AC with the following dates:

• Financial Year- 31.03.2008
• Actual date of AGM- 31.11.08
• Due date of AGM- 30.09.2008

Please note that Actual date of AGM entered in form 23AC

(31.11.08) is different from date entered in already pre scrutinised
form 20B (31.10.2008). At the time of Check form, following
message is displayed-
“Please ensure that the AGM date/ AGM due date/ AGM extension
date entered in the annual filing forms (i.e. 20B, 23AC, 21A, 66) are
same for the respective financial year. In case of discrepancy, the
prescrutiny of other Annual Filing Forms shall be impacted and you

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 may be required to prescrutinise those forms again”
If you proceed and pre scrutinize Form 23AC, the pre scrutiny of
Form 20B shall be rejected as it contained AGM date which is
different from the AGM date entered in the form being prescrutinised.
You will have to pre scrutinise form 20B again with the correct date
(As mentioned in Form 23AC) for the same financial year.

Case II: Form 20B already uploaded & Form 23AC is being
uploaded
In case you have already uploaded pre-scrutinised Form 20B with
following dates:
• Financial Year- 31.03.2008
• Actual date of AGM- 31.10.2008
• Due date of AGM- 30.09.2008

At the time of uploading already pre-scrutinised Form 23AC with

following dates:
• Financial Year- 31.03.2008
• Actual date of AGM- 31.11.2008
• Due date of AGM- 30.09.2008

System shall prompt you for discrepancy with a message that the
AGM Date/Due AGM Date/Extended AGM Date filled in the form is
different from that of filled in earlier uploaded annual filing form.
Please do a revised filing of the same in order to file this form.
Therefore, in this case you have to first do the revised filing of Form
20B with the correct date (As entered in Form 23AC).

Enter the date of AGM in which accounts are adopted by

shareholders. This should not be less than the date of signing of
reports by the auditors, as mentioned in the balance sheet.
7 Enter SRN of Form 66 filed by the company. This is required to be
entered in case the paid up capital entered in the form is 10 lakhs or
above but below 5 crores.
However, if the company has a whole-time company secretary,
possessing the qualification of membership of Institute of Company
Secretaries of India, in such case, this field is not mandatory.
8 In case of a foreign holding company, enter the name and country of
origin of the holding company.
In case of an Indian holding company, enter the CIN of the holding
company and click the pre-fill button. The system will automatically
display the name of the holding company.
9 Enter the number of the subsidiary company. Based on the number
entered, blocks of fields to enter the details of the subsidiary
company(s) shall be displayed.
In case of a foreign subsidiary company, enter the name and country
of origin of the subsidiary company
In case of an Indian subsidiary company, enter the CIN of the
subsidiary company and click the Prefill button. The system will
automatically display the name of the subsidiary company.
Enter the period of annual accounts of the subsidiary company in
case particulars of subsidiary company are attached in pursuance of
Section 212(1) of the Companies Act, 1956
You can enter details of a maximum of 12 subsidiary company(s) in
the eForm and rest, if any, can be provided as an optional
attachment to the eForm.
10 Enter the number of auditor(s) of the company

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 Select whether the auditor is individual or auditor’s firm Enter the
details of auditor(s) who is signing the balance sheet, or, Enter the
details of auditor’s firm(s) and member representing the firm if the
concerned auditor is auditor’s firm.
Enter the SRN of Form 23B filed in relation to the appointment of the
auditor who has audited the attached balance sheet, if available. If
the SRN of Form 23B is not available or in case information by
auditor to RoC in Form 23B is not required to be filed, you may enter
Z99999999.
You can enter details of a maximum of 2 Auditor(s) in the eForm and
rest, if any, can be provided as an optional attachment to the eForm.
11 In case of government company, select whether the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India (CAG of India) has commented upon or
supplemented the audit report under section 619(4) of the
Companies Act, 1956. Filing of form shall not be allowed in case No
is selected in this field.
Enter the details of comments and supplements received from CAG
of India and directors’ reply thereupon.
Select whether any supplementary or test audit has been conducted
under section 619(3)(b). If yes, attach the supplementary or test
audit report
Part B
• In case any field is not applicable, zero may be entered.
• In case the company is filing its first balance sheet, then zero is to be
entered in figures for the previous financial year.
I. Balance Sheet- These details are to be provided in case Schedule VI is
applicable.
In case the start date of financial year is on or after 01.04.2011, then details are to
be entered in ‘BALANCE SHEET (As per Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956
applicable for the financial year commencing on or after 1.4.2011)’
In case start date of financial year is before 01.04.2011, then details are to be
entered in ‘BALANCE SHEET (Applicable for financial year commencing before
01.04.2011)’
II. Detailed Balance sheet items- These details are to be provided in case
Schedule VI is applicable and in case the start date of financial year is on or after
01.04.2011.
III. Financial Parameters- These details are to be provided in all cases.
1 to 45 The figures should be as per the latest annual accounts of the
company, attached with the eForm.
7 If any shares have been bought back by the company during the
financial year to which the balance sheet relates, enter the number
of shares bought back by the company during the year.
8 Enter the amount of deposits accepted or renewed during the
reporting period.
9 Enter the amount of the deposits which have matured and claimed
during the reporting period, but have not been paid by the company.
10 Enter the amount of the deposits which have matured and claimed,
but have not been paid by the company.
11 Enter the amount of the deposits which have matured and have not
been claimed by the depositors.
19 Enter the amount due for transfer to Investor Education and
Protection Fund (IEPF)

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21 Enter the value of any capital item as on the date of balance sheet
for transaction with related parties as per AS-18.
22 Enter the amount for any capital subsidies or grants received by the
company.
VI- Details w.r.t Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)- Select
whether CARO, 2003 is applicable or not. In case it is applicable, provide the
auditor’s comments on various items specified in CARO
Attachments • Copy of balance sheet, and all documents required by the
Companies Act, 1956 to be annexed to such a balance
sheet
• In case the balance sheet has not been adopted in the
annual general meeting, attach a copy of statement of fact
and reason for the same.
• In case AGM has not been held by the company, attach a
copy of statement of fact and reason for the same.
• In case any supplementary or test audit has been conducted
under section 619(3) (b), attach the supplementary or test
audit report.
• Any other information can be provided as an optional
attachment.
Verification Enter the serial number and date of board resolution authorising the
signatory to sign and submit the eForm.
Digital The eForm should be digitally signed by the managing director,
signature director, manager or secretary of the company duly authorised by
the board of directors.
Designation Select the designation of the person digitally signing the eForm.
Enter the DIN in case the person digitally signing the eForm is a
director or managing director
Enter income-tax PAN in case the person signing the eForm is a
manager
Enter membership number or income-tax PAN in case the person
digitally signing the eForm is a secretary.
Certification The eForm should be certified by a chartered accountant (in whole-
time practice) or cost accountant (in whole-time practice) or company
secretary (in whole-time practice) by digitally signing the eForm.
Select the relevant category of the professional and whether he/ she
is an associate or fellow.
In case the professional is a chartered accountant (in whole-time
practice) or cost accountant (in whole-time practice), enter the
membership number. In case the practicing professional is a
company secretary (in whole-time practice), enter the certificate of
practice number.
Professional certification in Form 23AC and 23ACA includes
(i) verification of particulars filled in the forms from the records of
the company as true and correct;
(ii) verification that the balance sheet and profit and loss account
and other documents attached with the forms are true, correct
and complete copies of the original balance sheet and profit and
loss account signed by the directors and auditors and the said
copies are same as laid and approved by the members in the
AGM; and
(iii) all the required attachment(s) have been completely attached to
the forms.
Pre-scrutiny After the check form is successful and required documents have
been attached, pre-scrutinise the eForm. This is a mandatory step.

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 Common Instruction Kit

Buttons Particulars
Pre Fill When you click the pre fill button after entering the Corporate
Identity Number in the eForm, the name is displayed by the
system.
This button may appear more than once in an eForm, and shall be
required to be clicked for displaying the data pertaining to that field.
You are required to be connected to the Internet for pre-filling
Attach Click the Attach button corresponding to the document you wish to
attach. In case you wish to attach any other document, click the
Optional Attachment button. (Through Optional attachment, you
can attach maximum five attachments)
Remove You can view the attachments added to eForm in the rectangle box
attachment provided next to the list of attachment. If you want to remove or
delete any attachment, select the attachment to be removed and
click the “Remove attachment” button.
Check Form Once the eForm is filled up, click the Check Form button for form
level validation, for example, to check whether all the mandatory
fields have been filled or not. If an error is displayed, rectify the
error and click the “Check Form” button again. When the form level
validation is complete, the message, “Form level pre scrutiny is
successful”, is displayed. The form level validation (Check Form) is
done without being connected to the Internet.
Modify The “Modify” button gets enabled after the check form is done. By
clicking this button, you can make changes in the filled eForm. The
digital signatures, if already attached, shall be removed.
Once you have changed the filled eForm, click the Check Form
button again.
Pre scrutiny The “Pre scrutiny” button gets enabled once check form is done.
You are required to be connected to the Internet for pre scrutiny.
On pre-scrutiny, the system level check is performed and if there
are any errors, the same are displayed to the user.
After correcting the pre scrutiny errors, attach the digital signature
on the eForm in the signature field.

Upload Once the eForm is pre scrutinised, filled and signed, it is ready for
eForm uploading on the MCA21 portal. Login to the MCA21 portal with
your user ID and password for uploading the eForm.

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