Annual Compliance Calendar

Overview

Compliance is easier as a calendar than as a list of laws. Obligations fall into monthly (GST returns, TDS and payroll deposits), quarterly (TDS statements, advance tax), annual (audit, AGM, annual returns, income-tax return) and event-based (changes in directors, capital or office) groups. Due dates change through notifications and extensions, so use this chapter to build your calendar and the official portals to confirm each date.

Who this is for

• Founders and finance teams
• Anyone taking over compliance from an adviser

Step by step

1. List your registrationsGSTINs, TAN, PF/ESI codes, professional tax registrations, CIN or LLPIN.
2. Map monthly tasksGST returns and payments, TDS deposits, PF/ESI and professional tax deposits.
3. Map quarterly tasksTDS statements, advance tax instalments and any quarterly GST returns.
4. Map annual tasksAudit, board report, AGM, financial statements and annual return, director KYC, LLP annual filings, GST annual return and the income-tax return.
5. Track event-based filingsChanges in directors, auditors, registered office, capital or charges, each with its own time limit.
6. Assign owners and remindersEvery task needs a responsible person and a reminder well before the due date.

Documents you will need

• List of registrations and logins
• Previous filings and acknowledgements

The process

Confirm each due date on the official portal every year and record extensions announced by notification.

Authorities involved

• MCA, GSTN, Income Tax Department, EPFO, ESIC and State departments: Each sets and enforces its own due dates.

Common mistakes

• Relying on last year’s dates without checking notifications.
• No single owner for compliance.
• Forgetting event-based filings after a change.

Checklist

• List all registrations and logins
• Build the monthly task list
• Build the quarterly task list
• Build the annual task list
• Assign owners and reminders

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Frequently asked questions

Official sources

• MCA portal — company and LLP forms and services — Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• GST portal — registration, returns and payments — Goods and Services Tax Network
• Income Tax e-filing portal — Income Tax Department
• EPFO — employer registration and returns — Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation

Related services

• Annual Tax Compliance Package — from ₹4,601 (incl. GST) + Govt. Fees, if applicable
• MCA Annual / ROC Compliance — from ₹5,781 (incl. GST) + Govt. Fees, if applicable
• GST + ITR Annual Compliance — from ₹11,681 (incl. GST) + Govt. Fees, if applicable

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