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Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme 2026

The one-time MCA fee-relief window for specified overdue company forms.

How this is timed

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Regulator
MCA
Category
MCA annual filings
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Not specified
Last verified
2026-09-01
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CCFS-2026 closes on 15 September 2026. It permits specified overdue forms, including MGT-7, AOC-4 XBRL and ADT-1, to be filed at the normal fee plus 10% of the additional fee. It is an amnesty for overdue filings, not an extension of the current annual-filing deadlines.

What changed

The scheme ran from 15 April 2026 to 15 July 2026, was extended to 31 August 2026, and was extended again to 15 September 2026.

The rule

Stated as the law states it, so you can work out any period yourself.

Scheme closes

Use the scheme by 15 September 2026 for an eligible overdue form.

Who must comply

  • An eligible overdue filing listed in General Circular 01/2026 and its extensions

Carve-outs

  • A current-season filing whose statutory due date has not passed
  • A form outside the scheme list

Statutory basis

Read the provision here where we hold it, or on the regulator's site.

Before you file

  • Confirm that the overdue form is listed in the scheme.
  • Confirm that the filing meets the scheme conditions.

How to file

  1. 1Prepare the overdue form.
  2. 2File it through MCA21 V3 by 15 September 2026.
  3. 3Pay the normal fee and 10% of the additional fee.

MCA21 V3 portal

Recent changes affecting this

From the regulator's own circulars and notifications.

mca31 Aug 2026Circular

Extension of Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme 2026

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs extends the validity of the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme 2026. The scheme allows companies to complete pending statutory filings. The new deadline for the scheme is 15th September 2026. All other terms and conditions of the scheme remain unchanged.

Common questions

Does CCFS-2026 extend the FY 2025-26 filing deadlines?

No. It reduces additional fees on eligible overdue filings. The statutory AGM, AOC-4 XBRL and MGT-7 clocks remain unchanged.

Last verified 2026-09-01. Confirm against the official source before you rely on it.