What CCFS-2026 offers
MCA General Circular 01/2026 introduced the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026, effective from 15 April 2026 to 15 July 2026. It is meant to help eligible companies file overdue annual return and financial statement documents, or move towards dormancy or closure, with reduced additional-fee exposure as per the scheme.
Forms and situations to review
- MGT-7 or MGT-7A annual return backlog.
- AOC-4 or AOC-4 CFS financial statement backlog.
- ADT-1 auditor appointment gaps where relevant.
- Foreign company annual filings where covered.
- Older Companies Act forms that appear in MCA history.
- Companies wanting to become dormant or strike off after cleanup.
Who should act now
- Private limited companies with 1-5 years pending filings.
- OPCs, small companies, startups and MSMEs with annual filing defaults.
- Companies with large additional-fee build-up.
- Dormant or inactive companies that want clean closure.
- Directors whose future filings are blocked by old defaults.
Process
Identify gaps
Check MCA master data and previous filing history year by year.
Prepare records
Complete financial statements, audit and board approvals where needed.
File within window
Use the scheme period and retain all acknowledgements.
Clean next step
Continue compliance, apply for dormancy, or proceed with strike-off as appropriate.
How to use this page safely
CCFS 2026 - MCA Amnesty for Pending ROC Filings can depend on the financial year, notification date, state, turnover, residential status, product/service classification, portal status, documents available and prior filings.
Use this page as preparation guidance. Before filing, registering, responding to notices, changing rates, or making tax decisions, share exact notices, invoices, portal screenshots, dates, amounts and registrations with a qualified professional.
If a rule changed recently, ask the expert to identify the specific circular, notification, form instruction, portal advisory or department guidance they are relying on. Older search results often keep stale thresholds, dates or section numbers online.
A strong WorkIndex quote should clearly state scope, assumptions, records needed, timeline, exclusions, correction support, government fee, professional fee and whether follow-up with department or portal is included.
How to compare WorkIndex responses
- Ask whether the expert has handled this exact form, notice, industry, city, portal workflow or assessment year before.
- Confirm whether the quote includes filing only, advisory only, or also reconciliation, correction, drafting, hearing support and follow-up.
- Prefer experts who ask for source records before final pricing instead of quoting blindly from only the page title.
- For urgent matters, include statutory deadline, notice/order date, current portal status and financial exposure.
- Keep acknowledgements, challans, UDIN, computation, working papers and communication trail after completion.
Keep these ready before requesting quotes
- PAN, Aadhaar, GSTIN, TAN, CIN, LLPIN, IEC, DSC, Udyam, FSSAI, DIN, company master data or registration number as applicable.
- Portal login access or screenshots from Income Tax, GST, MCA, DGFT, RBI/FIRMS, EPFO, ESIC, TRACES, e-way bill or state labour portals.
- Previous filings, acknowledgements, challans, certificates, orders, notices, audit reports and working papers.
- Bank statements, invoices, contracts, payroll records, books export, cap table, investment agreements, HSN/SAC mapping, transaction reports or project documents relevant to the case.
- A short written summary of what happened, what deadline exists, what help you need and whether support can be remote or must be local.
How to get better quotes faster
- Mention whether you need one-time filing, urgent correction, registration, calculator review, audit, monthly retainer, appeal, technology build or advisory review.
- Add approximate transaction count, employee count, turnover range, number of filings or years pending, and any notice deadline so experts can size the work properly.
- For MCA, FEMA and startup pages, share company type, incorporation date, funding/investment dates, pending years, DSC status and current master data status.
- For GST pages, share the exact HSN/SAC, old rate charged, new rate you believe applies, invoice period and whether customers already claimed ITC.
- For developer/marketing/design pages, share existing URL or app idea, scope, integrations, design readiness, budget range and maintenance expectation.
FAQs
What is the deadline for CCFS-2026?
The scheme window runs from 15 April 2026 to 15 July 2026 as per the published circular references.
Can LLPs use CCFS-2026?
CCFS is company-focused. LLP compliance has its own filing framework; ask an expert to verify whether any separate LLP relief applies.
What happens after the window closes?
Normal additional fees and enforcement risk can resume. Pending filings should be assessed before the deadline.