What a Company Secretary handles that a CA does not usually handle
CS professionals focus on company law and governance: board minutes, resolutions, ROC forms, share allotment, FEMA reporting, secretarial audit and director/shareholder compliance.
Situations this page is built for
- Pvt Ltd company needing annual ROC filings.
- Company issuing ESOPs or new shares.
- Startup receiving foreign investment and needing FC-GPR/FC-TRS.
- Board wants clean minutes and resolutions for due diligence.
- Secretarial audit requirement for large or listed companies.
- Director change, charge filing or company conversion.
Services CS professionals offer through WorkIndex
- AOC-4, MGT-7/MGT-7A and DIR-3 KYC coordination.
- Board and AGM minutes drafting.
- Share allotment, transfer and ESOP records.
- FEMA filings such as FC-GPR, FC-TRS, APR and FLA.
- Secretarial audit in Form MR-3.
- Charge creation/satisfaction and director changes.
What to mention when you post
- Company type and paid-up capital.
- One-time filing or ongoing retainer.
- Specific service: ROC, FEMA, ESOP, minutes, charge or conversion.
- Backlogs, deadlines and any investor due-diligence requirement.
How to use this page safely
Hire Company Secretary Online can depend on financial year, entity type, turnover, location, portal status, notice dates, transaction volume, documentation quality and whether prior filings were done correctly.
Use this page as preparation guidance. Before filing, responding, registering or appealing, share exact forms, notices, portal screenshots, amounts, due dates and prior acknowledgements with a qualified professional.
A strong WorkIndex quote should clearly state scope, assumptions, documents required, expected timeline, exclusions, and whether follow-up, correction filing or notice-response support is included.
How to compare WorkIndex responses
- Ask whether the expert has handled this exact service type, industry and portal workflow before.
- Confirm whether the quote includes filing only, advisory only, or also reconciliation, correction, response drafting and follow-up.
- Prefer experts who ask for records before final pricing instead of quoting blindly.
- For urgent matters, include statutory deadline, notice/order date, current portal status and financial exposure.
- Keep acknowledgement, computation, challan, report, working papers and communication trail after completion.
Keep these ready before requesting quotes
- PAN, Aadhaar, GSTIN, TAN, DIN, CIN, LLPIN, UAN or registration number as applicable.
- Portal login access or screenshots from Income Tax, GST, MCA, EPFO, ESIC, Startup India or other relevant portals.
- Previous filings, acknowledgements, challans, certificates, orders, notices, audit reports and working papers.
- Bank statements, invoices, contracts, payroll records, books export, rent agreements, transaction reports or board/investor 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 a one-time filing, urgent correction, registration, audit, monthly retainer, appeal, or advisory review.
- Add approximate transaction count, employee count, turnover range, number of filings/years pending, and any notice deadline so experts can size the work properly.
- For accounting and bookkeeping pages, share the software used, number of bank accounts, monthly invoice count, GST status, payroll size and whether old cleanup is needed.
- For audit and diligence pages, share the review period, location count, materiality level, report format expected and who will consume the report: founder, investor, bank, board or tax department.
- For tax and GST disputes, upload or summarise the section/form/order number, demand amount, date of service, due date and current portal status before asking for a fee quote.
FAQs
Is a company secretary mandatory for all companies?
Not all companies need a whole-time CS, but many ROC and governance tasks are best handled by a CS.
What is the difference between CS and CA?
CAs focus on accounting, tax and audit; CS professionals focus on company law, secretarial records, ROC and governance.
Can a CS help with FEMA filings?
Yes, many CS professionals handle RBI/FEMA filings for foreign investment transactions.
How does WorkIndex verify CS professionals?
Experts build profiles with credentials and service history; customers can compare before hiring.