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MCA & ROC Compliance · Post-Incorporation

INC-20A Filing

INC 20A Form Filing Online — the commencement of business certificate every newly incorporated company must file within 180 days before it can legally start operating or borrow money.

Due within 180 days of incorporation Bank proof of capital verified first Filed alongside your first board resolution

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INC 20A Form Filing Online is a mandatory declaration filed with the MCA confirming that a company's subscribers have paid up their subscribed share capital, a step every eligible company needs to complete before it can legally begin business operations, exercise borrowing powers, or issue further shares.

A surprisingly large number of newly incorporated companies assume that receiving a Certificate of Incorporation means the business is fully operational. It is not — without a separate INC 20A Form Filing Online submission, the company cannot legally commence business, open certain accounts, or borrow money, regardless of what the incorporation certificate says.

The core requirement behind this filing is straightforward but easy to overlook: every subscriber named in the memorandum must have actually deposited their subscribed share capital into the company's bank account before this declaration can be filed. A director declaring this without verifying the deposit first is a common and entirely avoidable filing error.

The 180-day deadline from incorporation is strict, and missing it carries an escalating daily penalty on both the company and its officers — unlike some MCA filings where a grace period softens a late submission, INC 20A Form Filing Online has no such cushion once the deadline passes.

bizOversal verifies the bank statement showing capital deposit before filing INC 20A, rather than accepting a director's word for it, since a mismatch discovered after filing is far more expensive to correct than catching it beforehand.

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Who needs INC-20A Filing

Every newly incorporated Private Limited Company or OPC with share capital, within 180 days of incorporation
Founders who received their Certificate of Incorporation and assumed the company was already operational
Companies that missed the 180-day window and are now accruing daily penalties
Directors who need bank deposit proof verified before this declaration is filed
How it works

Your inc-20a filing roadmap

1

Capital Deposit Verification

We confirm each subscriber has deposited their share capital via the company's bank statement.

Day 1–2
2

Board Resolution

A board resolution authorizing the filing is passed and documented.

Day 2
3

INC 20A Filing

We file INC 20A with the MCA on your behalf.

Day 3
4

Acknowledgement

You receive the filing acknowledgement confirming the company can now legally commence business.

Same day
What you actually receive

Deliverables checklist

We separate what the government issues from what our team drafts and delivers.

Government filings & certificates
Filed INC 20A acknowledgement
Confirmation that the company can now legally commence business
bizOversal drafted deliverables
Bank deposit verification against subscribed capital
Board resolution drafting
Avoid these pitfalls

Common mistakes with INC-20A Filing

Assuming the Certificate of Incorporation alone permits the company to start business operations
Filing INC 20A Form Filing Online before subscribers have actually deposited their share capital
Missing the 180-day deadline and letting daily penalties accumulate unnecessarily
Not retaining the bank statement proving capital deposit, which the ROC can request during scrutiny
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Transparent pricing matrix

Prices in INR, exclusive of 18% GST.
ComponentProfessional FeeGovt. / Statutory Charge
INC 20A filing & verification ₹1,999 ₹0 (nominal MCA fee)
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Certificate of Incorporation vs. INC 20A

Document What It Confirms Legal Effect
Certificate of Incorporation Company legally exists Cannot yet commence business
INC 20A Capital deposited, business can begin Company can now operate, borrow, issue shares
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Frequently asked

INC-20A Filing — FAQs

No — a company with share capital cannot legally commence business, open certain accounts, or borrow money until this declaration is filed and the deposit is confirmed.
A daily penalty accrues on both the company and its officers, and in some cases the ROC can initiate a process to remove the company's name from the register for prolonged non-compliance.
Companies incorporated with share capital do, but companies incorporated without share capital are generally exempt from this specific filing — we confirm which applies to your situation.
A bank statement showing that each subscriber actually deposited their subscribed share capital into the company account, which we verify before filing.
Yes, it can still be filed late with the applicable daily penalty added, but the earlier this is resolved, the smaller the accumulated penalty.
It is a one-time filing done once per company, unlike annual ROC compliance filings such as AOC-4 and MGT-7 that recur every financial year.

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