Form 11
What Form 11 means, how it works, a worked example, the mistakes we see and the questions founders ask.
DefinitionForm 11 is the annual return every LLP files with the MCA by 30 May, listing its partners, their contributions and any changes during the financial year ended 31 March.
Form 11 is one of the two yearly filings that keep an LLP in good standing, the other being Form 8. It is due within 60 days of the financial year end, so by 30 May, and it reports the designated partners and partners, their capital contribution, whether the LLP has stakes in other entities, and a summary of partner changes. It needs no financial statements and is signed by a designated partner with a DSC; LLPs with contribution above ₹50 lakh or turnover above ₹5 crore also need certification by a practising company secretary. You meet it every May, even in a year with no business. What it means for you: late filing attracts a fee that rises with the delay, and an LLP with unfiled returns cannot be closed or converted until they are cleared.
How Form 11 works
Form 11 is the LLP's annual return, due within 60 days of the financial year end, so by 30 May. It reports the partners and designated partners as at 31 March, their capital contributions, any changes during the year, the LLP's business and whether the partners' contributions exceed ₹50 lakh or turnover exceeds ₹5 crore, the point at which the return must be certified by a company secretary in practice.
The second annual form is Form 8, the Statement of Account and Solvency, due by 30 October. Between them the two forms are the LLP's equivalent of a company's AOC-4 and MGT-7, with a lighter touch: no AGM, and an audit only where turnover exceeds ₹40 lakh or contribution exceeds ₹25 lakh.
The additional fee for delay was once ₹100 a day without limit; since 2022 it is a multiple of the normal fee that rises with the length of the delay, up to 50 times the fee for a filing more than 360 days late. Two years of missed filings expose the designated partners to the same disqualification logic as company directors.
A two-partner design LLP in Bengaluru with ₹5 lakh contribution and ₹32 lakh turnover closes its year on 31 March. It files Form 11 on 20 May listing both designated partners and their unchanged contributions, with no certification needed. Its accounts need no audit because both thresholds are below the limits, and Form 8 follows in October with the partners' own solvency declaration.
Mistakes we see with Form 11
- Treating the LLP as exempt from annual filings because it had no revenue; a nil year still needs Form 11 and Form 8.
- Filing Form 11 with a partner who left during the year still shown as current, because the LLP Form 4 for the change was never filed.
- Missing 30 May and then discovering the fee multiplier grows every few months the form stays unfiled.
Last updated 19 October 2026. Checked against the MCA, GST, Income-tax and Trade Marks rules in force for October 2026.
Where you will meet this term
- Limited Liability PartnershipFor two or more partners running a services or professional firm who want limited liability with light compliance.from ₹4,999
- Company Annual FilingsPrivate Limited Companies, OPCs and LLPs that want every ROC filing done on time, with the AGM and audit coordinated.from ₹9,999/year
Questions founders ask about Form 11
When is Form 11 due?
Within 60 days of the financial year end, so by 30 May each year, for every LLP including one with no business.
Does an LLP need an audit?
Only if turnover exceeds ₹40 lakh or partners' contribution exceeds ₹25 lakh in the year. Below both, the partners sign the Statement of Account and Solvency themselves.
What is the penalty for a late Form 11?
An additional fee that is a multiple of the normal fee and climbs with the delay, up to 50 times for small LLPs more than a year late, plus penalties under the LLP Act on the LLP and the designated partners.