MGT-7A
What MGT-7A means, where you will meet it and what it means for your business.
DefinitionMGT-7A is the abridged annual return that small companies and One Person Companies file with the MCA within 60 days of the AGM (or its due date for an OPC) in place of MGT-7.
Introduced in 2021, MGT-7A trims the annual return for companies that qualify as small, meaning paid-up capital up to ₹4 crore and turnover up to ₹40 crore, and for all OPCs. It still reports the registered office, business activities, shareholders, directors, share capital and meetings, but with fewer schedules and no MGT-8 certification. The due date is 60 days after the AGM; an OPC, which holds no AGM, counts 60 days from 30 September. You meet it every year, usually in November, as the second half of the annual filing pair with AOC-4. What it means for you: most startups file MGT-7A for their first several years, and the ₹100 per day late fee without a cap applies just as it does to MGT-7. Once you cross a threshold, you switch to the full MGT-7.