MCA Relaxes additional fees & extends last date of filing LLP Form BEN-2 & Form No. 4D

MCA Relaxes additional fees & extends last date of filing LLP Form BEN-2 & Form No. 4D up to 01.07.2024

Relaxation of additional fees and extension of last date of filing of Form No. LLP BEN-2 and LLP Form No. 4D under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008

MCA has issued General Circular No. 03/2024 dated 07.05.2024 relaxing additional fees & extends last date of filing LLP Form BEN-2 & Form No. 4D

The Ministry of corporate Affairs has notified Limited Liability partnership (significant Beneficial owners) Rules, 2023 vide GSR No. 832(E) dated 09.11.2023 and has prescribed E-form LLP BEN-2 to file Return to the Registrar of Companies in respect of declaration under section 90 of the companies Act, 2013.

Similarly, the Ministry of corporate Affairs had notified Limited Liability Partnership (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023 vide G.S.R. No. 803(E) dated, 27.10.2023 and prescribed E-form LLP Form no. 4D to fire Return to the Registrar of Companies in respect of declaration of beneficial interest in contribution received by the LLP.

The Circular states that in view of the transition of MCA-21 Portal from version-2 to version-3 and to promote compliance on part of reporting Limited Liability partnerships, and in continuation of General circular No. 01/2024 dated 07.02.2024, it has been decided by the competent authority that LLPs may file Form LLP BEN-2 and LLP Form No. 4D, without payment of any further additional fees, up to 01.07.2024.

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