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Dormant Company Status
Form MSC-1
Legally pause your business operations. We handle Board Resolutions, Asset Statements, and MSC-1 Filing to protect your company's future.
- 5 YearsMax Tenure
- Follow every step from your phone
- Written quote first
Certificate (MSC-2)
Dormant Company Status · sample
Every step tracked in your login
- Written quote before any work
- Secure online payment
- One office number
A company can remain in 'Dormant' status for a maximum of 5 consecutive years.
What you get
Everything handed over, nothing left hanging.
Certificate (MSC-2)
Kept in your login to download any time, with every paper of the work.
Every step in view
Your quote, payment, documents and each stage of the work on one screen.
Reminders before dates
The returns and renewals that follow are added to your dates, with a reminder before each.
A person to ask
Chat with the team doing the work. Calls go to the one office number.
At a glance
What this service covers
Reduced Cost
Dormant companies are exempt from cash flow statements and have significantly lower annual compliance fees.
Asset Protection
It allows you to retain your company name, brand, intellectual property, and assets for future use.
Easy Revival
You can restart the business at any time by simply filing Form MSC-4 without the hassle of new incorporation.
Options
Packages
Select the plan based on your current business stage.
Switch to Dormant
Pausing Business
MSC-1
- Statement of Affairs
- Board Resolution Drafting
- MSC-1 Filing
- Auditor Certification
- Recommended
Maintain Status
Already Dormant
MSC-3
- Annual Return (MSC-3)
- Financial Summary
- Board Meeting Minutes
- ROC Fee Included
Reactivation
Restarting Business
MSC-4
- Application for Active
- Form MSC-4 Filing
- Master Data Update
- Director KYC Check
Amounts are indicative. The fee for your case comes in a written quote, with our professional fee, government fees and GST shown separately. Nothing starts until you accept it.
Documents
Documents we will ask for
Nothing to send now. After you accept the quote and pay, you upload these from your phone against this same list, and each one shows whether it is received, approved or needs to be sent again.
Statement of Affairs
(Assets & Liabilities)
Special Resolution
(Shareholders' approval)
Auditor's Certificate
Lender NOC
(If any loans exist)
Last ITR & Annual Return
copies
The work, stage by stage
Stages of the work
You see these same stages in your login once the work starts, and you are told when each one is done.
- 1
Board Approval
Call a Board Meeting and pass a resolution to apply for Dormant Status.
- 2
Shareholder Meet
Pass a Special Resolution in an EGM authorizing the directors to file MSC-1.
- 3
File MSC-1
File Form MSC-1 with the ROC along with the Statement of Affairs.
- 4
Certificate (MSC-2)
ROC verifies the application and issues a Certificate of Dormant Status.
Questions
Frequently asked
Something else on your mind? Call the office - it is always the same number.
Who can apply for Dormant Status?
A company can apply if it has no significant accounting transactions in the last 2 financial years, OR if it was formed for a future project/to hold an asset and has no active business.
What is the maximum period for Dormant Status?
A company can remain dormant for a maximum period of 5 consecutive years. If not reactivated (MSC-4) by then, the ROC will strike off the company name.
Are there any compliances for a Dormant Company?
Yes, but minimal. You must hold at least 2 Board Meetings annually (one in each half) and file a simple "Return of Dormant Company" (Form MSC-3) annually within 30 days of the financial year-end.
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