The Companies Act Of 2013 Requires All Companies And Limited Liability Companies To Establish A Registered Office Within 30 Days Of Their Incorporation. It Is A Requirement That The Company Or Limited Liability Company Has A Registered Office In Place At The Time Of Incorporation. Generally, The Registered Office Address Of A Company Or Limited Liability Company Is The Principal Place Of Business And All Correspondence From The Ministry Of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Is Sent To This Address. The RoC Or The MCA Should Be Informed If The Registered Office Address Changes.Ntimated To The RoC Or MCA.
Company Offices May Include Administrative Offices, Corporate Offices, Branch Offices, And So On. The MCA Should Only Receive The Address Of The Registered Office. Other Offices Belonging To The Company Do Not Require An Intimation To The RoC Or MCA When They Are Established Or Changed. Ing To The Company.
Process of Changing the Registered Office Address
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Following are the steps for changing the registered office of an LLP or company:
Change of registered office address within city, town, or village limits
- As a result of a board resolution
- Once the Board resolution has been passed, file Form INC-22 within 30 days
A company’s registered office is moved outside its local limits, but within the same region and state
- With a special resolution and a board resolution
- The Special Resolution must be filed within 30 days after it is passed using Form MGT-14
- Upon receipt of the Special Resolution, fill out the INC- 22 form within 30 days
Change of registered office address within the same state from one RoC to another
- A board resolution, a special resolution, and the Regional Director’s approval
- The Special Resolution must be filed with Form MGT-14 within 30 days
- Using the INC-23 form
- In 60 days from the date of the regional director’s order, submit Form INC-28
- Form INC-22 must be filed within 30 days after the Regional Director’s order
Change of address from one state to another, outside the jurisdiction of the RoC
- The Regional Director must approve a board resolution, a special resolution, and a board resolution
- After modifying the Memorandum of Association (MoA)
- The Special Resolution must be filed with Form MGT-14 within 30 days
- Filing Form INC-23 after publishing newspaper ads (as per Form INC -26) and serving creditors with notices
- Once the Regional Director has sent the order, file Form INC-28 within 30 days
- Within 30 days of the Regional Director’s order, complete Form INC-22.
- The Memorandum of Association (MoA) requires modification
Changes to the registered office address can be made with Vakilsearch in the following ways:
Within three working days
We will draft the resolution for you and inform you of the procedure before you inform the state government if you are moving to another state.
Four working days
You must inform the MCA within 30 days that the office address of the business has changed by submitting the necessary forms.
Documents Required for Change of Registered Office
You must inform the ROC of the registered office of the firm as early as possible after incorporation. Be sure to submit the following documents when establishing the registered office of your company:
- Gas bill/electric bill
- Receipt for possession tax
- NOC collected from the registered office owner
- An agreement between a firm and its owner
It is important to make sure that the name and address you have written on your electricity bill/gas bill/possession tax receipt are the same as those mentioned on the NOC receipt provided by the owner of the property and in the rental agreement.
Know More: Change of Registered Office From One State to Another
Additionally, a facility under construction cannot be designated as a firm’s registered office. A residential commodity can also be proclaimed as a registered office of a firm, although it is not expected to proclaim a registered office as a retail or industrial commodity.
FAQ
When a company changes address of the registered office it shall be communicated to within?
Board meetings must be held to call the EGM. In the EGM, the company must pass a Special Resolution to change its registered office. After the Special Resolution is passed, Form MGT-14 must be filed with the ROC within 30 days of its passing.
Can I change the registered office address of my LLP?
A change of registered address must be notified to the Registrar of Companies within 30 days of the partners’ decision by submitting FORM 15 with the prescribed fee. Initiation should also be sent to the ROC where the LLP intends to relocate its registered address.
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