A company that skips INC-20A cannot open a bank account with full functionality, cannot borrow money, and cannot sign contracts that lean on its corporate status. That is true whether the company registered near Connaught Place or on Sohna Road in Gurugram, Haryana. The company itself owes ₹50,000, and every officer in default owes up to ₹1,00,000 separately. None of that is a warning dressed up to scare you; it is what the Companies Act triggers automatically once the 180 day window closes.
Does INC-20A apply to your company this year?
Any company with share capital incorporated on or after November 2, 2018 owes this filing before it does anything resembling business, whether that company sits in Delhi or in Haryana. A newly registered consultancy near Connaught Place and a newly registered retail outlet on Sohna Road face the identical rule. The one real carve out is for companies without share capital, Section 8 companies chief among them, and that carve out has nothing to do with which state the company calls home.
What has to be ready in your records before anyone can file?
Your bank account needs to actually show the full share capital from every subscriber named in your Memorandum, not just an account that technically exists. Every director's Digital Signature Certificate needs to be active and correctly linked to their DIN. A mismatch between the bank statement figure and the Memorandum figure is the single most common reason this filing stalls for companies across Delhi NCR.
- Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum of Association
- Bank statement showing the full share capital received
- Valid DSCs for every director on record
- Director Identification Numbers, confirmed and KYC compliant
Sort these four before you approach anyone for filing, since a missing DSC or an unreceived payment simply stops the process cold. A Connaught Place consultancy paying itself in through NEFT transfers and a Sohna Road retail unit collecting cheques from three separate subscribers face the same underlying test. Every rupee promised in the Memorandum has to actually land in the account before the ROC will accept the declaration.
When does the 180 day INC-20A window start counting?
The 180 day clock starts on your date of incorporation, printed right on your Certificate of Incorporation, not on the date your bank account finally clears the deposit. A company incorporated on a given date in Delhi has to file by day 180 from that date, and a company incorporated in Gurugram on the same date faces the identical countdown. Nothing about the calculation changes because the registered office sits in a different state. A Delhi company's CIN reads DL, a Haryana company's reads HR, and that marker rides along on every certificate and form the company ever files afterward. It changes nothing, though, about how the 180 day window itself is counted. Founders sometimes assume opening a current account resets this clock; it does not, and treating the account opening date as day one is a mistake we correct on almost every first call.
What does a late or missed INC-20A filing actually cost?
The penalty structure hits the company and its officers separately, and it does not stop accruing on its own.
| Who Faces the Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|
| The company itself | ₹50,000 flat |
| Each officer in default | ₹1,000 per day of delay |
| Maximum penalty per officer | ₹1,00,000 |
| Continued non filing | Registrar may begin strike off proceedings |
That combination adds up fast for a small company, and it is precisely why most directors choose to file the moment the 180 day window is even remotely close to closing. Banks tend to notice too: a current account with limited functionality is a common early symptom of an unfiled INC-20A, and it is often the first sign a founder gets that something is wrong.
How long does each stage of the INC-20A filing take?
- Share your incorporation date, director details, and share subscription status with our team.
- We verify your bank statement actually matches the capital figures in your Memorandum.
- Our team prepares Form INC-20A and every director signs it digitally.
- We file on the MCA V3 portal, with ROC Delhi-I, ROC Delhi-II, or ROC Haryana at Chandigarh receiving the form depending on your registered address.
Does your company's registered state change how INC-20A gets filed?
A company registered near Connaught Place, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, files with either ROC Delhi-I or ROC Delhi-II depending on its exact district. A company registered on Sohna Road in Gurugram files instead with ROC Haryana, a single office covering the whole state from Chandigarh. The form itself, the 180 day deadline, and the penalty amounts stay exactly the same either way; only the registrar receiving the paperwork changes.
Which Delhi NCR companies get caught out by INC-20A most often?
- Professional services and consulting founders near Connaught Place often open their bank account weeks after incorporation and lose track of exactly when their 180 day clock actually started.
- Retail and commercial establishment owners on Sohna Road in Gurugram sometimes assume commencing trade itself is proof enough, without realising the ROC needs a separate formal filing first.
Neither gets a slower deadline or an easier rule just because ROC Delhi-I, ROC Delhi-II, or ROC Haryana happens to hold the file; the Companies Act treats all three identically.
Why choose LegalX India for INC-20A filing in Delhi NCR?
Our team reviews your incorporation paperwork and bank statement before anything reaches the MCA, catching the mismatch that causes most rejections in the first place. We work out of WeWork Forum, DLF Cyber City, Phase III, Sector 24, Gurugram, Haryana 122002, but our office location settles nothing about your registrar; only your company's own registered address in Delhi or Haryana does that. Read our INC-20A filing in India explained for the complete national process, state by state. Reach out today, share your incorporation date and bank statement, and we typically file your INC-20A within 3 to 5 days, for ₹1,499, whether your company sits in Delhi or in Haryana.