MGT-7 / MGT-7A — annual return

The company's annual return: shareholding, directors, meetings held and changes during the year. MGT-7A is the abridged version for small companies and one-person companies. Issued and governed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Below: who files it, when, and the mistake that costs people the most — plus the free tools for the PDFs that come with it, all of which run on your device.

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Who files MGT-7

Every registered company. Which of the two versions applies depends on the company's category.

When

Generally within a period after the annual general meeting, separate from the AOC-4 deadline — the two are frequently confused.

The thing people get wrong

The shareholding and directorship details must agree with what has actually been filed during the year. If a share transfer or a director change was never filed, this return either contradicts the register or repeats the omission, and both are visible on the public record.

Where to get the current MGT-7

From the MCA portal. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). We deliberately do not host a copy of any government form. They are revised without notice, and a stale file served from here would be worse than none — you would file it and find out months later.

The tools people need around MGT-7

MGT-7 is filed with the authority, not with us. What we do is the document work around it — the part where a payroll portal caps uploads at a few megabytes, or two certificates have to become one file, or a statement has to become rows you can total.

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This is a plain-English explainer, not tax advice. Deadlines, thresholds and eligibility change every year and are frequently extended, so treat the dates here as orientation and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) as the authority. DiemDesk is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government department, and we do not file anything on your behalf.

Frequently asked questions

What is MGT-7?

The company's annual return: shareholding, directors, meetings held and changes during the year. MGT-7A is the abridged version for small companies and one-person companies.

Who needs to file MGT-7?

Every registered company. Which of the two versions applies depends on the company's category.

Where do I download MGT-7?

From the MCA portal — see Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). We do not host a copy: government forms are revised without notice, and a stale copy is worse than none.

Can DiemDesk file MGT-7 for me?

No, and nothing here does. We are document tools, not a filing service. What we help with is the paperwork around the filing — combining certificates, compressing a scan under a portal's upload limit, turning a statement into a spreadsheet, or redacting an account number before you forward something. All of it runs in your browser.

Are my documents uploaded?

No. The in-browser tools open and rebuild the file on your own device, so a Form 16 or a bank statement never leaves it. Open your browser's Network tab and you will see no request carrying the file.

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