“Inactive” here means a company which has not been carrying any business or operation or, A company which has not made any significant accounting transaction or not filed financial statements and annual returns during last 2 financial years. Payment for maintenance of its office and records.

Which company means a company which has not been carrying on any business?

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1. “inactive company” means a company which has not been carrying on any business or operation, or has not made any significant accounting transaction during the last two financial years, or has not filed financial statements and annual returns during the last two financial years.

Which type of companies are not eligible to apply for obtaining dormant status?

(vi) The company does not have any outstanding statutory dues, taxes, duties etc. payable to any CG or SG or any local authorities etc. (vii) The company has not defaulted in payment of workmen dues. (viii) The Security of any company is not listed on any stock exchange within or outside India.

How does a company become inactive?

In some states, an entity can only be deemed inactive if it has no employees and no real property in the state. Often, a company becomes inactive prior to dissolution, though until the dissolution documents are filed, they have the option to resume operations.

What happens to assets in a dormant company?

The only allowed transactions of a dormant company are: Payment for shares taken by subscribers to the memorandum of association. Fees paid to the Registrar of Companies for a change of company name, the re-registration of a company and filing annual returns; and. Payment of a civil penalty for late filing of accounts.

Can a company go dormant?

“A company is dormant if it has had no ‘significant accounting transactions’ during the accounting period. A significant accounting transaction is one which the company should enter in its accounting records.” Essentially, a dormant company is inactive but remains on the Register of Companies at Companies House.

Can a dormant company hold property?

A dormant company is just a standard limited company that doesn’t trade and has no accounting transactions. Dormant companies can also be used to hold an asset, such as a freehold property. However this purpose is of limited relevance to small business owners, so it will not be covered in this guide.