DPT-3 Form (MCA)
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About DPT-3 Form(MCA)
MCA vide its notification dated 22.01.2019 has notified that every company other than a government company must file a one time return in DPT 3 form.
Accordingly, a sub-rule (3) was inserted after sub-rule (2) in Rule 16A of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 which reads as follows:
“Every company other than Government company shall file a onetime return of outstanding receipt of money or loan by a company but not considered as deposits, in terms of clause (c) of sub-rule 1 of rule 2 from the 01st April, 2014 to 31st March, 2019, as specified in Form DPT 3 form within “ninety days from 31st March, 2019” along with fee as provided in the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014.
Every company except a government company must file this return. Additionally, as per Rule 1(3) of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules 2014, the following companies are also exempt:
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- Banking company
- Non-Banking Financial Company
- A housing finance company registered with National Housing Bank
- Any other company as notified under proviso to subsection (1) to section 73 of the Act
DPT 3 form has to file in two ways :
- One time return
- Annual return
Transactions not considered as deposits
- Any amount received from the government or guaranteed by the government, foreign government/foreign Bank.
- Any amount received as a loan or facility from any Public Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies or Banks
- Any amount received from a company by a company.
- Subscription to securities and call in advance.
- Any amount received from the director of the company or a relative of the director of the Private company, who held the positions at the time of lending.
- Any amount received by the company from an employee.
- Any amount received in the course of, or for the purposes of, the business of the company as an advance for the supply of goods or provision of services or as a security deposit for the performance of the contract for the supply of goods or provision of services.
- Unsecured loans from promoters.
- Any other amount which is not considered as a deposit under Rule 2(1)(c).
Hence any amount whether secured or unsecured and which is outstanding money or loan not considered as deposits must be reported.
- Auditors certificate
- Copy of Trust deed
- Copy of instrument creating the charge
- List of depositors – List of deposits matured and cheque issued but not yet cleared to be shown separately
- Optional attachment
If the company does not adhere to the requirements of DPT 3 form and keeps accepting deposits then it will face the following consequences
Under Section 73
A penalty of minimum 1 crore or twice the amount of deposits whichever is lower, which may extend to Rs. 10 crore
For every officer who is in default imprisonment up to 7 years and with a fine not less than Rs. 25 lakhs which may extend to Rs. 2 crores.
Under Rule 21
On the company and every officer in default a fine which may extend up to Rs. 5000, and where the contravention is a continuing one, a fine of Rs. 500 for every day since the default.
Others
There is no established view, if a NIL return must be filed, however, it is always beneficial to take the conservative approach and file a NIL return.
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