Form INC-22A (ACTIVE) — verification of registered office with photographs; failure forfeits 'Active' status and freezes change-of-capital and director filings.
Form INC-22A — also known as e-Form ACTIVE (Active Company Tagging Identities and Verification) — was introduced by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs through the Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2019, with the express intent of weeding out shell companies operating from non-existent or fictitious registered offices. The rule, set out in Rule 25A of the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014, casts a verification net over every company incorporated on or before 31 December 2017. Each such company was required to verify its registered office by uploading geo-tagged photographs of the office (external view including signboard, internal view with at least one director present), along with details of every director and the statutory auditor.
For newly incorporated companies, the corresponding obligation is the Form INC-22 (Notice of Situation of Registered Office) filed within 30 days of receiving the Certificate of Incorporation, where the registered office address was not declared in the SPICe+ form itself. A change of registered office subsequently — within local limits, between cities, or across states — also triggers INC-22 filing within 30 days of the change. The two forms (INC-22 and INC-22A) sit together in our filing practice as the registered-office verification regime.
Failure to file INC-22A flips the company's MCA Master Data status from 'Active' to 'Active - Non-Compliant'. While in non-compliant status, the Registrar will not accept any of the following filings: SH-7 (change of authorised capital), PAS-3 (allotment of shares), DIR-12 (change in directors, except cessation due to death / disqualification), INC-22 itself (change of registered office), and INC-28 (amalgamation / scheme orders). In effect, the company is frozen out of every meaningful corporate action until INC-22A is filed with the prescribed late fee. We run INC-22A and INC-22 end-to-end with geo-tagged photo coordination and ROC approval within 7-15 working days.
INC-22A filed cleanly; MCA Master Data shows 'Active' (not 'Active - Non-Compliant'); SH-7, PAS-3, DIR-12, INC-22, INC-28 unfrozen.
External (with signboard) and internal (with director present) photographs captured per MCA spec; first-time approval, no resubmission.
Where the registered office is being changed within local limits / between cities / across states, INC-22 filed alongside; full registered-office regime closed.
Latest financials and annual return filings verified before INC-22A — the form will not pass without these; we close gaps first.
For companies already in 'Active - Non-Compliant' status, INC-22A filed with ₹10,000 late fee; status restored within 3-7 working days.
Latest DIR-12 and ADT-1 SRNs verified and pre-filled; auditor FRN, director DIN matrix locked; no MCA query at approval.
Pull MCA Master Data; verify 'Active' / 'Active - Non-Compliant' status; confirm latest AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-12, ADT-1 SRNs.
Geo-tagged external photo with signboard, internal photo with director present captured; metadata preserved.
INC-22A filled with director DIN matrix, statutory auditor FRN, AOC-4 / MGT-7 SRNs, photographs attached.
Practising CA / CS / CMA DSC applied; KMP / director DSC applied; declaration signed.
Form uploaded, SRN generated, late fee paid (where applicable); acknowledgement preserved with timestamp.
ROC approves INC-22A; MCA Master Data shows 'Active'; tracker updated with subsequent compliance milestones.
Certificate of Incorporation; CIN; PAN of company; MOA & AOA; latest board minutes
External photo with signboard showing CIN / company name (geo-tagged); internal photo with at least one director visibly present
Active DIN of every director; latest DIR-12 SRN; KMP / authorised signatory DSC; passport-size photo of certifying director
Statutory auditor name; firm registration number (FRN); latest ADT-1 SRN evidencing valid appointment
Latest AOC-4 SRN; latest MGT-7 SRN; previous INC-22 (if applicable); board resolution authorising INC-22A filing
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