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Annual Compliance Calendar - NBFC
Category: NBFC, Posted on: 17/04/2024
, Posted By:
CS Divesh Goyal
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Annual Compliance Calendar
NON
BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANY
Dated: April 17, 2024,
Editorial No 904
BACKGROUND:
In this Flash editorial,
the author begins by referring to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
read with all the Amendment Acts and rules mentioned there till March 2024.
Further, author has covered the regulation of The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
As per Section 45-1A of
the RBI Act,1934, NBCs are required to obtain a Certificate of Registration
(CoR) from the Reserve Bank of India to commence/carry on business of NBFI in
terms of Section 45-1A of the RBI Act,1934. The said section also prescribes
the minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) requirement to be fulfilled by the Companies
applying for NBFC License to commence business.
Meaning of NBFC:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulates NBFCs and
has defined various categories with and regulations to govern their operations.
NBFCs continue to evolve and adapt and changing market dynamics and
technological advancements, making them an integra pr part of the broader
financial ecosystem.
A Non-Banking Financial Company is a Company
registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or under the Companies Act, 2013 and
is engaged in the business of giving loans and advances, acquisition of
shares/stock/debentures/securities issued by other companies, government or
local authority or other securities of marketable nature, leasing,
hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business but does not include any
institution whose principal business construction of immovable property. is
that of agriculture activity, sale/purchase/ construction of immovable
property.
Section 45-1(f) of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
defines Non-Banking Financial Company as
i.
A financial
institution which is a Company.
ii.
A Non-Banking
Institution which is a company, and which has as its principal business the
receiving of deposits, under any scheme or arrangement or in any other manner
or leading in any manner.
iii. Such other Non-Banking Institution or class of such
institutions, as the bank may, with the previous approval of the Central
Government and by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.
Non-Banking
Financial Companies (NBFCs) are a crucial component of the financial system,
playing a significant role in providing financial services and catering to the
diverse needs of individuals and businesses. While they share similarities with
banks in terms of offering financial products and services, there are some key
distinctions that set NBFCs apart.
ANNUAL COMPLIANCES FOR
NON BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANY:
S. No.
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Forms
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Section & Rules
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Particular of Compliance
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QUARTER – I - APRIL TO JUNE
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1.
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Receipt
of MBP-1
(DG)
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184(1)
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Form
MBP- 1
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Every Director of the Company in the First
Meeting of the Board of Director in each Financial Year shall disclose his
interest in other entities.
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Every Director is is required to
submit with the Company a fresh MBP-1, whenever there is a change in his
interest from the earlier given MBP-1.
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2.
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Receipt of
DIR- 8
(DG)
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164(2)
143(3)(g)
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Form
DIR - 8
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Every Director of the Company in each
Financial Year will file with the Company disclosure of non-disqualification.
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3.
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Half
Yearly Return
(DG)
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Section
405
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MSME-1
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Delay in the Payment to the MSME Vendor: Company have to file this return half
yearly in respect of the pending payments to MSME vendors as at end of half
year.
April to Sep
- 31st October
October to March
- 30th April
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4.
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Half Yearly Return
(May)
(DG)
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Rule
9A (3)
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PAS-6
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Reconciliation of Share Capital Audit
Report. Company is required to submit the reconciliation share capital Audit
report with the ROC audited by a practicing Company Secretary as at end of
half-year:
· October
to March - 30th May
April to Sep
- 30th November
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QUARTER – II - JULY TO SEPTEMBER
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5.
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Approval
of Financial Statement
(DG)
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134
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Preparation
and Approval of Financial Statement. The auditors’ report shall be attached
to every financial statement.
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6.
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Directors’
Report
(DG)
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134
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Directors’ Report shall be prepared by
mentioning all the information required for the Company under Section 134
read with relevant rules and relevant provisions of other Act.
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It should be signed by the
“Chairperson” authorized by the Board, where he is not so authorized by at
least 2 Directors, one of them should be a MD if there is any.
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7.
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Holding
of AGM
(DG)
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96
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Every company shall in each year hold
in addition to any other meetings, a general meeting as its annual general
meeting.
it shall be held within a period
of six months, from the date of closing of the financial year.
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8.
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Notice of
AGM
(DG)
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101 &
SS-II
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Every Notice of the Annual General
Meeting will be prepared as per Section 101 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Secretarial Standard – II.
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9.
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Sending
of Notice of AGM
(DG)
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101 &
SS
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Notice of the Annual General Meeting
will be sent to all the :
·
Directors,
·
Members,
·
Auditors
·
Debenture
Trustees, if any.
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10.
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Circulation
of Financial Statement &other relevant Doc
(DG)
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136
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Company will send to the members of
the Company approved Financial Statement, Directors’ Report and Auditors’
Report at least 21 clear days before the Annual General Meeting.
In case the AGM is called on shorter
notice then above mentioned documents shall be circulated on such shorter
period.
For holding of the AGM on shorter
notice, companies need to take the proper approvals as per the Act.
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11.
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Annual
Form
(DG)
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Rule 12A
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DIR-3 KYC
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KYC of Directors: All the Directors of the Company shall file this form on or
before 30th September every year.
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QUARTER – III - OCTOBER TO DECEMBER
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12.
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Annual
Form
(DG)
· AOC-4NBFC
· AOC-4 NBFC (INDAS)
· AOC-4CFS NBFC (INDAS)
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137
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E-form:
AOC-4
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Financial Statement: Company is required to file its Balance Sheet along with
the Statement of Profit and Loss Account, Cash flow statement, Directors’ Report
and Auditors’ Report in this form within 30 days of holding of the Annual
General Meeting.
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Attachment:
Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit
& Loss Account, Cash Flow Statement, Directors’ Report, Auditors’ Report
and the Notice of the AGM
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13.
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E- Forms
Filing Requirements
Annual
Form
(DG)
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92
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E-form:
MGT-7
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Annual Return: Every Company will file its Annual Return within 60 days of
holding of the Annual General Meeting.
Annual Return will be for the period
from 1st April to 31st March.
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14.
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Certification
of Annual Return
(DG)
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92
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MGT-8
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Company having paid-up share capital of 10 Crore or more or
turnover of Rs. 50 crore or more shall be certified by a Company Secretary in
Practice.
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QUARTER – IV - JANUARY TO MARCH
There is no mandatory compliance for this quarter
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15.
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Board
Meetings
(DG)
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173 &
SS-I
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Every Company shall hold a minimum
number of FOUR meetings of its
Board of Directors every year in such a manner that maximum gap between the two
meetings should not be more than 120 (One hundred twenty) days.
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16.
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Maintenance
of Statutory Registers
(DG)
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88 and
other sections
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Company will maintain the following mandatory Registers:
· Register of Director,
· Registers of Director Shareholding,
· Registers of Members
· Registers of Transfer
· Registers of Related Party transaction
etc
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17.
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Appointment
of Auditor
(DG)
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139
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E-form
ADT-1
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The Auditor will be appointed for 5 (Five) years and form
ADT-1 will be filed for a 5-year appointment within 15 days of the Annual
General Meeting.
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Above mentioned 17 (Seventeen) Compliances are mandatory annual
compliances for the NBFC.
Except above 17 (Seventeen ), there may be event-based compliances
for the NBFC .
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COMPLIANCES AS PER RBI NORMS:
S. No.
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Form
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Applicability
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Description
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Due Date
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Monthly Compliances
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1
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Form DNBS-04B
(Return
Structural
Liquidity and
Interest Rate
Sensitivity)
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NBFCS-NDSI
and NBFCs-D
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o document:
The specifics of Within ten days any discrepancies in NBFCs- from the end of
anticipated NDSI's future cash every month. inflows and outflows are based
on the maturity pattern of their assets and liabilities at the end of the
reporting period. Information about interest rate risk in specifics.
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Within 10
days from the end of every month
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2
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CIC Reporting
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All NBFCs
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Each NBFCs is
required to
report its loans to all 4 CICS.
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On or before
10th day of succeding month
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3
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NESL
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All NBFCs
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All NBFCs
must notify NESL of Not later than
their financial debt.
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Not later
than the one week after the start of the
following month
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Quarterly Compliances
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1
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DNBS-01
Return
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NBFCS-NDSI
and NBFCs-D
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The return
includes financial
information for NBFC-D and NBFC-NDSI, including
components of Assets and Liabilities, P&L accounts,Exposure to Sensitive
Sectors, etc.
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April 15th,
July 15th,
October 15th, and January 15th
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2
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DNBS-03
Return
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NBFCS-D,
NBFCS-NDSI,
and NBFCs-Non-
NDSI have more
than 100 crore
assets
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The return
reflects adherence to prudential standards, including
those for NBFC-Deposit- taking and NBFC-NDSI, such as Capital Adequacy Asset
(CAA), Asset Classification and Provisioning, NOF, etc.
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April 15th,
July 15th,
October 15th, and January 15th
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3
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DNBS-04A
Reply STDL (Short term Dynamic
Liquidity)
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NBFCS-D,
NBFCs-NDSI and and Non-NDSI, as well as NBFCs with assets of more than 100
crores
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To record
specifics regarding any discrepancies between
anticipated
inflows and outflows based on future cash
business projections.
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April 15th,
July 15th,
October 15th, and January 15th
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4
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DNBS-06
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RNBCS
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The return
includes financial April 15th, July
information about assets and 15th,
liabilities as well as compliance
with key prudential standards for RNBCs
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April 15th,
July 15th,
October 15th, and January 15th
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5
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Form DNBS-07
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ARCs
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To Record
financial metrics and various operational information for ARCS, including assets (NPA), acquired,
acquisition cost, recovery progress, etc.
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April 15th,
July 15th,
October 15th, and January 15th
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6
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DNBS-08
CRILC Key Return
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NBFC Factors,
NBFCS-D NBFCS-NDSI
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Must record
credit information on exposure of more than 5 crores to a single borrower.
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April 21,
July 21, October 21, and January 21
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7
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DNBS-11
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NBFC-CICS
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The return
includes financial information for
CIC-ND-Sis, such as elements of assets and liabilities, a P&L
account, exposure to sensitive industries, etc.
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April 15,
July 15,October 15,January 15
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8
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DNBS-12
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NBFC-CICS
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For
CIC-ND-Sis, the return documents adhere to
prudential standards such and 15th January as Capital Adequacy, Asset
Classification, Provisioning,
NOF, etc.
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April 15,
July 15,October 15,January 15
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9
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DNBS-13
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All NBFCS
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To collect
data on foreign April 15th, July investments for all NBFCs that
have them
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April 15,
July 15,October 15,January 15
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10
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DNBS-14
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NBFC-P2Ps
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The return
includes detailsabout assets and liabilities,
as
as well as whether NBFCS- P2P have complied with key
prudential standards.
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April 15,
July 15,October 15,January 15
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Annual Compliances
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1
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DNBS-02
Return
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Non-NDSI
NBFCS
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The return
includes financial information for
non-deposit taking non-NDSI NBFCs,
such as components of assets and liabilities and compliance with
certain prudential standards.
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Before
May 30th (either on anbaudited basis
or a provisional basis), if a provisional filing is made, an audited version be
must be submitted within 30 day
of the financial statements
completion.
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2
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DNBS-010
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Every NBFC
and ARCs
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For all
Non-Banking Financial Firms to maintain ongoing after the day, the compliance
balance of the
regulatory
(NBFCs).
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Fifteen days
after the day, the balance of the statement was finalised, but not later than
31st October
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Additional Compliances
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1
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DNBS-05
Return
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Rejected NBFC
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To record
information about NBFCs that accepted public deposits, but whose COR is
denied.
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As when the
Reserve Bank of India rejected the COR.
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2
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DNBS-09 CRILC
details
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NBFCS-D NBFC-
NBFCS-D, NBFCs-NDSI,
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In SMA-2 for
the day, all NBFCS-D NBFC- NBFCS-D, NBFCs-NDSI, and BFC-Factors with aggregate
classified exposure> 5 crores to a single classified) borrower were
reported.
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As soon as
the account is classified (de-classified) as SMA-2
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3
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CKYCR
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Res
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Every
regulated institution including NBFCs, is required to do KYC when disbursing loans
or establishing account relationship.
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Within ten
days of the account relationship's start date.
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4
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CERSAI
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All financial
institutions
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During
disbursing secured loans
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To obtain the
first change of the secured property as soon as possible
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5
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FIU-IND
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All regulated
entities
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All regulated
organisations are required to report certain transactions to the FIU-IND
agency as specified in Rule 3 of the 2005 PMLA Regulations
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Within 15
days of the subsequent month and working 7 working days of being convinced
that the transaction is suspicious
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6
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Overseas
Investments
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All NBFCs
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All NBFCs are
required to provide details on Overseas investment by NBFCs.
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Within 15
days from the end of each Quarter
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7
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Return on FDI
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All NBFCs
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All NBFCs are
required to provide details of Foreign Direct investment by NBFCs.
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Within 30
days from the end of Half Year.
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Important
Terms
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NBFCS-D
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Deposit
taking Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
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NBFCS-ND
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Non-Deposit
taking NBFCs
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NBFCS-ND-SI
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Non-Banking
Financial Companies (NBFCs) not accepting/holding public deposits and having
asset sizes of 500 crore and above (also termed as Systemically Important
NBFCs or in short NBFCs-ND-SI)
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RNBCS
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Residuary
Non-Banking Companies
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ARC
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Asset
Reconstruction Company
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NBFCs P2P
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Non-Banking Financial
Company - Peer to Peer Lending Platform
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NBFCS CIC
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Non-Banking
Financial Company - Core Investment Companies
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Author – CS Divesh
Goyal, GOYAL DIVESH & ASSOCIATES Company Secretary in Practice from Delhi
and can be contacted at csdiveshgoyal@gmail.com).
Disclaimer: The entire
contents of this document have been prepared based on relevant provisions and
as per the information existing at the time of the preparation. Although care
has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of the
information provided, I assume no responsibility, therefore. Users of this
information are expected to refer to the relevant existing provisions of
applicable Laws. The user of the information agrees that the information is not
professional advice and is subject to change without notice. I assume no
responsibility for the consequences of the use of such information.
IN NO EVENT SHALL I SHALL BE
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