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LexUpdate
April 18, 2020 New Delhi, INDIA
FAQs on Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 and LLP Modified Settlement Scheme, 2020

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contact the authors:
Tanmay Mohanty, Associate
tmohanty@lexcounsel.in

FAQs on Companies Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 and LLP Modified Settlement Scheme, 2020

Vide its circular dated March 30, 2020, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) had introduced the Companies
Fresh Start Scheme, 2020 (“CFS Scheme”) and amended the LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 (“LLP Modified
Scheme”) to allow defaulting companies and limited liability partnerships an opportunity to file belated documents,
returns etc. without charging of additional fees with respect to the delay in filing and grant immunity from prosecution
with respect to such delay. We had, in an earlier update, highlighted the key provisions of the CFS Scheme and
the LLP Modified Scheme (available at https://www.mondaq.com/india/shareholders/918732/relaxation-schemesfor-companies-and-limited-liability-partnerships and https://lexcounsel.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NewsletterApril-012020-.pdf).

Recently, the MCA has published FAQs on the CFS Scheme and LLP Modified Scheme wherein it has issued
certain clarifications. Some of the relevant clarifications are:

• Foreign company and project office of foreign company are eligible to avail the benefits of the CFS Scheme;
• Directors whose DIN has been deactivated can reactivate the same by filing of e-form/web-form DIR 3 KYC
and e-form INC-22A without payment of additional fees provided the director is not disqualified;
• Returns can be filed for a subsidiary company whose holding company is under liquidation.
• Companies struck-off from the register of companies can avail the benefits of the CFS Scheme after revival
of the company by the NCLT;
• Disqualification of directors cannot be removed under the CFS Scheme;
• No refund of late filing/additional fees and penalty paid by a company for filings made prior to March 2020;• Companies which are under the management of an Insolvency Professional can also avail the benefits of
the CFS Scheme, provided that the company’s status is not struck off;
• Company can also file its old annual returns for 3 to 4 years without late fees.
A copy of the FAQs may be accessed from the following link:
http://www.mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/FAQCFSS_15042020.pdf.
For Covid 19 related legal updates, please refer to https://lexcounsel.in/newletters/newsletters-2020/ and Mondaq
at https://resources.mondaq.com/mir/articles.aspx and for Covid 19 related articles, please refer to
https://lexcounsel.in/articles-2020/.

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