Limited Liability Partnership
The Guide to Online LLP Registration
Steps, documents and compliance dates for registering an LLP on the MCA portal, without the delays
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Annual Compliance for LLP
Two forms a year, on two different dates, for every LLP on the register. Both prepared and filed for you, whether the LLP traded or not.
- Form 11 by 30 May and Form 8 by 30 October, prepared and filed
- A daily additional fee runs until the day you file, with no ceiling on it
- Required even where the LLP has had no transactions
- A dedicated relationship manager on the filing
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What annual compliance for an LLP is
Two filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, on fixed calendar dates rather than on dates that move with a meeting.
A limited liability partnership has a status of its own, separate from its partners, and it keeps that status by filing with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs every year. Two forms are involved. Form 11 is the annual return; Form 8 is the statement of account and solvency. Both are mandatory for every LLP on the register, whether it has carried on business or not.
Between them the forms report the LLP’s activity and its financial data for each financial year, and they are filed in the year that follows it. Unlike a company’s filings, the deadlines are fixed dates in the calendar and do not depend on when a meeting was held.
Failure carries an additional government fee of ₹100 for each day of delay, with no upper limit. That is a large part of why designated partners file: the mandate is one thing, but a fee that never stops accruing is what turns a forgotten form into a real number.
- Who files
- Every LLP
- Trading or dormant, from year one
- Form 11
- 30 May
- The annual return
- Form 8
- 30 October
- Statement of account and solvency
- Audit required
- Above ₹40 lakh turnover
- Or contribution above ₹25 lakh
- CS certification
- Above ₹5 crore turnover
- Or contribution above ₹50 lakh, on Form 11
- Additional fee
- ₹100 a day, per form
- No ceiling on the amount
- Turnaround
- 4 working days
- Subject to government processing time
Why LLPs file through LegalWiz.in
- Both forms prepared and filed by qualified professionals
- A dedicated relationship manager from documents to acknowledgement
- The audit and certification thresholds checked against your figures
- Drafting of the documents the filing needs
- The whole filing handled online, year after year
What the service covers
Both forms, and the check that decides whether either needs a professional.
- Consultancy on the due dates that apply to your LLP
- A check of your turnover and contribution against the audit threshold
- Drafting of the documents required for the filing
- Preparation of Form 11, the annual return
- Preparation of Form 8, the statement of account and solvency
- Online filing of both forms with the Registrar
- The filed forms and their acknowledgements shared with you
Where an audit is required, the audit itself is separate work. This service files the statements; it does not audit them.
What filing on time is worth
The LLP stays credible on the public record
The status of an LLP’s annual filing sits on its master data on the MCA portal and can be read by anyone. For a loan approval or a similar check, the regularity of that record is the measure people use.
It is the public record of financial worth
The forms an LLP files are accessible to other companies. Before a contract or a large project the other side may inspect them, and the filings are what evidence the LLP’s financial position and capacity.
The daily fee never stops on its own
An additional government fee of ₹100 accrues for each day of delay, per form, with no upper limit. On a form forgotten for a year that is a number worth more than the filing.
Conversion and closure stay open
Converting an LLP into another form, or closing it, both need the annual filings in place. Even a non-operational LLP is asked to complete them first, with whatever additional fee has accrued, so a gap here has to be paid for eventually either way.
The two forms, side by side
Different deadlines, different content, and only one of them is affected by the audit threshold. The additional fee for a late filing is the same on both, and is charged per form.
| Attribute | Form 11 | Form 8 |
|---|---|---|
| What each form does | ||
| The annual returnA summary of the LLP for the financial year: its partners and designated partners, the contribution received, and the changes during the year. | Statement of account and solvencyThe LLP’s financial position, together with a declaration by the designated partners that it is able to pay its debts as they fall due. | |
| When it is due | ||
| 30 MayWithin 60 days of the close of the financial year, which for an LLP ends on 31 March. | 30 OctoberWithin 30 days of the end of six months from the close of the financial year. | |
| The designated partners aloneDigitally, using active digital signature certificates, unless the certification threshold below is crossed. | The partners and a professionalSigned by two designated partners and certified by a chartered accountant, company secretary or cost accountant in practice, at any size. | |
| Thresholds | ||
| NoThe annual return does not depend on the accounts having been audited. | Above ₹40 lakh turnoverOr where the total contribution of the partners exceeds ₹25 lakh. Below both figures the statements are filed on the partners’ signature alone. | |
| Above ₹5 crore turnoverOr where contribution exceeds ₹50 lakh, in which case Form 11 has to be certified by a company secretary in practice. Below both, the designated partners’ signatures are enough. | AlwaysForm 8 carries a professional certificate whatever the size of the LLP. | |
| Next step | ||
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What we need to file your LLP compliance
Four things, and two of them do not change from one year to the next.
PAN card and certificate of incorporation
The PAN card of the LLP and its certificate of incorporation.
The LLP agreement
The agreement along with any supplementary agreement executed since.
Financial statements
The financial statements of the LLP, signed by the designated partners, and audited where the thresholds are crossed.
Digital signatures
Active digital signature certificates for all the designated partners.
File your LLP compliance in three steps
Step 01
Answer a few quick questions
- Spend less than 10 minutes on a simple set of questions
- Upload the documents listed above
- Pay through a secure payment gateway
Step 02
Our experts take over
- You are assigned a dedicated relationship manager
- Your figures are checked against the audit and certification thresholds
- The documents required are drafted and both forms prepared
- The annual return and the statement of account and solvency are filed
Step 03
Your compliance is done
- The whole process takes 4 working days
- The filed forms and their acknowledgements are shared with you
Subject to government processing time.
How long the filing takes
Four working days from the day your documents reach us.
Day 1
1 of 4 working days
- Discussion and collection of the basic information
- Collection of the documents
- The due dates and the thresholds decided against your figures
Days 2 to 3
2 of 4 working days
- Drafting of the documents required
- Preparation of both forms
Day 4 onwards
1 of 4 working days
- Filing of Form 11, the annual return
- Filing of Form 8, the statement of account and solvency
Subject to government processing time.
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Is annual filing necessary for every LLP?
Yes, from the close of its first financial year onwards, and both forms are filed within their time limits.
It applies to every LLP whatever the number of transactions, the turnover, or the commercial activity carried on. An LLP that did nothing all year still files.
What is the penalty for filing late?
An additional government fee of ₹100 for each day of delay, with no upper limit, charged per form.
For continued failure the Registrar can remove the LLP’s name from the register, and a penalty can be levied on the LLP and its partners on top of the additional fee.
Do the financial statements have to be audited?
Only where the LLP crosses one of two thresholds: turnover above ₹40 lakh, or total contribution of the partners above ₹25 lakh.
An LLP below both files statements signed by the partners, with no audit.
Does Form 11 need a professional certificate?
Where turnover exceeds ₹5 crore or contribution exceeds ₹50 lakh, the annual return is certified by a company secretary in practice.
Below both figures the designated partners’ digital signatures are sufficient. Form 8 carries a professional certificate at any size.
When does an LLP’s first financial year end?
Every LLP closes its financial year on 31 March, but the first one depends on the month of incorporation.
An LLP registered between 1 April and 30 September closes its first financial year on 31 March of the following calendar year. An LLP registered between 1 October and 31 March may choose: an LLP registered on 30 October 2026 can close on 31 March 2027 or run through to 31 March 2028.
We are closing the LLP. Do we still have to file?
Usually yes. The Registrar generally asks for the annual filings to be complete before a closure or a conversion, together with any additional fee that has accrued.
Skipping a year does not avoid the cost, it defers it to a point where you also need the filing done quickly.
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