Foreign Company Compliance · Panaji, Goa
Accurate eForm FC-3 filing in Goa — the annual accounts and list of places of business that a foreign company with a presence in India files with the Registrar under the Companies Act — prepared and filed correctly and on time.
Overview
A foreign company that has established a place of business in India must, each year, file its financial statements together with a list of all its principal places of business in India with the Registrar of Companies in eForm FC-3, under the Companies Act and the Companies (Registration of Foreign Companies) Rules.
This is a Ministry of Corporate Affairs filing and is separate from the Reserve Bank’s FEMA forms. We prepare or convert the financial statements, compile the list of places of business and the required statements, and file eForm FC-3 with the Registrar. The company’s annual return goes in eForm FC-4.
What's covered
The foreign company's annual MCA accounts filing.
Get a fixed-fee quote →Preparing or aligning the accounts in the required format.
Compiling the list of principal places of business in India.
Related-party, repatriation and other statements as prescribed.
Completing and filing the form with the Registrar of Companies.
Assembling the accounts and supporting documents as annexures.
Filing within the time allowed after the financial year.
Our process
Financial statements and places of business in India.
Required statements and attachments assembled.
Filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Filing acknowledgement shared and recorded.
Frequently asked questions
eForm FC-3 is the Ministry of Corporate Affairs form in which a foreign company files its annual financial statements together with a list of all its principal places of business in India. It is filed with the Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act.
A foreign company that has established a place of business in India, such as a branch, project or liaison office registered as a foreign company, must file eForm FC-3 each year with the Registrar, along with its accounts.
FC-3 carries the foreign company's financial statements for the year and a list of its principal places of business in India, together with the statements prescribed under the foreign company rules, such as those on related-party transactions and repatriation of profits.
No. eForm FC-3 is a Ministry of Corporate Affairs filing about a foreign company's accounts and places of business. FC-GPR is a Reserve Bank FEMA form reporting the issue of shares to a non-resident. They are filed with different authorities for different purposes.
The financial statements in FC-3 must be filed with the Registrar within the period prescribed under the foreign company rules after the close of the financial year. We track the date and file within that window.
Typically the audited or prepared financial statements, the list of places of business, and the prescribed statements on matters such as related-party transactions and repatriation. We assemble these as annexures to the form.
Failure to file FC-3 is a default under the Companies Act and can attract penalties on the foreign company and the persons responsible, with continuing consequences for ongoing default. Timely filing keeps the company compliant.
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Book a free consultation with a qualified Chartered Accountant in Goa. We'll prepare and file eForm FC-3 with the Registrar within the deadline — no obligation.