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A typical Pvt Ltd Company with GST + employees has 110-130 compliance events per year across 12 regulators. Missing one event costs ₹5,000-₹50,000 in penalties (and triggers cascading consequences like director disqualification and strike-off). This tool generates your personalised year-ahead calendar in 10 seconds — entity type, FY end, AGM date, GST + audit toggles → 100+ filtered events with 30/15/7/1-day reminders, exportable as PDF. Subscribe to free monthly email reminders from Patron's compliance team (25,000+ businesses use Patron's calendar). All due dates current as on FY 2026-27.
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Inputs below → personalised event list filtered to your entity, GST, audit and employee status. Year-ahead view with 30/15/7/1-day reminders.
Patron's compliance team sends a personalised monthly digest on the 1st of every month: events due this month + next 30 days + regulatory updates affecting your sector. Free for 12 months when you engage any Patron service.
Opens your email client to send a subscription request — no automatic data submission.
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Patron's compliance team manages 25,000+ businesses' calendars end-to-end — calendar generation + execution + filing + reminders, all under one engagement. Fixed annual fee from ₹15,000. Free 15-minute review call.
All fees and charges listed are indicative only and do not constitute a binding offer. Final amounts may vary depending on the volume of work and the complexity involved. The calendar is a planning aid; please cross-verify with a qualified Chartered Accountant before relying on it for actual filings.
How to Use the Generator
Pick entity — Pvt Ltd / OPC / LLP / Section 8. Each entity has a different mix of filings; the tool applies the right schedule.
Confirm FY end date — defaults to 31 March 2026 (covering FY 2025-26 calendar). Update if your FY ends differently (e.g., calendar-year aligned subsidiaries of foreign parents).
Confirm AGM date — defaults to 30 September 2026 (six months from FY end, the statutory ceiling under Section 96). Update if your AGM is earlier. For OPC and LLP, AGM does not apply but the date drives downstream filings.
Set GST status — toggle "Registered" and pick monthly or QRMP. The tool generates 24 monthly events for monthly filers or 12 events for QRMP.
Toggle audit applicable — extends ITR due date to 31 October and adds Form 3CD tax audit + statutory audit completion event.
Toggle employees — adds 12 PF + 12 ESI monthly events. Skip if you have ≤19 employees and no voluntary PF coverage.
Optional flags — MSME (half-yearly MSME-1), Foreign related party (Form 3CEB + FLA), Turnover > ₹5 Cr (GSTR-9C).
Generate — calendar appears below in 3 views: Timeline (chronological), By Regulator (grouped by MCA/CBDT/CBIC/etc.), By Month.
Print or subscribe — use Print Calendar for PDF; or subscribe to free monthly email reminders.
Default scenario: Pvt Ltd, FY ending 31 March 2026, AGM 30 September 2026, GST registered monthly, audit applicable, has employees → generates approximately 95-105 events across 7-8 regulators.
The 12 Regulators Patron Tracks
Patron's compliance framework covers 12 distinct regulators that issue periodic filing obligations on Indian businesses. Not every entity faces all 12 — the tool filters based on your inputs. Below is the full universe:
1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
AOC-4, MGT-7/7A, DIR-3 KYC, DPT-3, ADT-1, MSME Form 1, LLP Form 8 + 11. Companies Act 2013, LLP Act 2008.
2. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Advance tax, ITR-5/6/7, Form 3CD, Form 3CEB. Income Tax Act 2025.
3. Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)
Sector overlays: Additional regulators apply for specific sectors — IRDAI (insurance), AERA (aviation), TRAI (telecom), CERC (electricity), DGFT (foreign trade), etc. Patron's specialised teams handle these on engagement.
Penalties for Missed Compliances — A Quick Reference
The financial cost of missing a single compliance event ranges from a few hundred rupees to several lakhs depending on the form, the days of delay, and consequential exposures. Here is the headline penalty schedule across the 6 most common compliances:
Filing
Authority
Penalty for Missing
AOC-4 / MGT-7
MCA
₹100/day, no cap (Sec 403, Companies Act 2013) + strike-off after 2 years
DIR-3 KYC
MCA
Fixed ₹5,000 + DIN deactivated (Rule 12A)
ITR (Pvt Ltd / LLP)
CBDT
₹5,000 u/s 234F + interest at 1% pm u/s 234A + possible Section 271F penalty
GSTR-3B
CBIC
₹50/day capped at ₹5,000 + 18% pa interest on tax due (₹20/day for nil return)
GSTR-1
CBIC
₹200/day capped at ₹5,000 + ITC restriction for buyers
GSTR-9 / 9C
CBIC
₹200/day capped at 0.25% of turnover
TDS Payment
CBDT
Interest 1.5% per month u/s 201(1A) + ₹200/day late fee u/s 234E
Aggregate exposure: A non-compliant Pvt Ltd company over a single year typically accumulates ₹1.5L-₹5L+ in penalties, plus consequential exposure — director disqualification (3 years non-filing triggers Section 164(2)(a)), company strike-off (2 years non-filing triggers Section 248), and prosecution under various sections. The annual cost of timely compliance via Patron starts at ₹15,000 — a fraction of the exposure.
From the calendar above to actual execution — Patron's compliance team handles filing, reminders, document management, and escalations end-to-end. Fixed annual fee from ₹15,000. Free 15-minute call to review your current status.
Most freely available compliance calendars online are out-of-date Excel spreadsheets or static PDF lists with three structural problems:
Free Templates / Spreadsheets
Often outdated — show old MCA fees or pre-2022 LLP late fees
Generic — every conceivable filing listed with caveats; not personalised
No reminder mechanism — you set diary entries manually
Static — no updates for mid-year notifications or extensions
No filtering by entity / GST / audit / employees
No CA review for entity-specific exemptions
Patron Compliance Calendar
Current FY 2026-27 schedules verified by qualified CA team
Personalised to your entity type, GST, audit, employees
30/15/7/1-day reminders built-in; subscribe to monthly email digest
Updated every quarter with new notifications
Output: PDF + ICS export + Google Calendar integration (Pro)
Backed by 25,000+ businesses' real compliance data
Self-evaluation: If your business has more than 5 employees, GST registration, or annual turnover above ₹50 lakh, the cost of a missed compliance (₹5,000-₹50,000) far exceeds the cost of professional management (₹15,000-₹40,000 per year all-in). Engage Patron — or at minimum, subscribe to the free monthly reminders.
Special Considerations for Small Companies and Startups
If your entity is a Small Company under Section 2(85) of the Companies Act (paid-up capital ≤ ₹4 crore AND turnover ≤ ₹40 crore), several compliance reliefs apply: simplified MGT-7A instead of MGT-7, board meetings every 6 months instead of quarterly, no cash flow statement requirement, and reduced filing fees. Our tool applies these automatically when you select OPC. For pre-revenue startups, additional reliefs include audit exemption (if turnover ≤ ₹1 crore AND borrowings ≤ ₹10 crore), DPIIT recognition benefits (3-year tax holiday under Section 80-IAC), and exemption from inspector inspection during first 3 years of incorporation.
Frequently Asked Questions
A compliance calendar is a personalised schedule of every statutory filing, payment, and procedural event that your business is required to complete in a financial year. For a typical Indian Pvt Ltd Company with GST and employees, this covers approximately 100-130 events across 12 regulators including the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC, DPT-3, ADT-1, MSME Form 1), Central Board of Direct Taxes (advance tax instalments, ITR-6, Form 3CD tax audit), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, GSTR-9C), Employees Provident Fund Organisation (PF monthly), Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESI monthly), State Tax (Professional Tax), and TDS payments and returns. Missing a single filing triggers cascading penalties: ROC late fees accrue at ₹100/day with no cap; GST late fees plus interest at 18% per annum; TDS interest at 1.5% per month plus 234E late fee; PF interest plus damages up to 25% per annum. A calendar with proactive 30/15/7/1-day reminders prevents these penalties entirely and is the single highest-ROI compliance investment a business can make.
A typical operational Pvt Ltd Company with GST registration, employees subject to PF and ESI, and audit applicability has approximately 110-130 distinct compliance events in a financial year. The breakdown: MCA filings — 9 to 14 events (AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC for each director, DPT-3, ADT-1, MSME Form 1 half-yearly, board meetings quarterly, AGM); Income Tax — 7 to 10 events (4 advance tax instalments, ITR-6, Form 3CD, Form 3CEB if transfer pricing); GST — 26 events for monthly filer (24 monthly returns plus GSTR-9 annual and GSTR-9C reconciliation if turnover above ₹5 Cr); TDS — 16 events (12 monthly payments plus 4 quarterly returns plus certificates); PF/ESI — 24 events (12 each); Professional Tax — 12 events (monthly). Plus state-specific labour law filings (Shops & Establishment renewal, contract labour reporting), sectoral filings (FSSAI for food businesses, RBI for FDI), and entity-specific filings (FLA return for foreign investment). The exact count varies by entity type, turnover, sector, and state — our tool generates the personalised count for your specific scenario.
The 12 regulators monitored in Patron's compliance calendar framework are: (1) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) — annual filings under Companies Act 2013 and LLP Act 2008; (2) Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) — income tax under Income Tax Act 2025; (3) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) — GST under CGST Act 2017; (4) Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) — PF under EPF & MP Act 1952; (5) Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) — medical insurance under ESI Act 1948; (6) State Tax Department — Professional Tax under state-specific PT Acts; (7) State Labour Department — Shops & Establishment, Minimum Wages, Contract Labour Acts; (8) Ministry of MSME — Udyam registration, MSME Form 1 delayed payment reporting; (9) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) — for listed entities and certain unlisted public companies; (10) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — FEMA filings (Form FC-GPR, FLA return, Form FC-TRS); (11) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) — for food businesses; (12) Pollution Control Boards (state and central) — for manufacturing units. Patron's library extends to sector-specific regulators (DGFT, IRDAI, AERA, etc.) on engagement. Not every entity faces all 12; the tool filters based on your inputs.
Under Section 96 of the Companies Act 2013, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) must be held within six months from the close of the financial year — for FY 2025-26 ending 31 March 2026, the AGM must be held on or before 30 September 2026. For the first AGM after incorporation, the period is extended to nine months from FY-end. One Person Companies are exempt from AGM requirement; their MGT-7A is filed within 60 days of the date by which AGM would otherwise have been held (30 September). The AGM date drives multiple downstream compliances: AOC-4 (Financial Statements) is due 30 days from AGM; MGT-7 (Annual Return) is due 60 days from AGM; ADT-1 (Auditor Appointment) is due 15 days from AGM if a reappointment resolution is passed; and board meeting requirements (4 per year, with not more than 120 days between consecutive meetings) are partly governed by AGM timing. If you leave the AGM date field blank, the tool assumes 30 September 2026 as the default and calculates downstream dates accordingly.
For every compliance event, the calendar generates four reminder dates: 30 days before, 15 days before, 7 days before, and 1 day before the due date. The rationale for this cadence comes from operational compliance practice: the 30-day reminder is for resource planning — "Are the documents ready? Is the data being compiled? Does the CA team have bandwidth?" The 15-day reminder is for execution — "Documents being prepared and reviewed." The 7-day reminder is for final checks — "Submitted for DSC, payment ready." The 1-day reminder is the final fail-safe — "Will it be filed today?" Most compliance failures happen because internal stakeholders confuse "deadline" with "start preparation" — by then it is already too late for documents, approvals, and DSC. The 30-day buffer accommodates the realistic preparation time for non-trivial filings (audit, AGM, board meetings) and prevents last-minute rushed compliance which often results in errors that compound penalties.
The GST filing schedule depends on aggregate annual turnover and the filer's election. Taxpayers with turnover up to ₹5 crore can opt into the Quarterly Return Monthly Payment (QRMP) scheme: GSTR-1 is filed quarterly (by 13th of month after quarter-end) and GSTR-3B is filed quarterly (by 22nd/24th of month after quarter-end depending on state). Monthly filers (turnover above ₹5 crore or those who opt for monthly) file GSTR-1 by 11th of every next month and GSTR-3B by 20th of every next month. Tax payments under QRMP are made monthly via PMT-06 by 25th of next month. The annual return GSTR-9 (due 31 December) and the reconciliation statement GSTR-9C (mandatory for turnover above ₹5 crore, due 31 December) apply to both filer types. Our calendar tool generates 24 monthly events for monthly filers, 4 quarterly events + 8 monthly PMT-06 events for QRMP filers, plus the annual returns. The output explicitly labels each event with its return type and due date.
Penalties vary by regulator: (1) MCA — AOC-4 and MGT-7 attract ₹100/day late fee with no cap under Section 403; LLP Form 8 and 11 attract ₹100/day for normal LLPs and ₹50/day for Small LLPs; DIR-3 KYC is a flat ₹5,000 plus DIN deactivation; (2) Income Tax — late filing of ITR attracts ₹5,000 fee under Section 234F (₹1,000 if income below ₹5 lakh) plus interest at 1% per month under Section 234A; advance tax shortfall attracts interest under Section 234B and 234C; (3) GST — GSTR-3B late fee is ₹50/day (₹20 for nil return) capped at ₹5,000 plus interest at 18% per annum on tax due; GSTR-1 late fee is ₹200/day capped at ₹5,000; GSTR-9 late fee is ₹200/day capped at 0.25% of turnover; (4) TDS — interest under Section 201(1A) at 1.5% per month for late deposit, plus Section 234E late fee at ₹200/day capped at TDS amount; (5) PF — interest at 12% per annum plus damages 5-25% per annum; (6) ESI — interest at 12% per annum plus damages up to 25%. Annual penalty exposure for a non-compliant Pvt Ltd typically runs ₹1.5L-₹5L+ before consequential issues like director disqualification and strike-off.
No. The calendar is a planning aid, not a legal compliance certificate. It is generated based on the standard schedule applicable to the entity type and inputs you provide; it does not account for entity-specific exemptions, special circumstances (such as conversion, merger, demerger), interim notifications by regulators, sectoral overlays (e.g., listed entity compliance under SEBI LODR), or state-specific variations beyond the broad framework. Always cross-verify with a qualified Chartered Accountant or Company Secretary before relying on the calendar for actual filings, especially for: complex transactions (capital raise, ESOP grants, mergers), sectoral entities (banking, insurance, NBFCs, real estate), foreign-related transactions (FDI, ODI, ECB), and any first-time filings. Patron offers a CA review service that validates the auto-generated calendar against your specific entity, sector, and transaction history — fixed-fee ₹5,000-₹15,000 depending on complexity, completed in 5 working days.
Patron offers a complimentary monthly email reminder service for the auto-generated calendar. Click the "Subscribe to Monthly Reminders" button after generating your calendar, fill in your business email, entity type, and FY details — and our compliance team will send you a personalised monthly digest on the 1st of every month covering: (a) events due in the current month with specific due dates; (b) events due in the next 30 days; (c) any regulatory notifications or amendments affecting your sector; (d) preparatory checklist for the most critical event of the month. The reminder service is currently free for the first 12 months for businesses that engage Patron for any compliance service; for standalone subscribers, the service is ₹999 per year (₹83/month). You may also export the calendar as a PDF, ICS file for Google Calendar / Outlook integration, or printable physical wall calendar via Patron's print-on-demand partner.
The tool covers the standard compliance framework applicable to the four entity types (Pvt Ltd, OPC, LLP, Section 8) for a typical operational business with GST, employees, and audit obligations. It does NOT automatically include: (a) sector-specific compliances such as RBI returns for banking entities, IRDAI returns for insurers, FSSAI annual returns for food businesses (covered as an optional flag), Pollution Control Board returns for manufacturers, SEBI returns for listed entities, DGFT IEC return for importers/exporters; (b) transaction-triggered compliances such as Form FC-GPR for foreign direct investment receipt, Form FC-TRS for share transfer between resident and non-resident, Form FLA annual return for foreign liabilities, Form MGT-14 for filing of resolutions, Form INC-22 for change in registered office, Form DIR-12 for change in directors; (c) special compliances such as CSR Committee compliance under Section 135, related party transactions under Section 188, internal audit under Section 138, secretarial audit under Section 204. Patron's full compliance management service captures all of these — calendar + execution + filing under one engagement.
Most freely available compliance calendars suffer from three common issues: (1) outdated due dates that do not reflect current notifications (for example, several free templates still show old MCA fees from before the 2018 amendment that introduced ₹100/day flat late fee, or outdated GSTR-9 due dates which were extended several times); (2) generic content with no personalisation for entity type, turnover, or sector — they list every conceivable compliance with caveats, leaving you to figure out what applies; (3) no reminder mechanism — a PDF or Excel calendar requires manual diary entries and ongoing maintenance. Patron's calendar generator produces a personalised calendar reflecting current FY 2026-27 schedules, filtered to your specific inputs, with built-in 30/15/7/1-day reminders ready for export to your calendar of choice. The calendar is updated by Patron's compliance team every quarter to reflect new notifications, due-date extensions, and amendments — ensuring you are never working from a stale schedule. Backed by 25,000+ businesses' compliance data.
Section 8 Companies (formed for charitable purposes under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013) follow the standard Pvt Ltd compliance calendar with the following key additions: (a) ITR-7 instead of ITR-6 — due 31 October if audit applicable, 31 July otherwise; (b) Form 10B / 10BB audit report — due 31 October for entities with 12A registration; (c) Form 10BD — annual statement of donations received, due 31 May; (d) Form 10BE — certificate of donation to donors, due 31 May; (e) 12A registration renewal — every 5 years (10A application); (f) 80G registration renewal — every 5 years (10A application); (g) FCRA returns (if foreign donations received) — annual return Form FC-4 due 31 December. AGM, AOC-4, MGT-7, DIR-3 KYC, DPT-3 follow standard Pvt Ltd schedule. Some compliances such as DPT-3 may be exempt depending on activity. Patron's Section 8 specialist team handles 200+ NGOs/trusts and the tool's Section 8 calendar reflects this specialised workflow.
Yes. After generating your calendar, three export options are available: (1) Print to PDF — use the Print button at the bottom of the result panel; this triggers a print-optimised view with all CTAs and navigation removed, showing only the calendar table for clean PDF export via your browser's Save as PDF function. (2) Share by email — copy the calendar URL with your inputs encoded (the URL updates dynamically as you enter inputs) and share with your team or CA. (3) Subscribe to monthly reminders — opt into the monthly email service which delivers a fresh personalised calendar on the 1st of every month. For more advanced integration (Google Calendar ICS export, Outlook sync, Slack notifications, custom team workflows), Patron offers a paid Compliance Calendar Pro subscription at ₹2,500 per year per entity that includes API access, ICS export, and team collaboration features.