The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has issued a notification regarding filing of Form IEPF-1A in the prescribed excel template under Rule 5 (4A) of the IEPF (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 within 30th August, 2025. Failure to comply with the filing before the due date will attract regulatory actions.
Key Highlights :
- The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (“IEPFA”) has moved to MCA21 V3, companies that have not filed Form IEPF-1A along with the prescribed Excel template may do so within 30 days of the issue of this notice.
- Relevant SRNs along with the applicable Excel templates, must be shared with the Nodal Officers of the companies via their registered email addresses. This measure is intended to facilitate faster disbursal of claims.
- The Authority currently holds more than 31,000 SRNs of IEPF-1/7 that were filed in formats other than the Excel template which leads to difficulty in identifying the amounts due to the investor, leading to short payments and investor complaints.
Source: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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“(4A) Statement to be furnished to the Fund
The companies which have transferred any amount referred to in clauses (a) to (d) of sub-section (2) of section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) to Investor Education and Protection Fund or Central Government, but have not filed the statement or have filed the statement in any format other than in excel template, as required under sub-rule (1) of rule 5, shall submit details mentioned in sub-rule (1) of rule 5 in Form No. IEPF – 1A along with excel template within sixty days of notification of these amended rule.”
