Companies have to file annual returns, disclosures for FY25 in new web-based forms Migrating these 38 key statutory filings to the new format will complete the revamp of the MCA21 portal. Businesses will have to make their most important statutory filings, especially annual returns, financial statements and cost audit reports, in the revamped and web-based forms in the government’s portal from 14 July. The revamped version of the ministry of corporate affairs portal—MCA21—is highly tech-driven and AI-enabled to improve the security of filings and to enable real-time verification of the data being entered. These 38 key statutory forms, including 13 annual filing forms and six audit forms, are the final set of company forms to be migrated to the new format, said an official announcement. This will complete the revamp of the MCA21 portal. These were not included among those migrated last year as the government did not want the annual return filing cycle to be disrupted by technical glitches during the transition. India has over 1.8 million active companies. Making the forms available in July gives businesses ample time to familiarise with the new format this year.