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AOC-4 Filing After AGM: Financial Statement Filing Checklist

Finin2min Compliance Desk·June 2026·7 min readAOC-4

AOC-4 is not just an upload of financial statements. The filing pack depends on adoption of accounts, audit completion, board report, AGM timeline and attachments required under Section 137 and related rules.

What Section 137 controls

Section 137 of the Companies Act covers copy of financial statement to be filed with the Registrar. It includes filing of financial statements along with documents required to be attached to them.

AOC-4 evidence pack

ItemWhy it matters
Signed financial statementsBase document filed with Registrar.
Board's report and annexuresRequired corporate reporting pack.
Auditor reportShows audit completion and opinion.
AGM adoption recordLinks the financials to shareholder adoption or adjourned AGM facts.
Subsidiary accounts, where applicableSection 137 contains subsidiary attachment requirements in specified cases.

Controls before upload

Finin2min warning

Do not file draft financial statements. Match every uploaded attachment with the final signed/adopted pack.
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Official sources used

This article is intentionally source-limited to official MCA / India Code material. Verify final filing positions with the latest Act, Rules, MCA forms and portal advisories before publishing.

FAQs

What does AOC-4 broadly file? â–¾

It is the form route for filing financial statements and related documents with the Registrar under Section 137.

Is AGM date relevant for AOC-4? â–¾

Yes. Financial statement filing is connected with adoption at AGM or relevant Section 137 timeline facts.

Should subsidiary documents be checked? â–¾

Yes, Section 137 includes subsidiary account attachment requirements in specified cases.