New form MGT-6 w.e.f. July 15, 2024

Only a natural person can be a beneficial owner while reporting e-form MGT-6? It seems so from MCA recent notification on this.

MCA has introduced new MGT-6 e-form ("MGT-6") on 15th July 2024 which is web-based form.

The purpose of MGT-6 is to report details of persons who is registered owner and beneficial owner respectively by a company. There are scenarios where there is a need to file this MGT-6. One of such scenarios is when a company incorporates wholly owned subsidiary (Say, private limited company). This means total shares held by holding company. But, you may know that minimum two members are required in a private limited company. So in such case, holding company nominates a person (say, its employee) to hold share for such statutory requirement whereas beneficial interest in such share is held by holding company only. So, this is a brief background of MGT-6.

There are two attachments to this MGT-6 which are submitted to a company:

  • MGT-4: This is submitted by registered owner.
  • MGT-5: This is submitted by beneficial owner.
The way new MGT-6 is structured , it seems that only natural person details can be submitted in MGT-6. Just look at details of beneficial owner asked in MGT-6:

First, PAN and passport details being asked whereas in earlier form there were no such requirement.
                                                                            

 

Second, only natural person has date of birth and nationality, body corporate has date of incorporation.
                                                                                




Third, only natural person has father/spouse name, not body corporate:
                                                                                 



Having observed such details, I feel that MCA intention is to have details of natural person. 

Do you also feel the same that only natural person details can be filed in MGT-6?

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