In the backdrop of new MCA guidelines, it is now mandatory to conduct KYC in respect of each person who holds Director Identification Number (DIN). For Financial year 2019-20 on wards – Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before the end of the financial year, and whose DIN status is ‘Approved’ including disqualified directors, would mandatorily be required to file form DIR-3 KYC.
Every new or existing director of the company must apply for the Director’s Identification Number. It is is a unique identification number given to a person wanting to be a director or an existing director of a company with lifetime validity.
DIR 3 KYC is a form to be filed by Every director who has been allotted DIN (Director Identification Number). It is mandatory for all the directors irrespective of their status as qualified or disqualified. Additionally, DIR-3-KYC-WEB is to be used by the DIN holder who has submitted DIR-3 KYC eform in the previous financial year and no update is required in his details.
All DIN holders must file DIR 3 KYC every year.
Every individual who is allotted DIN as on 31st March of a financial year must submit his KYC on or before 30th September of the immediately next financial year.
For Financial year 2019-20 onwards – Every Director who has been allotted DIN on or before the end of the financial year, and whose DIN status is ‘Approved’, would be mandatorily required to file form DIR-3 KYC before 30th September of the immediately next financial year.
In cases where a director who is supposed to file the DIR 3 KYC e-Form or DIR 3 KYC web, does not file it within the due date on MCA 21 portal, the department will mark the DIN of such director as ‘Deactivated due to Non-filing of DIR-3 KYC’. and shall have to pay penalty of INR 5,000/10,000 if filed after the due date.
As per MCA recent announcement, any director who was allotted a DIN by or on 31st March 2018 and whose DIN is in approved status, will have to submit his/her KYC details to the MCA. Further, this procedure is mandatory for the disqualified directors too.
From the Financial Year 2019-20 onwards, it is mandatory for every director who has been allotted a DIN on or before the end of the financial year and whose DIN is in approved status, will have to file form DIR-3 KYC before 30th September of the immediately next financial year.
For example– For the Financial Year 2022-23, the directors having DIN or Director Partner Identification Number (DPIN) and the directors allotted with a DIN/DPIN by 31st March 2023, need to file the e-Form DIR-3 KYC before 30th September 2023.