Checklist of Procedure and Documents for conversion of Company to LLP:

 

Checklist of Procedure and Documents for conversion of Company to LLP:

Meaning:- LLP stands for Limited Liability Partnership. It is an alternative corporate business form that offers the benefits of limited liability to the partners at low compliance costs. It also allows the partners to organize their internal structure like a traditional partnership. A limited liability partnership is a legal body, liable for the full extent of its assets. The liability of the partners, however, is limited. Hence, LLP is a hybrid between a company and a partnership. It is not the same as limited liability company LLC.





Process & Documents:-

1.   Obtain DPIN of all the prospective partners (Partners having DIN are not required to obtain DPIN)

2.  Number of designated partners should be atleast 2.  The shareholders should be designated partner of  LLP

3.  Meeting of Board of Directors of Company

     Call a meeting of the Board of Directors. 

  • Pass requisite Resolution for Conversion of Company into LLP.  
  • Pass requisite Resolution to authorize any director to file all the necessary forms with MCA.
  • Requisite resolution to authorize any director to file all the necessary forms with MCA. 

 

4.  The company will have to apply for reservation of name of LLP and Get Name Approval Certificate from ROC.

 

5.  File E Form FiLLiP with ROC along with following Attachments:

  • Address proof of the registered office of LLP. 
  • The subscription sheets. 
  • Consent to act as a designated partners and partners
  • Identity and Resident proofs of designated partners and partners 
  • Detail of LLP(s) and/ or company(s) in which partner/ designated partner is a director/ designated partner.

6.  Filing of Application for Conversion into LLP

 Form 18 is the form for conversion of a company into an LLP. But it needs to be filed with Form for incorporation itself. 

This form has information about the conversion of the company into LLP such as: 

  • Whether all the shareholders of the company have given their consent for the conversion of a company into the LLP.
  • If all the partners of the LLP comprise all the shareholders of the company and no one else. 
  • An up to date Income-tax return is file as per Income tax act, 1961.
  • Documents including the latest balance sheet and annual returns under the Companies Act, 2013 filed with MCA.
  • Validating if any conviction, ruling, order, a judgment of any Court, Tribunal or other authority in favour of or against the company is subsisting as on date?
  • Getting to know regarding any security interest in the assets of the company is subsisting or still in force. 
  • Whether any earlier application for conversion of the said company into limited liability partnership was refused by the Registrar. 
  • If there is  presence of any secured creditors.

File E-FORM- 18 with ROC along with following ATTACHMENTS: 

  • Statement of the consent of shareholders (Mandatory) 
  • Statement of accounts of the company certified as true and correct by the independent auditor.
  • List of all the secured creditors along with their consent 
  • Copy of acknowledgement of latest income tax return (Mandatory) 

 

7. After complying with all the formalities by the company and approved by the Ministry, ROC to issues a COI as to the conversion of LLP.

8. Drafting of Limited Liability Partnership Agreement

Contents of Agreement are: 

  • Name of LLP 
  • Name of Partners & Designated Partners 
  • Form of contribution 
  • Profit Sharing ratio 
  • Rights & Duties of Partners 
  • Proposed Business 
  • Rules for governing an LLP


9. Filing of E-Form-3

This form provides information about the LLP Agreement entered into between the partners. This form is to be filed in 30 days from the date of conversion of the company into an LLP. 


10. Filing of E-Form -14 (Intimation to ROC)

After receiving incorporation certificate of LLP it has to be filed within 15 days of the date of conversion.  

ATTACHMENTS OF E-FORM 14 

  • Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (COI) of LLP. 
  • Copy of incorporation document submitted in E-Form FiLLiP to ROC

 

 

 Written by:  Vaibhav Pasrija

Qualification:- Company Secretary(Final) Student, B.com

Author can be reached at:- Vpasrija93@gmail.com

 

 


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