Overview of Annual Compliance of LLP - Brief: What do you mean by LLP?

• Limited Liability Partnership is a individual/seperate legal entity recorded under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCAs) in India. For registration into an LLP, there should be at most limited two persons as partners where mandatorily one has to be an Indian citizen and a resident. The partners in an LLP should take responsibility for maintaining a proper book of accounts, filing an Income Tax Return, and submitting an annual return with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on every financial year.
• To establish a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), the returns should be filed periodically for maintaining compliance and escape substantial penalties under the law for non-compliance. A Limited Liability Partnership has only few compliance to be succeeded every year which is certainly lower as compared to the compliance needs to be placed on the private limited companies. However, the fines seem to be quite large. While non-compliance might only impose a Private Limited company INR 1 lakh in terms of penalties, it might impose an LLP up to INR 5 lakh.
• Limited Liability Partnerships gets a separate legal institution; therefore, it is the duties of the elected partners for simultaneously maintain a proper book of accounts and filing an annual return in consonance with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) yearly. Limited Liability Partnerships are not needed to audit their 'books of account except' where their yearly turnover is more than INR 40 lakhs or if the investment or contributions to the company is more than INR 25 lakh. Therefore, an LLP is not required to get their books of account audited if it fulfils the condition as mentioned above, making the process of annual filing simpler.
• Limited Liability Partnerships are required to file their Statement of Account & Solvency within thirty (30) days from the end of six (6) months of the financial year and Annual Return within sixty (60) days from the end of the fiscal year. Dissimilar to Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships are mandatorily required to maintain the financial year, from April 1st to March 31st. Hence, the Statement of Account & Solvency is to be filed on or before October 30th of every fiscal year, and the annual return for LLPs is due on May 30th every year, even if the LLP has not completed any business in that specific financial year. Some of the annual filings are mandatory whether the LLP has begun any business or not.

Protection of Limited Liability Partnership

Significant Benefits: Powers enjoyed by LLPs are as follows:

• Powers to sue and be sued.
• Powers to open a bank account.
• Powers to employ persons.
• Powers to indulge into all types of legal contracts.

• In an LLP, one partner is not accountable or liable for another partner’s misbehaviour or negligence.
• The associates of an LLP have the right to maintain the business directly.
• An LLP gives limited liability security for the owners.
• If the number of Partners decreases less than 2, the sole companion can still find a new Partner to fill the space.
• During the Post establishment, an LLP can have limitless partners.
• If there is only one companion in an LLP, there is time to find a new one externally, and without the dissolution of the LLP also.
• It is a separate legal existence.
• LLPs have assets and accounts that are separate from that of the promoters.
• An LLP can raise funds from Partners, Banks, and NBFCs.

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Timeline:

• LLP Annual Filing: We require filing a necessary annual return for LLP with MCA and maintaining yearly compliance.
• Annual Return Preparation: Need to make Annual return based on the financials and production during the previous financial year.
• Annual Return Verification: Needed to prepare Annual Return based on specifications submitted and send for confirmation and approval.
• Finalization: After endorsement, file Annual Return with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs adjacent to the necessary appendages.

Credentials for Assistance during Registration Procedure

• Declarations of Accounts and Solvency

  All registered LLPs are expected to have their books of accounts in place and fill in data concerning the profit made, and other economic data in regards to sales, and submit it in Form 8, each year. Form 8 must be attested by the impressions/signatures of the designated partners and should also be certified by a practicing 'chartered accountant' or a practicing 'company secretary' or a practicing 'cost accountant.' Neglecting to file, the statement of accounts & solvency records within the designated due date will lead to a fine of INR '100' per day. The due date to submit form 8 for the financial year 2017-18 is October 30, 2018.

• Arranging Annual Return

  Annual Returns are to be submitted in the designated Form-11. This Form is to be entertained as a summary of the management affairs of LLP. These are like numbers of partners, simultaneously with their names. However, form 11 has to be filed by May 30 every year.

• Filing and Audit obligation under the Income Tax Act

  As explained earlier, Limited Liability Partnerships whose turnover is higher than INR 40 lakh or whose participation has exceeded INR 25 Lakh have to get the books of account audited by practicing 'Chartered Accountants.' The last date to file the tax return for an LLP, which is supposed to get his books evaluated, is September 30.

Latest Tax Structure: Commencement 2020

• The entrance limit of Rs 1 crore for a tax audit is proposed to be raised to Rs 5 crore with influence from AY 2021-22 (FY 2020-21) if the taxpayers cash records are restricted to 5% of the gross receipts or annual turnover, However, and if the taxpayer's cash payments are limited to 5% of the aggregate payments. For LLPs in mean tax audit is not required deadline, the due date for tax filing is July 31. 
• For LLPs which have certified indulged into any international transactions with associated business or have undertaken particulat Domestic Transactions they are meant needed to file Form 3CEB. A practicing Chartered Accountant should verify this Form. Limited Liability Partnerships that are expected to submit this Form can do their tax filing by November 30. Moreover, LLPs should file their income tax return in Form ITR 5. This Form could be presented online via the income tax website with the help of the selected partner's digital signature.

Tax Structure of LLP 2019-20: 30% -low

• Overcharge:

  A surcharge shall extend the measure of income-tax at the rate of 12% of such tax, wherever total income exceeds Rs. 1 crore rupees. Mostly, the surcharge shall be subjected to marginal relief. It is where revenue exceeds Ra. 1 crore rupees, the total cost payable as income-tax. The tax does not pass the total amount payable as income-tax on total revenue of Rs. 1 crore rupees by higher than the amount of income that exceeds Rs. 1 crore rupees.

• Health and Education Blueprint:

  The amount of income-tax and the mentioned surcharge, should be further increased by health and education cess measured at the rate of 4% of those income-tax and surcharge.

• Alternative Merest Tax:

  Tax due by LLP cannot be less than 18.5% (raised by Surcharge and HEC) of "adjusted total income" as per 'section 115JC'.