A growing library of practical guides to how Indian companies actually work - the identifiers you'll see, the law behind them, and the filings that make up a company's public record. Every piece is written by a named author, dated, and reviewed against current MCA practice.
Annual returns, AOC-4, MGT-7, ROC, charges, strike-off and everything the Ministry of Corporate Affairs expects from Indian companies.
12 guides →Vendor checks, credit analysis, red flags on MCA profiles, balance sheet reading and counterparty onboarding - written for lenders, investors and procurement teams.
5 guides →How to verify a CIN, DIN, GSTIN, LLPIN or bank account before you pay a new vendor - step-by-step, with MCA and Infyner workflows.
8 guides →Shell vendors and paper companies still show up on purchase orders. These are the MCA and GST signals we see most often when a counterparty isn't what the invoice claims.
Rohan Mehta · 9 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →GSTIN should match the legal name on the invoice and the state where the vendor actually operates. We walk through the GST portal search and what a cancelled or suspended GSTIN mea...
Rohan Mehta · 8 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Before you wire money to a new supplier, verify their CIN matches the legal name on the invoice. We compare MCA portal lookup vs Infyner search and what to do when details don't li...
Asha Rao · 7 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →A DIN ties a person to every board seat they've held. Here's how to look up a director on MCA, cross-check against Infyner, and spot disqualified or deactivated DINs before you app...
Asha Rao · 7 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Procurement teams usually need CIN, GSTIN, PAN and bank proof before onboarding. This is the order we run checks in and where most KYC packets fall short.
Asha Rao · 8 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Every Indian company has a status field - Active, Active in Progress, Dormant, Under Liquidation, Strike-off, Amalgamated. We translate each status into what it means for you as co...
Rohan Mehta · 9 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →A charge is a registered security interest filed with MCA, almost always against a lender. We unpack what charges tell you, the difference between open and closed charges, and how...
Rohan Mehta · 8 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →Banks and NBFCs start with MCA master data, then charges, then filed financials. This workflow maps what to pull from MCA21 and where Infyner saves time on repeat borrowers.
Infyner Editorial Team · 9 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Angel and seed investors don't need a 200-page report - but they do need clean cap table, MCA filings, related-party clarity and no surprise charges. This is the short list we see...
Infyner Editorial Team · 9 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →The balance sheet in AOC-4 tells you if a company can actually pay you. We focus on debt, receivables, related-party loans and net worth trends - not every line item accountants lo...
Rohan Mehta · 10 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Some MCA fields are quiet alarms - strike-off pending, years without AOC-4, director churn, charges piling up. Here's what each pattern tends to mean when you're approving credit o...
Rohan Mehta · 9 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Onboarding a new supplier? Run through MCA status, charges, litigation, GST compliance and director background in this order - it's what credit teams at mid-size manufacturers actu...
Rohan Mehta · 10 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Side-by-side comparison of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) and Private Limited Company (Pvt Ltd) on liability, tax, compliance load, foreign investment, fund-raising and exit...
Rohan Mehta · 10 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →CIN is the 21-character Company Identification Number issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to every company registered in India. Each character carries meaning - from listin...
Asha Rao · 8 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →DIN is the 8-digit Director Identification Number every individual must hold before being appointed to the board of an Indian company. We cover what DIN means, how to apply, the an...
Asha Rao · 7 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →LLPIN is the 7-character Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number issued by MCA to every LLP. We cover the format, where to find it, how it differs from CIN, and how to...
Asha Rao · 6 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →The Companies Act 2013 is the master statute governing every Indian company. Here is the structure: 470 sections across 29 chapters, the most-cited sections, and the major amendmen...
Infyner Editorial Team · 11 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →Every director with an active DIN must complete DIR-3 KYC once a year on MCA. Miss the window and MCA deactivates the DIN - which blocks every board appointment tied to it.
Asha Rao · 7 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →The MCA master data screen is the first thing lenders and vendors check. We decode every field - status, capital, ROC, email, date of incorporation - and flag what often surprises...
Infyner Editorial Team · 8 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →Indian companies must hold an AGM and file AOC-4 and MGT-7 within fixed windows after year-end. This calendar maps the dates for a typical March-balance-sheet company.
Infyner Editorial Team · 7 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →AOC-4 is the MCA form every Indian company files to upload its audited annual financial statements. We walk through what's inside, who signs it, and the 30-day deadline after the A...
Rohan Mehta · 9 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →MGT-7 is the annual return every company files with MCA - shareholders, directors, share capital and compliance snapshot in one form. Here's what each section means and when it's d...
Rohan Mehta · 8 min read · Reviewed Jun 2026
Read →KMP under the Companies Act 2013 means the CEO, MD, Whole-time Director, CFO and Company Secretary. Who counts as KMP, who must appoint KMP, and what disclosures KMPs trigger - exp...
Asha Rao · 7 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is the Indian government ministry that regulates company and LLP registration, filings, and governance under the Companies Act, 2013. This i...
Infyner Editorial Team · 9 min read · Reviewed May 2026
Read →ROC offices implement MCA's day-to-day company registration and compliance work in each Indian state. We list all 27 ROCs, explain what each does, and show how a company is assigne...
Infyner Editorial Team · 8 min read · Reviewed May 2026
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