Companies covered by the XBRL rules
Per Companies (Filing of Documents and Forms in XBRL) Rules 2015:
- All listed companies and their Indian subsidiaries.
- Companies with paid-up capital of ₹5 crore or more.
- Companies with turnover of ₹100 crore or more.
- Companies that are required to prepare financial statements under Ind AS.
- NBFCs are excluded.
The AOC-4 attachments XBRL covers
The XBRL filing covers AOC-4 attachments:
- Balance Sheet.
- Profit & Loss Statement.
- Cash Flow Statement.
- Statement of Changes in Equity (Ind AS).
- Notes to the Financial Statements.
- Auditor’s Report.
- Director’s Report.
- Schedules and disclosures.
Each line item is mapped to a tag from the MCA-published taxonomy (Indian GAAP or Ind AS).
Rules, taxonomy, form & due date
The relevant references:
- Companies (Filing of Documents and Forms in XBRL) Rules 2015.
- MCA XBRL Taxonomy — Ind AS taxonomy 2019 (current), updated periodically.
- Form AOC-4 XBRL — the eForm for filing.
- Due date: 30 days from AGM (extended periodically).
How we run an XBRL filing end-to-end
- Applicability check — confirm XBRL is required for the financial year.
- Taxonomy selection — Indian GAAP or Ind AS based on the company’s reporting basis.
- Tagging — each line item, each note, each schedule mapped to the taxonomy. We use MCA-validated tagging tools.
- Validation — XBRL instance document validated against MCA’s validation tool.
- Pre-scrutiny — review by an in-house reviewer before filing.
- Filing — AOC-4 XBRL on MCA portal.
- Post-filing — SRN tracking, response to MCA queries.
What you’ll need to share
- Audited financial statements with all schedules and notes.
- Director’s Report and Auditor’s Report (final signed).
- AGM date and DIR-12 (where applicable).
- Prior-year XBRL filing (for context).
- For Ind AS: Statement of Changes in Equity, OCI breakdown.
How long & how we charge
End-to-end XBRL filing typically takes 10–14 working days from receiving the final audited statements. We start as soon as the auditor signs. Fixed fee per filing; group filings get bundled pricing.
Common questions on XBRL filings
Can XBRL be back-filed for prior years?
Yes — with additional fees for late filing under Section 403, plus the differential between e-form and XBRL fees.
Does the auditor need to sign the XBRL document?
No — XBRL is a tagging exercise on the auditor-signed financial statements. The auditor’s sign-off is on the underlying statements; the XBRL filing is by the company.
What if the taxonomy doesn’t have a tag for our specific item?
Use the closest available tag and disclose the mapping in the filing notes. MCA accepts ‘extended’ tags in some cases. We handle the judgement call.
Is XBRL filing required for the half-yearly results?
No. Only annual financials in AOC-4 XBRL. Quarterly / half-yearly LODR filings for listed companies have their own format.
Talk to a partner.
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