Conversion of LLP to Company after Considering New Spice Plus Forms

Conversion of LLP into Private Company means the process under which the Designated Partners of a Limited Liability Partnership want to expand their business operation by converting into a Private Limited Company.

1. Compliance Check before proceeding for Conversion of LLP into Company:

• Check Annual Filing Compliance (Form 8 and Form 11) of LLP before filing URC-1
• There is no pending approval of any Form 3 and 4 of LLP.
• There should be a minimum of 7 members in the supposed firm or LLP.
• All the DIN should be Approved.
• Digital Signature Certificate. (DSC) should be there of all Designated Partners (because required in MOA and AOA)

2. Conversion Process of LLP into a Private Limited Company:

The following procedure must be followed for conversion of LLP into a Private Limited Company:

Step I: Name Approval – To get the name approved from CRC (MCA), one requires to file Spice Part A that is a portal-based form.

In that option, one has to choose Part I LLP To Company then needs to attach Objects of the Proposed Company along with Board Resolution of Conversion of LLP to Company on the Letterhead of the LLP.  The name, approved by the CRC can be used only for 20 days and the name can be extended by more than 20 or 40 days before the expiry of the name by paying an additional challan amount.

Step II. Obtaining DSC and DIN – Every DSC should be registered with the MCA portal in the Associate DSC tab. The DIN should be in approved status on MCA Portal.

Special Note:

• The advertisement should not earlier than 15 days and not more than 30 days from the date of application (URC-1). In Simple meaning, the URC-1 can file to ROC after 15 days of Advertisement and before 30 days.
• Make sure that in Vernacular Language Newspaper our post (URC-2) should be in a vernacular language only not in English Newspaper

Step IV. Check attachments before filing all conversion forms:

In this step, we need to check all the attachments of Spice Part B, Agile, and URC-1.

In eForm Spice Part B and Agile same attachments as we required in the new Company Incorporation.

In URC-1 following attachments are required to attach:

• Affidavit for compliance
• Affidavit from LLP (On Letterhead of LLP)
• Affidavit of Designated Partners
• Certificate from Practicing Company Secretary
• Consent from Designated Partners/ Partners
• Declaration for Share Consideration
• Declaration of Stamp Duty
• Interest in Other Entities of Designated Partners/ Partners
• No Objection Certificate for Address Proof
• LLP Resolution/CTC
• Particular of partners OR members along with their proposed shareholding pattern.
• Latest Audited Financial Statements not older than 30 days from URC-1.

Step V. Filing of Form URC-1, SPICE Part B, eMOA, eAOA, AGILE & INC-9–

In this step, the Professional requires to file Form URC -1, along with all the mandatory forms as mentioned above. However, such a form must be filed within 20 days, starting from the date of name approval.

Special Note:

• These all 6 forms are linked forms
• Attachments of URC-1 should be in the proper size and legible form
• 6 MB size is for individual form not of all forms

Step VI. Post filing of forms–

In this step, the Professional should be aware that these all forms are non-STP forms and requires a regular check on the SRN from Track Transaction Status TAB.

After approval new Certificate has been issued by MCA without any delay.