INC-22 — Notice of Registered Office | Savlana Init

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INC-22 — Notice of Registered Office — Establishing and Updating the Company's Legal Address on MCA.

Form INC-22 must be filed within 30 days of incorporation to establish the registered office, and again whenever the office changes within the same RoC jurisdiction. We compile the address proof, prepare the resolution, and file on time.

Form INC-22 is the statutory notice filed with the Registrar of Companies to establish or update a company's registered office address. It is used in two distinct situations: first, after incorporation, to formally establish the registered office — a company must have a registered office within 30 days of incorporation and file INC-22 to notify the RoC of the address; second, when the registered office changes to a new address within the same city, town, or village (i.e., within the same RoC jurisdiction), where INC-22 covers the intra-city change.

For registered office changes to a different city within the same state, or to a different state altogether, INC-22 is not the applicable form — those changes require Form INC-23 (and NCLT confirmation for inter-state changes). INC-22 is specifically the intra-jurisdiction form. The filing requires the company to attach a No Objection Certificate from the property owner (if the property is not owned by the company), a copy of a recent utility bill at the new address (not older than 2 months), and a copy of the lease or rent agreement where applicable — along with a director's declaration verifying that the address is the company's registered office.

Late filing of INC-22 (beyond 30 days of incorporation) or failure to establish a registered office constitutes a continuing offence, attracting daily penalties. Where an intra-city change is involved, INC-22 must be filed within 30 days of the board resolution authorising the change. We compile the required address proof, prepare the board resolution, and file INC-22 within the statutory deadline in both scenarios.

Our INC-22 Services

Post-Incorporation Registered Office Filing

Filing INC-22 within 30 days of incorporation to formally establish the company's registered office on MCA.

Intra-City Office Change (INC-22)

Filing INC-22 for change of registered office within the same city or town after the board resolution authorising the move.

Address Proof Compilation

Compiling the NOC from property owner, utility bill (not older than 2 months), and lease or rent agreement for attachment.

Board Resolution Preparation

Preparing the board resolution authorising the registered office establishment or change and confirming the new address.

Director's Verification Declaration

Preparing the director's declaration verifying that the address is in fact the company's registered office.

Registered Office Occupation Verification

Confirming physical occupation of the new address before the INC-22 declaration is made.

MCA Filing & Acknowledgement

Filing INC-22 on the MCA portal with all required attachments and tracking the SRN to acknowledgement.

Consequential Address Updates

Guiding GST, PAN, bank mandate, and other registration updates to reflect the new registered address.

Our Process

Address Documentation Compilation

We compile the NOC from the property owner, a recent utility bill at the new address, and the lease or rent agreement.

Board Resolution

Board resolution authorising the registered office establishment or the intra-city change prepared and signed.

Director's Declaration

Director's verification declaration confirming the company's use of the address as its registered office prepared.

INC-22 Filing

Form INC-22 filed on MCA with all compiled attachments within the 30-day statutory deadline.

Acknowledgement & Updates

SRN tracked to acknowledgement; MCA address update confirmed; consequential updates to GST, PAN, and bank guided.

Why It Matters

✓INC-22 filed within 30 days of incorporation to avoid continuing default and daily penalties

✓Address documentation — NOC, utility bill, lease agreement — compiled correctly for MCA attachment

✓Board resolution and director's declaration prepared in the correct statutory form

✓Physical occupation of the address confirmed before the declaration is made

✓Intra-city change INC-22 filed within 30 days of the board resolution authorising the move

✓MCA address update confirmed before the filing is closed

✓Consequential GST, PAN, and bank address updates guided post-acknowledgement

✓Penalty risk from late filing or incomplete address proof avoided

Frequently Asked Questions

INC-22 must be filed within 30 days of incorporation to formally establish the registered office. Failure to file within 30 days constitutes a continuing offence, attracting a penalty on the company and every officer in default for each day of default.

A No Objection Certificate from the property owner (if the company does not own the property), a recent utility bill (not older than 2 months) in the owner's name at the registered office address, and a copy of the lease or rent agreement where applicable.

No — INC-22 is used only for post-incorporation establishment of the office and for intra-city (same RoC jurisdiction) changes. Changes to a different city within the same state or to a different state require Form INC-23, and inter-state changes additionally require NCLT confirmation.

Yes — the registered office can be at a residential address, provided a valid NOC is obtained from the property owner and the address is capable of receiving statutory notices and communications on behalf of the company.

A board resolution is required to authorise the registered office establishment (for new companies) or the intra-city change (for existing companies). The resolution should record the new address and authorise a director to file INC-22 with the RoC.

Yes — GST registration and PAN records reference the registered office address. After INC-22 is acknowledged, the company should update the address in GST returns and apply for a GST registration amendment, as well as update bank mandates and any licences referencing the old address.

Need to file INC-22 for your registered office?

We'll compile the address proof, prepare the board resolution and director's declaration, and file INC-22 within the 30-day statutory deadline.