An Overview of SPICe+ form

SPICE+ form is an e-application that helps deal with incorporation legalities. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs launched this form in 2020 to simplify the incorporation process, which was prone to heavy paperwork and compliances. Apart from name reservation and registration, the SPICe+ form also serves as a single window where you can apply for different registration including GST, EPFO, ESIC, etc.

Date-wise update concerning the SPICe+ Form

Following is the date-wise update released by the MCA for the betterment of services:

• 27th Jan 2023

The MCA has rolled out some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Spice+ e-form and linked filings.

• 08th March 2021

The Ministry released the 3rd Amendment Rules, 2021 in Form INC-35 AGILE-PRO.

• 12th February 2021

MCA rolled out the “new extend” functionality in Part A of the SPICe+ form. The decision to release this functionality was taken given Rule 9A ‘Extension of reservation of name in certain cases which fall under the Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2020.

SPICe INC 32 Form vs. SPICe+ Form

SPICe stands for Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically, which is an e-application for incorporating a company with MCA.  The company here refers to an entity like OPC, Private limited company, Public Limited Company, Section 8 Company, Producer Company, and Nidhi Company.

SPICe+ form had its limitation in terms of the features it offered. This form was used to offer the following services:

• Name Reservation
• Incorporation of a new company
• Applying for Director Identification Number (DIN) allotment

The MCA decided to release the improved variant of this form SPICe+ by employing more services. The old form was required to be uploaded in PDF format. But, with the advent of the new form, this requirement has been mitigated.

Services available in the SPICe+ form

Unlike the SPICe form, the SPICe+ serves as a consolidated e-application that only help with the name reservation and incorporation but also lets applicant apply for the following. These services are available in PART B of the form.

• PAN allotment
• TAN allotment
• ESIC allotment
• EPFO allotment
• DIN allotment
• Bank account opening
• Profession Tax (Maharashtra)
• GSTIN

Mandatory documentation for the SPICe+ e-form

The following documents serve as a mandatory annexure to the SPICe- e-form:

• Memorandum of Association (MoA)
• Articles of Association (AoA)
• Declaration by the first director(s) as well as subscriber(s)
• Proof concerning the office address
• Copy concerning the utility bills
• NOC from the owner of the property on which the company premises reside.
• Copy of COI of foreign body corporate (if any)
• A resolution of the promoter company ( if the body corporate’s name is a promoter)
• The interest of first director(s) in other companies
• Consent of Nominee (INC–3) (Applicable for OPC)
• Identity and residential proof of subscribers
• Identity and residential proof of the nominee
• Identity and residential proof of the applicant I, II, III(Subscriber OR Director)
• Resolution of entities that are yet to be registered in case of Chapter XXI (Part 1) Companies
• Declaration in Form No.INC – 14(for section 8 Company)
• Declaration in Form No.INC – 15(for section 8 Company)
• Estimate concerning projected annual income and expenditure of the company (section 8 Company)

How to use a SPICe+ form on the MCA portal for company incorporation?

Step 1: Head to the ‘MCA Services’ and explore the ‘SPICe+’ option.

Step 2: The SPICe+ Part A shall appear on your screen.

Step 3: Select the Type, Class, Category, and Sub-category of the proposed company

Step 4: Enter the type of operation being performed on the premises.

Step 5: Enter the proposed names (a maximum of two names can be entered by the applicant)

Step 6: The Part B of the form shall prompt on the screen where you need to provide different information including the following

• Address relating to the registered company office
• Proposed directors & subscribers
• Capital detail of the company
• Additional information to apply for PAN and TAN

Step 7: Use the ‘pre-scrutiny’ check option to check whether the information provided in the form is correct or not.

Step 8: If the ‘pre-scrutiny’ check displays no error, hit the submit button.

Step 9: Download the PART B form for affixing the digital signature and filling up the linked forms such as AGILE-PRO, SPICe+AoA, SPICe+MoA, INC-9, and URC-1.

Step 10. After doing what’s needed in the preceding part, head to the MCA portal and upload the SPICe+ and associated forms.

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