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MSME Payment Return (MSME-1)

Half-yearly return of outstanding dues to micro/small enterprises exceeding 45 days

3 steps~21 days start to finishfiles MSME-1
If it’s filed late

MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee. OnCompliance tracks the date and warns you before it costs anything.

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The steps, in order

1

Identify MSME Vendors

Identify all micro and small enterprise vendors with outstanding dues exceeding 45 days.

within 7 days
2

Compile Outstanding Dues Data

Compile details of delayed payments including amount, date, and reasons.

within 7 days
3

File MSME-1 with MCA

File half-yearly return (April & October).

within 7 days · files MSME-1

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